Kimwei’s unusual approach to composition sets her apart from any other singer/songwriter in the UK today. Her songs are distinctive, and feature a level of musicality that is rarely heard in the present musical landscape – from her sweeping vocal lines to a vast array of inventive and unique ways to get sounds from her guitar.
'Unusual in a brilliant, genuinely entertaining way' - Jon Holman, Channel 4 Producer, (talking about Kimwei's recent appearance on the TV show 'Homemade')
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"Kimwei combines unique guitar playing with lyrics full of wry observations" - Exeter Respect Festival 2007
"Kimwei performs her own material and accompanies her warm vocal tones with some of the meanest acoustic guitar playing you're likely to witness on the UK circuit...
Utilising various open tunings, and the whole of her guitar in a style that evokes the techniques of the late, great Michael Hedges and current big noise Newton Faulkner. Exeter-based, Kimwei cajoles sounds out of her instrument that have had some audience members questioning whether some sort of electronic wizardry is helping her to achieve the sound that she creates.
But it's all done with one acoustic guitar, one pair of hands and one very imaginative approach that opens up a whole new world of sound." Plymouth Herald
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Goldflower Music
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Hi, Thanks for reply :). The stuff I've got so far was recorded in my friends bedroom but I'm going into my Uni studio in June to record properly. I'd be interested in recording with someone like yourself with experience in acoustic/percussive guitar though. What sort of setup and rates do you have? Cheers!
That was supposed to be a comment about using my words in the Oleo video status update. Myspace haven't thought to copy Facebook and Twitter by showing a list of past status updates, so directly commenting on a status update makes very little sense.
Hi Kimwei!
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<br />Was good to meet you other day,
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<br />enjoyed your set a lot!
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<br />CD sounds great too btw :)
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<br />Good luck with it all, I'm sure we'll bump into each other again.
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<br />Al O'Kane x
been a while since we last spoke, (i'm bad at this whole keeping in touch thing) but thought I'd let you know I'm playing at The Wheatsheaf on the High Street in Oxford next Sunday (22nd Feb), it kicks off at 7.30. p.m. and should be a really cool night. Let me know if you can make it down.
Hope things are well with you. I very much enjoyed your interview on BBC Radio Devon, good stuff!
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