07/03/2023
[V/A] "Harpsichord 2000" (Shado, Italy) CD
"A friend of mine once said "you can't go wrong with any pop song that uses harpsichord or bagpipes." Well, skip the bagpipes here, but finally, 35 years or so after the first wave of pop-with-harpsichord, Shado records in Italy has had both the fore- and hindsight to encourage more use of the delicate, clear and sunny, yet odd tones of this instrument. And, now, you certainly don't need a 300 year-old cabinet -- the sound is easily duplicated by most music-making machines, on everything from Hammonds and Casios to Eko Pandas and Elka Solists. Includes Die Moulinettes' Stereolab double-take, Stereo Total's wonderful pop/hip-hop/scratching, The Barry Gemso Experience's harpsichord flamenco, Valvola's neat soft indie-pop, and
a number of neat electrolounge drawing room/dancefloor numbers. Plus new tracks by Momus, Cinerama, the Make Up , and more, for 23 tracks in all. "
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About Other Music Other Music was an independent record shop in New York City, founded by Chris Vanderloo, Josh Madell and Jeff Gibson. Launched in 1995, for more than two decades the store was a key part of the global indie music ecosystem, championing a broad selection of essential sounds both new...
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