Fragments from SogandB on Vimeo .
.. .. .. .... .. .. ..: Fragments of You ( Iranian lyrics) and video collaboration with award winning french animation and filmmaker Compania Fortuna....Layout by CoolChaser< width="445" height="364"> ..
Fragments from SogandB on Vimeo .
.. .. .. .... .. .. ..: Fragments of You ( Iranian lyrics) and video collaboration with award winning french animation and filmmaker Compania Fortuna....Member Since: 11/09/2006
Band Website: facebook.com/pages/GOL/29829612957
Band Members: GOL are:Roxana Pope (Vocals)
Pete Vilk (Drum Kit, Claypots & Framedrums)
Yann Seznec (Keyboards, Live sampling)
Allan Ferguson (Bass)
Mat Clements (Congas, Darabuka, Percussion)
Jordan K (Saxophone, Clarinet, Nay, Kaval)Regular guest musicians have included Ilhan Barutcu (Nay), John Burgess (Saxophones, Clarinet, Guitar), Boudva Vosough (Santur), Kamran Rastegar (Oud),Doogie Hudson(congas,percussion)We like to be playing live, getting in the zone, playing, experimenting and playing with technology to create music that improvisations and collaborations with visual artists.The musicians in GOL also reflect the mutli-cultural landscape of Scotland as each musician is from a mixed culture (Czech/Slovak, Iranian/UK, Arab/Scottish, French/Amercian, Greek)Their EP “ Roots†is AVAILABLE NOW on CD Digipak and will be released in on iTunes in October 2009. Its currently available online through Coda Music:http://www.codamusic.co.uk/product-detail/44201/Gol/Ro
ots+EpThey released a track on TenTracks in June as part of the Kelburn Garden Party Festival Compliation.http://www.tentracks.co.uk/channel/the-police-bo
x/the-police-box-9Recent gigs include Bush Hall London (broadcast to 5 million viewers on BBC TV's KOOK new music program), Filmhouse Edinburgh, Roxy Art House, Knockengorroch Festival and The Kelburn Garden Party.They are currently working to create a tour from their commission about Iran, combining Film and Music, for the MELA festival Edinburgh.
The show "Mixed Up!" received 4 stars in the Scotsman
Influences: Erik Truffaz, Trilok Gurtu, Miles Davis, Mohsen Namjoo, Susan Deyhim, John & Alice Coltrane, The Roots, Goran Bregovic, Bonobo, Johnny Dyani, Cassandra Wilson, Cinematic Orchestra, Da Lata, Goran Bregovic, Nitin Sawney, Icarus, Lamb, Mercan Dede, Mr Scruff, Nicole Conte, Niya Yesh, Prince, Plant Life, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Saban Bajramovic, Stevie Wonder, Theolonius Monk, Nina Simone, Zap Mama, Abdullah Ibrahim, Mos Def, Galliano, Faith No More, Jane's Addiction, Alice in chains, SoundgardenRoxana says ..." I grew up listening to my grandfathers's old jazz records in Tehran and mixed with that my grandmothers love of singing persian folk songs. I am pulled by the eastern melodies, they reach for my heart but there is nothing I love more than a great big phat funky beat "Pete says - "I love drums, soundscapes and good songwriting. Im inspired by the polyrhythmic adventures of African, Afro-cuban and Middle Eastern music as much as the beats, melodies and textures of anything from Miles Davis to Erik Truffaz, Bheki Mseleku to Stevie Wonder, Faith No More to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Amon Tobin to Thomas Stronen, Trilok Gurtu to Fela Kuti , The Roots to Amp Fiddler, home-made percussion to found sound, a seemingly random rhythm to an evolving bit of magic...
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Record Label: as yet unsigned
Type of Label: Indie