Artist.......: Chloe Charles
Album........: Live α la Bellevilloise
Label........: n/a
Genre........: Indie
Catnr........: n/a
Source.......: DVBS
Rip.date.....: 2014-03-22
Str.date.....: 2014-01-00
Quality......: 210kbps/48.0kHz/Joint Stereo
Url..........: http://www.chloecharles.com/
track title time
1. Live α la Bellevilloise 20:15
* Tarot
* Business
* God is a toad
* My child
* Break the balance
Runtime 20:15
Size 30.43
Release Notes:
A mere two years ago, a young singer-songwriter and self-taught classical
guitarist released her debut EP, Little Green Bud. A fitting title, too, as it
set the tone for a fully blossoming career thatÆs about to go off the scales
with the release of Chloe CharlesÆ first full-length CD, Break The Balance. ?
Since Little Green Bud, music critics and fans alike have been scurrying to put
into words what it is that Chloe does. SheÆs that spellbindingly different.
Best of luck with that. The press have likened Chloe to everyone from Bj÷rk to
Billie Holiday, Amy Winehouse to Adele, Alicia Keys to Joni Mitchell. While this
reflects her unfathomable range, it goes a long way towards describing why this
singing sorceressÆ musical magic defies any and all straitjackets of
classification. ??
Fans and music journalist around the world have warmly embraced ChloeÆs magic.
Since the release of Little Green Bud Chloe has performed 300 shows in 8
countries, graced the cover of International Musician magazine, won
HarbourfrontÆs Soundclash Award, became member of Guild Guitar family and played
SXSW, NXNE, CMW and Folk Alliance.
With the heart of a true explorer and a fierce passion for the unexpected, Chloe
folds layers of love, loss and resilience to self-discovery and wonder of the
world and its gifts into her compositional approach. Her only wish is for you to
join her as she traverses all points on what seems an ever-evolving compass.
Weaned on an early childhood in the lush, dense woods of Ontario, the beauty and
its uninterrupted silence forged her relationship with sound and the art of
listening. ??
Her discovery of classical guitar just a few short years ago fuelled a love for
all things stringed and resonant, plotting a roadmap for a territory inhabited
by cello, violin and bass û each song a mini-symphonic stopping point. Here,
her penchant for orchestral soul pop and jazz û and a blend of many influences
in-between û could happily co-exist within a timeless and ethereal soundscape.??
So, who would dare produce the debut CD of this transcendent force field? No
less than Duane Lundy (Ben Sollee, Vandaveer) shared the reins with Charles on
the development of Break The Balance while Peter Moore (Cowboy Junkies, Willie
P. Bennett) handled some of the mastering. ?
Both were able to lend delicate, panoramic touches through their organic,
stripped down contributions. MooreÆs painstaking detail in adapting analog
warmth to the digital age merged with LundyÆs unorthodox techniques, harnessing
low-fidelity distortion, vintage compressors and effects pedals and mic filters
fashioned from everyday found objects.
The lead and hallmark track, ôBusinessö, dedicated to everyone going through an
identity crisis, sets an edgy pace for this inaugural, full-length release.
Voice becomes instrument against an upbeat collision of strings, percussion and
powerful chorus û the uniqueness of which serves the narrative perfectly û love
is ours, just as we are. ?
On ôMy Childöû a soft, delicate number relying on the harp effect from her
classical guitar, Chloe takes the lovely melody and wraps words around it like a
motherly blanket. ??
From the title trackÆs poignant testament to love, to ôSoldierö, which turns the
meaning of bravery on its head, Chloe asks us to look at life from a fresh
perspective. ôCaptivateö is beyond mosaic, effortlessly weaving 2-3 songs into
one, while ôTarotö takes a key melody, aided by gentle percussion, cello and the
sounds of a bell and attacks it in reverse. A tale of a journey predicated by
two old ladies, ôNottingham Premonitionsö, compressed a lifetimeÆs worth of
emotions across its 3:57 length, its only constant being a simpatico blend of
strings, classical guitar and gentle percussion û her effervescent vocal front
and centre. And this is only a taste of Break The BalanceÆs 12-song menu.??
Indeed, if the response to her appetizer of an EP is any indication, Break The
Balance is bound to tip things even further in her favour.
?ôSomewhere Billie Holiday rests secure her work was not in vain.ö?