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2 Foot Yard shatters the boundaries between art song and pop song by merging the visceral power of rock with the intimacy and warmth of chamber music. Violin, cello, voice, and drums combine to create a cacophony of harmonic (im)balance culled from an astonishing array of musical influences, from acoustic punk to the twang of old country love ballads. This trio features Tzadik recording artist Carla Kihlstedt (Tin Hat, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, The Book of Knots) on violin and vocals, Marika Hughes (Charming Hostess, Vienna Teng) on cello and vocals, and Shahzad Ismaily (Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dogs, Secret Chiefs 3) on percussion and guitar, and guarantees an off-kilter ride through the worlds of drama and melody. Combining the harmonic breadth of contemporary classical music and the spontaneity of improvisation, their diverse musical backgrounds come together in one cohesive and unique voice as 2 Foot Yard performs genre-breaking instrumentals and vocal miniatures.
BORROWED ARMS is now available through CDBaby! Get your very own copy by clicking here:
In the spirit of community and paying it forward, we’ll be donating $.50 from every copy of BORROWED ARMS sold in the US both to Food Change in Harlem, NYC and to the Canyon School organic gardening project in Canyon, CA to help promote community-based education and awareness of sustainable agriculture and nutrition as well as daily free meals to those in need.
But for those who are not in need of a physical copy in your hands, you can download the entire album here on SNOCAP. Plus we are making available an unreleased track, ANIMAL 29, for those who simply can't get enough. Thank so much for listening to our songs!
The Project: During the summer of 2008 the acclaimed US-based Empty Cage Quartet (Jason Mears-alto sax, Kris Tiner-trumpet, Ivan Johnson-bass, Paul Kikuchi-drums) traveled to Montpellier, France to record and perform with French clarinetist Aurelien Besnard and guitarist Patrice Soletti. The collaboration resulted in Take Care of Floating, a collection of ten original compositions that explore the intersections between American creative jazz and European free improvisation. The CD has the unique feature of containing two separate mixes: one in high resolution and the other optimized for listening in mp3. myspace: www.myspace.com/emptycagesolettibesnard
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