"I love this release. Ashia combines the vocal sensibilites of Elenie
Mandel and the avante-garde musical approach of The Dresden Dolls with
the intensiveness of P.J. Harvey. How could this not be good?
Standouts include the title track, "Pay to be Loved" as well as
"Nomanmad" and "Ne me Quitte Pas". Mite Mutant, The ChickenFish Speaks
"Ashia's unconventional sound is sometimes haunting, alternating among broad ranges of styles, volumes, and speeds at most unexpected moments...an album praiseworthy for its sincere originality and stunning musical range", Melanie Fried, Elmore Magazine.
Influences
life.......Bjork, Otis Redding, Aretha Franklin, Ravel, Debussy, Fiona Apple, Beatles, Bach, Beethoven, Mariza, Jacques Brel, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits, Arvo Part, Prokofiev, Tricky, Rasputina, Joanna Newsom....to name a few
Sounds Like
Bjork, Fiona Apple, PJ Harvey, Tom Waits (minus the voice:) ), Tin Hat Trio, Ani Difranco (thanks Laura), Regina Spektor... tell me some more and I'll post them (I especially appreciate male singer songwriters- since I'm a girl I always get compared to the other girls, and the other girls always get compared to the other girls- we become somewhat of a Babushka doll after a while...
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Ashia blends sensual and provoking vocals with various colors of the
cello ranging from plucked bass lines to sonorous melodic phrases.
With her unique and dynamic, classically trained, ability to play
cello and sing simultaneously, Ashia created songs with elements of
anti-folk, blues, and classical on her self-released album "Pay to be
Loved". This album is described as "exuding a dark outlook that
recalls Tom Waits and Edith Piaf...her probing lyrics on the
underbelly of romance with delirious results", Brad Walseth, Jazz
Chicago.com and "Ashia's unconventional sound is sometimes haunting,
alternating among broad ranges of styles, volumes, and speeds at most
unexpected moments...an album praiseworthy for its sincere originality
and stunning musical range", Melanie Fried, Elmore Magazine.
At the age of 21, she was invited to play cello and sing at Cirque du
Soleil's production of "O" in Las Vegas, NV for four months. She
returned a year later, after traveling to Europe and studying, to join
"O" full-time. Outside of working at"O", Ashia performed alongside
band members of BlueManGroup and cast members of sister Cirque du
Soleil shows, as well as completing a BA in music at Central
Washington University. Currently, As part of a dyamic cabaret style
duet act with an aerial hoop artist, Fernanda Mas Montiero, she sings
and plays a version of her CD title song "Pay to be Loved". Since
leaving the "O" show in December, 2007 Ashia has enjoyed writing and
performing her original songs to enthralled audiences.
1 the rubdown [d-lerium & faze remix] - mc flipside 2 mugstar [digitalis remix] - karton 3 jah know [backdraft remix] - darkus 4 do what you want feat yo majesty [deekline's remix] - michael morph 5 do what i want [keith mackenzie & dj fixx remix] - breakdown 6 lick my synth [future funk squad remix] - dks 7 shake it up feat beatnuts - the stanton warriors 8 fer de lance [proper villians dub] - rochelle 9 give it up (old skool style) [clunk clik dub] - aquasky feat ragga twins 10 feelin the love [twocker remix] - dj fixx & keith mackenzie 11 bass response - tree supplemental 2 12 no, no [digital base remix] - dj mekka 13 everybody hype - ragga twins feat aquasky 14 outa space vip feat top cat - deekline 15 dance hall thrilla - deekline & wizard
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Yes, pray tell, who is this handsome young gentleman?
I ate breakfast today at the place where that photo was taken. The girl with the poppies tattooed on her arm waited on me, and seeing her made me want to tell her that you would be coming to visit again later in the summer. I doubt she would have remembered, but surely she would have smiled anyhow.
Hi Ashia ! Thanks for your friendship ! Wonderful vids with great Theater ! All the best with many cellogreetings from the East , Eastgermany ( Frankfurt /Oder ) Cellotom
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