Arthur Russell, Gillian Welch, Martina Topley-Bird, Frank Foster Brown, Camera Obscura, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Alice Russell, Jamie Liddell, Lauren Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, The Fugees, Seagull, Kid Sam, Nick Huggins, Joni Mitchel, The Be Good Tanyas, Touch Typist, Sufjan Stevens, Four tet, Caribou, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Nina Cherry, Bjork.
(say ‘otto-ooto’)
is the sum of hazel, martha and kishore.
Hazel Brown is hazel brown…still, she is not dead.
But OTOUTO is the name for this group of 3 as of now…
Otouto is a Melbourne based band that is centered on the music of talented young songwriter Hazel Brown. With the help of Kishore Ryan (Kid Sam, Seagull) on drums/pots and Martha Brown on vocals and keys, the trio create a unique take on popular music. Their influences lie in salt of the earth folk tradition, the soul music of Motown and Philadelphia and those working at the edges of today’s melting pot of pop, folk, electronica and hip-hop.
Hazel Brown released debut L.P. Rivers and Veins (produced by Nick Huggins) in 2006 and the ensuing shows saw her come together with Martha and Kishore as her band. Subsequently new music has been developed with the influence and direction of all three, hence the name change.
Otouto have received generous support from independent radio such as PBS, RRR and JJJ and have been featured in the The Age Melbourne Magazine, Beat, Inpress and fasterlouder.com.au, Otouto have gone onto play at the Queenscliff Music festival, Darebin Music Festival, Melodica Festival and the Melbourne International Film festival as well as various supports and headline shows around Melbourne and Sydney.
Their live shows have been described as “Endearing... something to watch for" Kitty Walker (Inpress) and their music "Ecstatic...warm, melancholic and honest"... Chris Bolton (Seagull).
we're on Melbourne independent record label check out the other artists at www.twobrightlakes.com
Otouto are currently working on a new record with Nick Huggins due for release in 2009
This film clip was made by Glass Kingdom
Films! Please visit www.belladonnathemovie.com
to see their feature film to be released later this year with Lamplight
appearing in the film and on the sound track!
Friday
Night Fire continues at Edinburgh Castle this Friday June 26 with Tobias Cummings and new band
Alaska Coats, Pony Face, and Voodoo Economic. Also Dan Lethbridge rounds out
his residency at Wesley Anne this Thursday June 25 with D Rogers in support.
Two great nights of local Melbourne
music, proudly presented by Hundred Fire Management. We hope to see you there!
Dan Lethbridge continues his June residency this Thursday with support
from one Tim Cannon. Come warm yourself by the open fire, have a drink
and relax with some fine music.
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