the rabble/////......BIG LOW
---------------------------the wierd folk fellows./////,,,...........PARNE GADJE
the boy.....DAVID LAWSON...the virtuoso KAMAL HORS
Influences
PARNE GADJE LIVE IN CONCERT
DAVIE LAWSON - VIDEO FOR CHILDHOOD DAYS
BIG LOW - VIDEO FOR WE GONNA DIE OUT HERE
DAVIE LAWSON
A LABEL FOR AMPLIFIED ACOUSTIC MUSIC
STOP PRESS - NEW RELEASE - STOP PRESS – NEW RELEASE
We have two brand new releases scheduled for 2007!!
Both are available from February onwards with official release dates happening in March and April
“The Dance of the Lute” is a beautifully sparse Arabic music soundscape featuring the genius compositions of Kamal Hors, a Moroccan Ud virtuoso.
Davie Lawson’s “Konichiwa?” is a back to basics singer/songwriter album from a new Welsh kid on the scene with influences of Nick Drake, early Dylan and the better wordsmiths of our time…step in and have a listen!
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DAVIE LAWSON - Konichiwa?
NEW RELEASE AND DEBUT ALBUM!! SR008
A warm and natural sounding singer/songwriter album from a young Welsh lad who sings like a bird and writes like a mad poet. Its just acoustic guitar and vocals but there isn’t a weak song on it and that’s why it’s on Smoked. The recordings are raw and simple, the performances are heartfelt and the lyrics prosaic. Classify under quintessentially post modern English folk and put it in the rack amongst your early Bob Dylan bootlegs, just underneath the place where you keep your copy of “Jude the Obscure”
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KAMAL HORS - The Dance of the Lute
NEW RELEASE AND DEBUT ALBUM!! SR007
This is a beautiful album of instrumental compositions for UD written by Kamal Hors, a highly regarded composer and player. The atmosphere of the album is distinctly Arabic yet sparse in its approach. The rich and varied tones of the instruments of Kamals heart ring like night sounds in the Moroccan desert. Rhythmic and textural accompaniment is provided by two other expert Ud players and the whole thing is given an exquisite Indian twist with the presence of Sandip Bhattacharya on tabla’s.
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GJUNLER ABDULA and PARNE GADJE - ‘BIZOAGOR’ SR006
Gjunler Abdula is a Rroma playwright and poet whose collaboration with Parne Gadje leader Marc Constandse has yielded a majestic piece of work. ‘Bizoagor’ merges the story of the ancient sojourn of the Rroma out of the Punjab with visions of dancing horses, roadside fires, the night sky and the cosmos. Constandses compositions around Abdula’s poetry result in a sweeping and visionary soundtrack–like a dream perched on your shoulder. There’s more to Constandse and his band than meets the eye….this is pure acoustic alchemy.
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BIG LOW - 'No Tears in Paradise' SR005
If you listen closely enough you’ll hear talking snakes and all sorts of strange creatures on this album. From the whispered folk sound of songs like ‘When I Got Back’ and ‘Old Macleay’ to the maddening drunken dirge of ‘We Gunna Die Out Here’ – No Tears is an album full of surprises. Dreamlike imagery, sounds that come from another planet and some unconventional instrumentation featuring the Parne Gadje lads. This is a singer/songwriter album you must have….
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PARNE GADJE - "O Manuš" SR004
Parne Gadje soar over and above all expectations with their second full length album. Recorded live during marathon sessions in the Smoked studio over the course of 2003, ‘O Manuš’ forms a blistering account of the groups’ virtuosity and emotional intensity. The crisp production has the guitar work sparkling over the dark pulse of this bandoneon driven Balkan style quartet and, as usual, singer Marc Constandses delivery is right on the money. Guaranteed to convert even the most unshakable purist. You’ll search far and wide to hear a better world music album this year.
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Big Low "Ghost Hunt migration" SR 001
A ragged masterpiece of travelling songs and stories that drift out of your speakers like old sea ghosts. Strange percussive sounds, space guitars, samples and tape effects combined with more conventional instruments (guitar, violin, bass, dobro etc) form the backdrop for Australian Dan Tuffy’s dangerous songwriting talents. At a stretch, you could place this stunning debut in the singer-songwriter/folk genre but to leave it at that would be selling the imagination evident here short. Stark, laid-back and big on atmosphere - Big Low will take you there
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Parne Gadje SR 003
A whriling emotional concoction of Bosporus torch songs, Macedonian ballads, Rembetikas, RRoma polkas and Middle Eastern dirges. Set alight by frontman Marc Constandses’ masterful bandoneon playing and red-blooded approach to interpreting the tunes, the untradional instrumentation of guitar, banjo (Michiel Hollander), home-built bass (Dan Tuffy), violin (Murray Cambell), hand percussion (everyone) and bandoneon is minimalist but blindingly effective. One listen and the question on everyones lips is "Where the hell does this stuff come from!". An absolute must for anyone even the slightest bit interested in the magnificent labyrinth of Balkan underground folk variations. Class, depth and beauty.
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INTEREST FROM THE UK
International world music distributers Sterns Music in the UK and a couple of UK agents are currently exploring the possibilities of releasing and touring Garne Gadje in Britain. More news to follow as this thing develops.
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BIG LOW TOURING AUSTRALIA IN JUNE !
Sydney based indie label Nonzero Records have licensed Big Lows "No Tears in Paradise" album for release in Australia. Nonzero will also be releasing an EP containing a remix of the "Ti Tree Bushmix" song plus 4 live recordings of the band. The EP won't be officially released in Europe but you'll be able to get it soon from the Smoked website. The Australian tour will concentrate mainly on the eastern seaboard cities of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Dates will be posted in GIGS section soon
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Hi Smoked Recordings
I'll hope everything is fine with you
I Have a show at :
18th of May - Perron55 - Venlo NL / http://www.perron55.nl
20th of May - Hotel Arena Amsterdam NL / http://www.b-connected.nl
Check it out !!!
http://www.bigboycaprice.nl
http://www.capricemusic.net
Love wat you got going on, i think you guys got a great sound... but that Dave Lawson, or Sir Lawson as he requests to be called, is gettin outta hand. You know he hired a photographer just to make himself look famous as he walked the streets of Dublin!! Madness
