Laura Barrett - kalimba, vox, piano, kazoo, bass pedals, banjo, other percussion
Influences
Kate Bush, Rob Crow, Björk, Martin Tielli, Erik Satie, Frédéric Chopin, XTC, Cocteau Twins, Harry Nilsson, Khaiyyaam, Of Montreal, Bela Sulakhe, Rheostatics, Mia Doi Todd, Sarah Vaughan, Juana Molina, Hylozoists, Devo, Veda Hille, Combustible Edison, the moon...
Sounds Like
"A bracelet of glittering, beautiful songs for kalimba and other magical instruments, studded with words that sparkle like rocking-horse charms." - Globe and Mail
"Furious and blithe, her kalimba casts itself into the past of organic, resonant instruments just as it thrusts into a future of intrusive nanotech and paranoid schizophrenia." - cokemachineglow.com
What's that in the air? I do believe it's that blend of prog-folk, dystopic-stage-musical, acoustic-glitch everyone's doing nowadays. Are you interested in purchasing it for home use? Well, now there are easy ways to do it:
To get your mitts on my Earth Sciences EP, either look inside your local music store or order it through Paper Bag Records.
My Ursula EP, released by Ta Da! Records, is no longer available in a physical form, but you can still grab it from iTunes.
Most excitingly, my full-length album, Victory Garden, was released in Canada in Autumn 2008 - you can easily purchase it through Paper Bag's site or in a Canadian store!
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For booking inquiries, please contact Maria Bui at mbui (at) fuzzylogicrecordings dot com. ***
Are you still interested in a larger variety of auditory fine dining? Why, how about these other acts that I play in, or have collaborated with:
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As one music-loving human to another, may I suggest you support the CBC and enjoy free streaming audio through its web manifestations? I assure you, you will discover many new favourites and be generally happier in all areas of life. It's a fact.
Review of the WL 500 set at Sneaky Dee's in this issue of Exclaim, ". Coming off a stint opening for the Magnetic Fields, Barrett’s stage show is poised and refined. With kalimba (it’s an African finger piano) in hand, the chanteuse bantered affably throughout, playing a string of wry, charmingly strange concoctions. In particular, closer “Robot Ponies,” a meditation on futuristic Christmas consumerism, shone thanks to the fine improvisational acting of support player Ajay Mehra"
Nice write-up in the Wavelength 500 Fest Guide "Laura Barrett stands out as one of our citiys most innovating and inspiring artists. Laura has been travelling the roads of North America showcasing the power of fingers tapping tiny metal tongs to a vision all her own"
Hi dear , i'm here to say that I can't stop hear ur songs *-* They are perfect, all of them!!! and I'm so glad to found a person who make music like you do , your songs makes me so good.
congratulations for your wonderful work! warm hugs from Brazil ^^
Yo Laura Barrett, Whenever I listen to your music. I feel like singing too. But your talent is unmatched. How much time you spend to rehearse per day Laura Barrett? Love ya. Do PS:Follow Me Twitter at http://twitter.com/iaent
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