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The Bottom Of The Lake
Released 10 August, 2009
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Music has a way, at its best, of expressing things that can't be said. The nuance of a note, the timbre of a string, the colour or texture of the air that passes from a singer's lips all carry meaning and consolation that we feel rather than understand.
Music has a way, at its best, of expressing things that can't be said. The nuance of a note, the timbre of a string, the colour or texture of the air that passes from a singer's lips all carry meaning and consolation that we feel rather than understand.
This is the solace of music, the promise of fleeting attainment in a world of desire. It's the mystery that keeps us reaching for a favourite album that we know by heart, year after year.
The Bottom of the Lake is destined to be one of those albums.
Tinpan Orange have been quietly spinning their alluring web of gypsy-infused acoustic longing for five years, since the intoxicating sound of Alex Burkoy's violin woke a brother and sister sharing a tent at the Woodford Folk Festival one New Year's Eve.
Emily Lubitz had been dancing her burnished silver voice around her brother Jesse's nylon guitar strings for longer than either of them can say. Their old world cadences and passions stemmed from a family where music was as much about devotion as celebration. Alex's Ukrainian heritage made for a seamless union.
Death, Love and Buildings (2007) was an album of rich melodies and graceful atmosphere that had Renee Geyer paying her respects. From small festival stages to world-class jazz clubs, Tinpan Orange became a smouldering secret that gently transformed all in its path.
The Bottom of the Lake is the fulfilment of that promise. It was produced by Harry Angus (The Cat Empire, Jackson Jackson), whose extraordinary skills as a multi-instrumentalist and arranger make him the de facto fourth member of a band scaling a peak of self-realisation.
- Michael Dwyer
Some People say...
"From the minute that Tinpan takes the stage one is struck by the synergy of something so gentle yet powerful. The partnership of jesse, emily and alex is a formidable knock out combination. They all know when to let it breathe or drive it home. The web they weave instantly catches you and you are happy to be their captive." - John Butler
"If my voice had a baby it would be hers." - Renee Geyer
"Take two acoustic guitars, add a violin and a mandolin and the voice of an angel and you have Tinpan Orange" - The Herald Sun
“… delightfully, whimsical yet virtuosic... Like old lace, claw-footed baths and wooden recod players, this album sounds like it’s of another time, with its words of love letters, insects, dreams and flowers in bloom.” – Canberra Times
“Sweet, lyrical tunes that will make you want to have a lazy Sunday afternoon with your sweetheart, or go on a quirky adventure down the rabbit hole... Gentle, unique, truthful, peaceful, beautiful… Trust me. Get this album...” – Rave Review (Feature Album of the Month)
"There's a weird call of the old country about Tinpan Orange - especially weird if you don't have a branch of gypsy caravans in your family tree. Such is the universal sigh in Emily Lubitz's supple voice, combined with the lulling melancholy of her brother Jesse's Spanish guitar and the many smaller strings of Alex Burkoy. Chinese Whispers is all sepia postcard destinations; Every Single Day finds the singer reminiscing about an imagined future in a previous century - as one does, when the strings and murmuring male chorus are rolling just so. Her tunes drip with old-world romance, from the opening balcony scene of Romeo Don't Come to the slow motion farewell of Saudades, which sounds like the credits rolling on a receding Portuguese trading ship. Cat Empire / Jackson Jackson wildcard Harry Angus is the Melbourne group's fourth ingredient: his subtle piano lines and arranging skills are enough to make you forget the virtual absence of drums and electricity. But it is Burkoy's exhilarating violin solo in Peppercorn Trees that illustrates the restraint that makes this music so potent." - The Age **** (4 stars)
"They take to the stage with simple motives: to share the music flowing through their veins and reach out to their audiences with complete sincerity and warmth... This is a class act, refined with constant national touring and primed for targets close the heart." - Herald Sun **** (4 stars)
"Whatever they've done it's worked. This is one of those records that will last you a lifetime of listening: warm, organic, imperfect and wonderful." - Beat Magazine
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