CK - vocals, guitars, keys and "hummmonica"'
Richard "Mel" Bullen - all things bass
David G - drums, percussion and hitting anything that makes a noise!
I have also been backed up in the past by a number of very talented musicians including Rachel Beaven and Ross Andic.
Producer: "Sir" Russ Russell - rock monster extraordinaire and my lovely producer, mixerer and mastererer!
PR: Rosie at Piranha PR - http://www.piranha-pr.co.uk/
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** New ** New recording of very brand new song "I Don't Know Much (But I Do Want You)" at the Norwich Arts Centre Acoustic Showcase on Sat 18th Oct 2008:
Recording of myself and Dave performing "The Game" at Acoustic Routes on Mon 29th Sept 2008 in Cambridge:
Live performance of brand new, unrecorded song 'My Perfect Lie' at Acorn Fayre 2008, September 2008 - filmed by the lovely Pete simmo7ts! (A full selection of recordings from this event can be found HERE)
影響
Suzanne Vega, Megadeth, James, Tori Amos, Iron Maiden, Paula Cole, Placebo, Kate Bush, Moloko, Heather Nova, NIN, Francis Cabrel, Matthew Good Band, The Rolling Stones, Tool, Sarah McLachlan, Niagara, Lemonheads, Fleetwood Mac, Alice In Chains, Lisa Loeb, Nirvana, Paul Oakenfold, Guns 'n' Roses, Tim Hutton, Willy Porter, Yazoo, Cherry Poppin Daddies, Dylan, Dolly Parton, Fu Manchu, Simon & Garfunkel, Steeleye Span, ACDC, Beatles, Biffy Clyro, Dire Straits, Tracy Chapman, ABBA, Utah Saints, New FADs, Limp Bizkit, Killers, Bucks Fizz...
風格近似
Other people have said... All About Eve, Suzanne Vega, Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple, Joni Mitchell and Siouxsie and the Banshees!, PJ Harvey, Imogen Heap, Aimee Mann, KT Tunstall, Joy Division...
"Whatever you’re expecting, put it to one side. There are a million and one female singer-songwriters out there, and most of them are lovely. But then there are some that are trying to break out of that mould, or were never in it. That’s where Clara Kousah comes in."- Room Thirteen
Clara began her musical career at cult Cambridge indie venue The Boat Race, where she was first spotted and taken under the wings of experienced local musicians including Rob W Jackson (Boo Hewerdine, The Broken Family Band) and Sam Inglis (Sound On Sound magazine, The Morning People).
Late in 2006 she was invited by the Arts Council funded group ESCALATOR to join their mentoring scheme on the strength of a demo EP, which in turn lead to meeting acclaimed Napalm Death producer Russ Russell. The pair connected immediately and started work on Clara’s debut album. Some initial recording was carried out at Foel Studio in Wales, with the remainder produced at Russ’s new home Parlour Recording Studio in Kettering during 2007 with the help of drummer Ross Andic and bassist Richard Bullen.
To promote the record - which was released on August 18th through small indie label Imprint Records - Clara is performing both solo and with band members Richard Bullen and David Gane throughout the UK and beyond.
Recent highlights include live performances on BBC Radio, a solo acoustic set at The Fordham Festival, a two week UK mini-tour and a sell-out album launch party in Soho. Clara has also supported Mark Morriss of The Bluetones, Tina Dico of Zero 7, plus many other internationally acclaimed artists such as Toni Catlin, Doug Hoekstra, James Apollo and Cherry Ghost.
