NEW ALBUM RELEASE 'TECHNOPIA' JAN 2010 ,
MASK mix extemporisation with structured songs and beats.
MASK are legendary vocalist Sonja Kristina (Curved Air/Acid Folk/ Ambient jazz : www.sonjakristina.com) in collaboration with acclaimed Ambient- classical composer Marvin Ayres (www.myspace.com/marvinayres). They are both innovators in music and performance.
Marvin Ayres's Cellosphere (Mille Plateaux) established him as a groundbreaking composer/producer creating sonically enhanced atmospheres and melodic harmonics with layers of orchestral strings.
MASK are releasing their second album 'Technopia 'on R.A.R.E Records (Repertoire) Jan 2010 and are planning performances in the UK and Europe in April 2010.
Sonja Kristina has been touring with the reformed Curved Air in 2008/2009, more Curved Air dates are planned after the MASK tour.
Marvin Ayres will be performing his compositions at major international sonic festivals in the summer of 2010. This will be a rare opportunity for audiences to enjoy MASK's special shows in their first European tour since 2005.
The music (poetic classical- electronica) has been likened to Elbow/Bjork/Sigur Ros/Bat For Lashes.
The Technopia show will be set in a futuristic post apocalyptic barren terrain in which ghostly lovers revisit a darkly passionate relationship from the last volatile years of their past lives .....Essentially a theatrical and dramatic performance of MASK songs and music with stunning visual and sonic effects .
Marvin Ayres is a virtuoso electric cellist, violinist and keyboard player and a master of sonic manipulation. Sonja Kristina and Marvin Ayres will be backed by drums/percussion and two multi instumentalists/performers (bass, guitar, keyboards, violins).
MASK will be playing London, Paris, Berlin, Rome , Stockholm and Moscow along with other towns in the UK, France, Germany and Italy .
They record and perform experimental voice and strings soundscapes. fusing elements of Ambient/Electronica, Trance and Classical music to breathtaking and original effect.
REVIEWS .
Their first release 'Heavy Petal' is available from
Amazon, I Tunes
and all major stores and online retailers . See also MarvinAyres.com and SonjaKristina.com
We hope you can come to our gig at Bush Hall, Shepherd's Bush on Friday. Spread the word to your friends. It'll be a great party. Its the launch party for our new album "Baka Beyond the Forest" that was released on Monday You can hear clips on our website (www.baka.co.uk) and our Myspace page. One Love!
I am honored to be part of the Mask myspace page. Thank you so very much for accepting me. The pairing of my myspace friend Marvin Ayres and the amazing Sonja Kristina works perfectly! Thanks again! Cheers!
Hallo and thank you for your friendship! Your music is great! Please visit my HP: www.cultevents.de and sign the guestbook if you like!
Music has always been a place where anything is possible - a refuge, a magical world where anyone can go, all kinds of people can come together, and anything can happen. We are limited only by our imagination. I believe that what we do and learn inside the world of music can affect what goes on in the world in a big, positive way. music is so important - like food and water. There are so many possibilities, and many doors yet to be opened. (Bill Frisell)
Thanks fro adding Mothwing. I love your very interesting music. Glad to meet you. Have a successful time with all your projects. Greetings from Germany,
Hello Mask/Thanks for the add/Fall so Hard has to be one of the most alluring compositions i have heard/The vocal and strings work so seamlessly/This music adds another dimension to what you are doing individually/I will have to track down some of yr earlier works/Regards BizarreDevice/ Australia/
Very nice music, I love it! 14 I was in 1971, Jazz Bilzen, Belgium, I had my 1st platonic love, it was my 1st music festival, Curved Air esp. the beautiful singer and the violin on Vivaldi stole my heart :) Rob
Hi there! Sorry for reacting so latelly. But I was absent for a month, so after that I had an "automatic aproving session" with more than 100 friend requests. Verifying all of their senders was impossible, you know. But recently I discovered Marvin. It was a shock! Such a great musician!! What you 2 have released here is quite different from what I saw on his page, but still excelent and spectacular. Now I have to study closely the wonderful voice by Marvin's side. I'm glad for being your friend. Keep in touch. mael
