a r t i s t : Antje Duvekot
t i t l e : The Near Demise of The High Wire Dancer
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Pantjebear
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2009
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 59,8 MB
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Antje Duvekot is one of the brightest singer-songwriters to
rise out of Boston's competitive acoustic music scene. She is
releasing her second studio album, "The Near Demise of the
High Wire Dancer" on Black Wolf Records on March 17, 2009.
Antje chose one of her favorite songwriters, Richard Shindell
to produce the album. Richard lent his talent to the record
and brought in well respected musicians such as John Gorka,
Lucy Kaplansky and Victor Krauss.
"What a blessing to have worked with someone as talented as
Antje. With a voice like hers, and songs as good as these, a
producer (especially a first-time producer!) just tries to get
out of the way, to do no harm, and to let the artist speak for
herself." - Richard Shindell
"The Near Demise of the High Wire Dancer" demonstrates why,
according to The Boston Globe, "Antje Duvekot's provocative,
dark-eyed ballads are becoming the talk of the folk world.
Duvekot has gotten hotter, faster than any local songwriter in
recent memory."
The songs on the album reflect both Duvekot's personal
journeys and her observations of those of others. Antje
remarks "I've come to find that writing about someone else's
struggles or happiness feels just as cathartic as writing
about my own."
Along with 7 new songs, Antje and Richard decided to add
studio versions of some of her best known songs such as,
"Merry Go Round", which was used in a Bank of America national
TV ad campaign as well as radio favorite "Long Way". "Since I
first recorded this older material live, I have become a
better performer", Antje explains "I decided to revive the
songs that were worthy and produce them properly so that I
should not be such a bad mother to them".
Singer songwriter Ellis Paul says "Antje is the rare artist
that can write about the social and the personal in the same
breath. She is as understated as she is wise and her songs go
down mentally as well as soulfully. Her voice has a sound of
innocence and naivety which makes razor sharp insights into
the human condition."
"As far as I can tell, Antje is the whole packageà I've had
this reaction once in the past 10 years, and that was the
first time I heard Patty Griffin." Dave Marsh former Editor of
Rolling Stone and XM/ Sirius Satellite Host
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01-vertigo [05:41]
02-ragdoll princes & junkyard queens [03:04]
03-long way [06:08]
04-lighthouse [04:29]
05-dublin boys [03:28]
06-the bridge [04:21]
07-scream [04:44]
08-reasonland [04:39]
09-coney island [03:56]
10-merry-go-round [03:56]
11-augen, ohren und herz [03:36]
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48:02 min