The Music - dark, evocative, compelling, hypnotic, unsettling.... yet strangely beautiful, drawing influences from Shostakovich to the Aphex Twin via Bernard Herrmann.
.......voluptuous melodies that stagger drunkenly and bring a heady richness. - The Guardian.
....sinuous and expressive arrangements. - The Financial Times.
....atmospheric beats and lush orchestrations set to dark, moody visuals. - The Londonist.
The initial idea to create new dynamic soundtracks for old silent movies shown in tandem with their music was hindered by increasingly restrictive industry rules on film usage. Undeterred, the McCarricks enlisted the talents of independent filmmakers to create with them new films specifically tailored for their music. The result is a startling display of abstract imagery and sound, set to lead the viewer through a series of different dimensions and emotions.
The live performance sees The McCarricks playing their instruments in front a film screen where Shoppers in a Japanese supermarket mix with 1950's slow-motion contortionists via buildings that harbour strange sexual desires, while a motley array of circus sideshow freaks act our a nightmarish fairytale. The imagery captivates and leads you into the imaginations that make this beautiful music.
" Our main inspiration comes from the relationship between musical and visual mediums and the way in which our ears can alter what our eyes see. The most mundane, everyday imagery can be given life through the addition of the right soundtrack whilst the most innocent of scenes can appear as a moment of terror with the addition of a particular soundscape"
The McCarricks met in Lawrence, Kansas in 1996 at the infamous rock venue The Bottleneck. At the time, Kimberlee was a professional violinist in the Kansas Symphony Orchestra, while Martin was on tour as guitarist and electric cellist with Therapy?. Previously Martin had worked as musician/writer and string arranger, touring, recording and creating a large back catalogue of work with the likes of Siouxsie and the Banshees, This Mortal Coil, Dead Can Dance, Kristin Hersh, Marc Almond, Skunk Anansie and Therapy? to name but a few.
After two years spent living between Kimberlee's Kansas City apartment and Martins London home they settled in South-East London where they continue to live and work. They have worked extensively as studio and live musicians, individually and together - as instrumentalists, string arrangers, and as soundtrack designers/composers. They are currently working on music and films for future performance as well as writing and recording material for themselves and for other artists encompacing a diversity that many other musicians merely dream of - from contemporary classical - to Rock - to Industrial - as well as adding 'phat' strings to the work of some of breakbeat scenes most revered producers including Taishan, Jimmy Mofo and the Beat Assasins. Recent collaborations include Kristin Hersh, Siouxse Sioux, Sinead O'Connor, Gary Numan, Marianne Faithful and the Patti Smiths Meltdown concerts at The Royal Festival Hall in London.
Just thinking about you both and wondering how you are doing... Things have been great here. Busy but fun. I hope you are both doing great and are enjoying Fall. Much Love to you both. xoxoxoxox
Thanks for adding this English songs page of mine. I'm still listening quite often to your CD (the one with the kind of Guinness design). I'm waiting for new songs ... Be welcome,
Here Is A Poem That I Wrote And I Want 2 Share With U...
Tell Me If U Like It And Have A Nice Day....
SECRET WORLD
Alone in the dark Where u are? I can't feel u I can't hear u
Why? We are on Different places At the same time I want to be With u In the same place At the same time
Alone in the dark I hear my name From far away A beautiful voice From a beautiful Lady Step by step I’m getting closer 2 cold 4 been real
High Wycombe Buckinghamshire The front door is open She let me in She’s in front of me Now we are In the same place At the same time
Grab my hand Let’s find home Maybe is up in the sky A golden compass reflect the sun Maybe we r in the right way Grab my hand Kiss my heart Take me into another world Far away from this chaos Take me into a beautiful world A secret World Where always is sunrise Two full moons A beautiful World That nature design Just for u and me
I'm gutted, been waiting to see you again for ages and when you're set to play at the Colosseum im being flown to bloody Venice with my job!!! AAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHH!!! Hope its a quality night for anyone else lucky enough to go & hope you're about in London again soon
hi there if you ever find yourselves nottingham way,please let me know as i wpuld love to still se you live.hope you are well.....is billy mcgee on mys....take care ppxx
i'm dreadful at giving thanks to those whom i should ~ i'm not even certain of who i've yet thanked or not ~ so - thank you & merci & grazi & gracias & on & on for all the magic you create
may Love & acceptance of things we do not understand be bestowed upon us all
be well & know you are appreciated for what you do
Hi there dear Martin just wanted to drop by to listen to your beautiful music once again i really wish you can come to play Argentina this year i can totally picture you playing "Tango Money" in the streets of Buenos Aires
best of luck with your music project since you're one of the most interesting musicians i've heard in a very long time
