Bird Show

cover: KR121

Untitled CD KR121

  1. Two Organs and Dumbek
  2. Clouds and Their Shadows
  3. BRDDRMS
  4. Synthesizer Solo
  5. Mbira, Harp and Voice
  6. Green Vines
  7. Percussion and Voice
  8. Pan Pipe Ensemble and Voice
  9. Berimbau
  10. Wood Flute, Berimbau, Mbira and Voice

We are proud to present the third album by Ben Vida under his Bird Show moniker following his Lightning Ghost album from 2006 on Kranky. Bird Show, Ben's alter ego, is an active member of a whole host of experimental bands including Town and Country, Pillow, Central Falls, Terminal 4 and Everyoned. As Bird Show he truly taps into the US free-folk psyche movement which has been gaining a lot of deserved praise and attention in recent years.

His new album, which is untitled, contains a whole host of instruments including: Hammond XB-2, microKorg, Moog Voyager, Gibson SG, slit drum, pan pipes, shakers, Vietnamese jaw harp, tambourines, ride cymbal, congas, wood flute, ring modulator, elephant bells, violin, qraqeb, zither, voice, ten string harp, frame drum, finger cymbals, triangle.... to name just a few. It is his ability to fuse together all of these different sounds which makes Bird Show such a unique artist and which makes his new album such essential listening.

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