"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
"Each song sounds totally different from the next. This is the way that it should be, to keep the interest of the listening public. Almost has a cool 1950s beatnik sound to it. Very unorthodox style of music and the singing fits perfectly.
The song called "Pay to be Loved" has a unique retro cello beginning. The arrangement sounds similar to tango, jazz, bossa nova and rock rolled into one style."
-Rich McCracken II, Metro Spirit
Influences
Cartoon Music, Cabarets, Burlesque, Tom Waits, Jacques Brel, Nina Simone, Jeff Buckley, Tom Waits, Arvo Part, Prokofiev, Tricky, Rasputina, Joanna Newsom, Point Juncture WA, Vagabonde Opera, Bach, Kurt Weill
Sounds Like
A Babushka Doll opened up, repainted with mustaches and pasties and set out onto the mantle of Baby Yagas fireplace
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Harnessing her rousing vocals and whimsical, gutsy cello lines, Ashia creates songs with elements of cabaret, folk, blues, and pop/punk . "Pay to be Loved", her debut 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. Her talents and hard work in classical cello training were noticed at the age of 21, as 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. Her experience with circus performers infected her with a strong interest in theatrical and cabaret performance. Upon leaving "O", she co-formed a dynamic cabaret style duet act with aerial hoop artist, Fernanda Mas Monteiro, where she sings and plays a version of her CD title song "Pay to be Loved". Scratching an itch to travel and squelching a hunger to perform to audiences abroad, she flew across the seas to her birth city Wroclaw, Poland and to Berlin, DE. Currently, Ashia lives in Portland, OR and is extensively performing her solo works as well as with Amanda Richards, The Portland Cello Project, and Vagabond Opera. Her performances vary from the theatrical cabaret such as at Moisture Festival, Seattle, rowdy eastern euro bars, or keen little dives intended for acoustic intimacy
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