Artist: Anni Rossi
Title: Rockwell
Label: 4AD
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 167kbit av.
Time: 00:26:15
Size: 33.35 mb
Rip Date: 2009-01-28
Str Date: 2009-03-09
1. Machine 2:31
2. Ecology 1:55
3. Las Vegas 3:38
4. The West Coast 2:36
5. Deer Hunting Camp 17 2:50
6. Living In Danger 2:31
7. Venice 2:36
8. Glaciers 2:07
9. Wheelpusher 3:12
10. Air Is Nothing 2:19
Release Notes:
From Minnesota via Los Angeles and now based in Chicago,
twenty-three year old Anni is an exciting prospect. Having
been classically trained since aged three, Anni is an
accomplished multi-instrumentalist and has been performing as
a solo artist for the past few years.
Fresh from signing to the label, Anni headed straight to
Electrical Audio in Illinois to record Rockwell with Steve
Albini and the results show it to have been a wise move.
Mostly using tracks from her existing set ('Machine',
'Ecology', 'Wheelpusher'), the energy, depth and
eccentricities of her live show have all been successfully
translated onto record; something she feels she has never
achieved previously, making Rockwell the document she set out
to make.
Until now, the viola has formed the centrepiece to her music,
often finding itself to be the only instrument used, but more
come to the fore here. In particular, drums and cello slightly
elevate her sound, appearing occasionally to help fill in
corners. The fact it was all recorded in one day (July 13th
2008) will surprise most but so will the unlikely cover
version of Ace of Base's 'Living Danger', a version so sublime
you wouldn't know what it was unless told.
Having already extensively toured both Europe and the US
(including support slots with The Ting Tings and Electrelane
as well as being a member of Carla Bozulich's band), Anni will
be back on the road in 2009 in support of her debut album,
starting at the end of the month with a show at The Echo in
Los Angeles on January 26th.