annette peacock / meshes of the afternoon / a love supreme / amalia rodrigues / london / kate bush / talk talk / autumn / the cure / patti smith / pj harvey / you darkness that i come from / eurythmics / brooklyn / cowboy junkies - trinity session / nature / human nature / gillian welch / tom waits / mary margaret o'hara / dancing / chanel / nico / bjork / elysian fields / velvet underground / the dark stuff / the dream world / my friends!
"Great songs, like this, are timeless" - Q Magazine Track of the Day ('Involved')
"Collins has the courage and talent to venture beyond the obvious" -Jackie Hayden, HOT PRESS
"This is a serious work of art. As lyrics, orchestration and delivery go, it very rarely gets better than this" - David Heagney, THE EVENT GUIDE
"Collins' floating vocals and meandering melodies allow the space for the compelling embellishments of her band." - Mick Heaney, SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE
"The innovative arrangements never distract from the melodies, vocals and lyrics at the centre of it all. Eight tracks here and all are brilliant." (4 stars) - Patrick Freyne, HOT PRESS
"Rebecca Collins is carving her own path...her willingness to explore new territory and avoid cliché has to be admired." - John Meagher, IRISH INDEPENDENT
"Collins has produced a debut album that waltzes around moods, shades and shadows." - Jim Carroll, IRISH TIMES
"...unsettling riffs and intelligent twists stand prominent throughout this record. Classic jazz-blues meet a contemporary idea of music-that-haunts." THE BEAT HAPPENING, London
"A highly accomplished collection from a very talented new songwriter." - ROAD RECORDS
"Rebecca is at the beginning of what has the potential to be a fascinating career in music." - John Kelly, LYRIC FM
Rebecca lives in London. Before that she lived in Dublin for a long time. Before that she lived in a seaside resort for a very long time. She studied music technology but can only remember what she learned when she desperately needs to. She has been involved in all sorts of things like gospel choirs, experimental theatre, free improvisation, folk ensembles and lots of 'alternative' music. She likes the dark, beautiful stuff. It's her passion actually.
To date she has put out two releases on her own label Mutineer - the "At Sea" ep in 2007, and her debut album "Chameleon Blues" in 2008.
'Chameleon Blues' is distributed in Ireland by Cavallero/RMG and is also available from Rebecca's website (www.rebeccacollins.net), itunes, amazon, emusic, and all other good digital music stores!
Or simply click on the button below to get your copy now! (€12 including postage)
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Bottlenote presents a bumper triple bill for The Dublin Electronic Arts Festival /// Bang Hazard / Morla / Lead Soup ///
Sunday 25th October 2009 / Odessa Club, Dame Court, Dublin 2 / 7.30pm €10 ///
Full info from www.bottlenotemusic.com ///
I see you've changed your influences - does this reflect where your sound is going these days? More to the point, any Irish shows this side of 09? Hope DTF was a success for you. x
I miss youuu! cannot believe you were here one minute and then goners the next for ages! I had no idea! *whimper* News hey? hmmmm... I'll see what I can do for you! How is your holidays?! where is you?! xoxox
i see we are to be festival stablemates (or whatever the term is...) hope to catch up with you and your show somewhere amid the madness. Hope things are good with you.
just watched your Satin Shoulder video for the first time today. I take my (metaphorical) hat off to you - it is very, very impressive. Looking forward to your next album. c
hey rebecca. how's things? any new recordings yet? you heading to latitude be any chance? when are you playing dublin again? what is the meaning of life? etc.