For more info /pics, see www.clarakousah.com or to arrange interviews, please contact Rosie Wilby at Piranha PR rosie@piranha-pr.co.uk 020 8299 1928 / 07956 460 372
REVIEWS
"Clara Kousah is a bird in flight. Her voice glides effortlessly through the musical scale with a graceful tone to match, yet always giving us the hint that this is a bird who can't be caged and will belt out a cry for freedom whenever she chooses." -- Live Review, Moles Porter CellarBAR, Bath
"... Clara Kousah was an artist I expected to be a little breezy and light, but this is a record of depths, with a real flavour of melancholy that, whilst surprising, really works with Kousah’s soft vocals, at once this is both sad and strangely comforting. The songs here are stripped back, the spaces as important as the music that rushes to fill them. " -- Review of Dark To Light by Subba-Cultcha.com (7/10)
"Kousah’s voice is phenomenal, with a subtle power behind it. More importantly, it doesn’t have any off the affectations that a lot of singer-songwriters pick up from trying to copy their idols. The influences are there; in the hints of Joni Mitchell in ‘Underground’ to moments that would make Tori Amos proud. " -- Review of Dark To Light by RoomThirteen.com (11/13)
"IT is the most unlikely
musical marriage
you’ll celebrate
this year
– festival folk-pop
favourite Clara
Kousah and producer Russ
Russell, best known for masterminding
albums by brutal Brummie heavy metallers
Napalm Death. But the result is a
consummate album that subtly showcases
Kousah’s writing skills in songs such
as the Joni Mitchell-like It Takes Time,
pop-tinged Orange Cat and High Stakes,
which sets out stall somewhere between
the pitches occupied by Imogen Heap
and KT Tunstall. -- Review in The Sunday Mercury
"...The first thing the listener notices is her voice, a big but nonetheless soft and slightly spacey instrument that alternately suggests she’s Julianne Regan’s long lost sister or Dar Williams cousin. Fortunately she avoids the feyness of the one and the breathy seriousness of the other by undercutting her vocals with a bit of steel and plenty of heart...." -- Americana-UK
HELLO MY NEW MY SPACE FRIEND, THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP & SUPPORT, ITS MUCH APPREICATED.
WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE, STOP BY MY SITE AND GIVE A LISTEN TO MY NEW CD ( BACK TO MY ROOTS ) THE RAIN & ROCKBOTTOM ARE DEDICATED TO VICTIMS OF THE FLOODS & FAILING ECONOMY & THREE NEW SONGS WHERE JUST ADDED TO THE LIST……
LEAVE A COMMENT OF YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT YOU HEARD.
Greetings. I just wanted to thank you for your continued support and invite you to have a first listen on myspace to the tracks off the new EP "Monster & Minstrel" due out later this month. Bright stars to you! Ahmond
Bonjour Sur mon myspace tu trouveras un titre qui s'appele " De Meilleurs lendemains " cette chanson au profit du téléthon sera sur toute les plateformes de téléchargement légales a partir du 15 novembre 2009.
J'espère que tu noteras bien cette date et que tu la téléchargera...les bénéfices seront reversés au téléthon. Parle en sur ton facebook, myspace, aide nous a faire du bruit pour cette grande cause. On compte sur toi
Auteur / Compositeur : Karine Denis arrangeur : Bernard Clapot
Bonjour C est effectivement avec GRAND plaisir que mon premier single vient d'être produit par 291 producteurs ! Le single 4 titres sera disponible avant décembre 2009 Avec : Une bouteille à la mer Face à toi Le doute Je vois
J'espère que je pourrais compter sur toi et ton aide ( buzz ) pour faire parler de ce single. N hesite pas a te tenir informé sur mon myspace, par ailleurs les extraits du titre du single y sont.
COME AND JOIN US AT THE SPA PAVILION FELIXSTOWE FOR THE SOUNDWAVES "ULTIMATE BANDS CONTEST '09"!! WE STILL HAVE SOME PLACES AVAILABLE FOR BANDS TO ENTRY TOO!!
TOYKULT plays British Music Week 2009 and we invite you to download our latest EP featuring tracks from our new album FREE @ 192kbps: http://www.toykult.com
How's it going? There is a free track available for you at the moment on our myspace page. Just click the FREE DOWNLOAD box at the top of the page and enter a valid email to download the tune. How cool is that!
Have a great week and thank you very much for being electronically connected to us as friends and fans.
Bonjour CONCOURS : RTFB grande chaine National belge et d6bels organise un concours Les participants doivent chanter une reprise. Chaque semaine 1 selectionné pour chanter en direct à leur emission.
JE COMPTE SUR VOUS Votez pour cette vidéo, partagez là , laissez y des commentaires, faites la tourner... Merci par avance, et montrez moi comment on crée un gros buzz :
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