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Status: Single
City: Leeds
Country: UK
Signup Date: 3/14/2006

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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 
We just got back from a mini tour in France and Switzerland, and we had a fantastic time! We were lucky enough to play with God is my co-pilot, the fantastic Coyote (Liege) and the absolutely superb Orchestre Tout Puissant Marcel Duchamp (Geneve). I can't recommend strongly enough that you give those two last bands a listen (I'm sure you've already heard god is my co-pilot!). Thanks to everyone who put on gigs for us, cooked for us or gave us the benefit of their company - we're all feeling super inspired by the trip.
So! Our album finally has a release date, the 12th November. It'll be available from Boomkat or your local quality record shop (especially if you ask them to get a copy), on Birdwar, through baked goods distro. If you've bought a CDr from us at gigs, you may not want to get a copy of this, because it's basically the same, the only addition being a remix, a remaster and a new tune, Seasick Suite, as well as some really nice artwork by Brian Dewan and Fran Bickersdike. I guess it is better sound quality though.What am i saying? Buy Two!
Also, the album we collaborated with David Thomas Broughton on is now out on Acuarela records, from Spain. We felt really privileged to record with David, and were really pleased with the results of what was basically just a cold afternoon in a derelict church. If you listen carefully, you can hear my coat rustling as I play the bass. People have already said some really nice things about it on the internet, and i believe there are places you can hear bits of it . Both projects were excellently recorded by our friend michael ward - if you're anywhere near west yorkshire and need a recording, he's your man. ok enough,
x seth
Lucy

 
Hello,

I've found places to buy the album on the tinterweb:

http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=59400 where it is 7.99 pounds stirling, or alternatively you can pay more for it on www.amazon.co.uk

There's also reviews galore, on the boomkat website, and these ones:

http://www.forcedexposure.com/artists/7.hertz.html

Or in French if you're that way inclined: http://ondefixe.over-blog.com/article-7261613.html
My rough translation:
'7 Hertz is an odd foursome; the creator of music which could either irritate or enchant you, so difficult is it to pin down to any existing genre. Coming from an eclectic range of musical horizons, the members of 7 Hertz give their imagination free reign to evolve within a limitless sphere, from the confines of chamber music, baroque, Eastern-European folk, and jazz, without forgetting some very contemporary frictions (Stravinsky and Prokofiev are cited as influences).

Although some small room for expression is given to instruments such as the bassoon, the horn or the mandolin, most of the voices heard are of violins, the clarinet and the pizzicato of the bass. An unusual line-up (and recording venue too – a Leeds church) which partly explains the unfamiliar palette of their quirky universe. Almost entirely instrumental, their inviting music brings in vocal organs twice: first a sexy voice over a jazzy lilt (Of Sari), and then a round of vocal chords verging on a gospel choir (Seasick suite).

They resemble a Clogs who shuffled around Eastern Europe in slippers, but who lost a modicum of poetry and hospitality (it must be said, some passages are an ordeal for the ears). 7 Hertz is a confidently atypical band, in full command of a music which doesn't aim to please everybody.'

All very exciting! Lx
 
Posted by Lucy on Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 3:01 PM
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