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Cassis Birgit

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CASSIS & THE SYMPATHIES just released a new album: more acoustic, exciting - accordion driven Pop/Chansons with many sweet spots and up to 4 part harmonies. ANALOG LOVE features legendary bassist Herbie Flowers (Walk on the Wild Side), 'guitar-god Chris Spedding', Famiola genius Lev 'Ljova' Zhurbin..... The album is produced by CASSIS mostly with Robby Baier and features 22 players. It has been recorded in New York, Massachussetts, Southern England and Berlin. d Massachusetts). Sound magician Joe Lambert provided his final mastering touch. Award winning designer Gabi Schies is working on the intriguing album design! And a new haunting music video is in the making. Watch out!
Analog Love – Cassis and the Sympathies (Wunderblumenmusik)
Benign, serene coming down from the clouds willfully we slow dive into Analog Love, a neon lit lounge, default setting on sultry, though soon enough we allow the lady to take our hand and dance us into a wide open cinema land.This is new wave old romantic, ambient, impulsive, addictive, a darker Julee Cruise, a content Nico, still slightly dangerous, a sweetly lethal bubblegum, deep blue tripping over the rhythm disguised as sighs.There is that skewed perspective that Lydia Lunch gave on Queen Of Siam, though this time the chanteuse is backed by a mixture of Yello and seemingly old time wicked jazz musicians playing for their souls.In these songs disturbing desire is just, always JUST, a finger click away. These are invitations to a languid version of Hell, an acceptably edgy version of Heaven. Piano and Accordion entice and bewitch in the guise of slick warped ballads, tears and escape, they urge us to close our eyes andSink.A cool journey away from the modern normal. NBT (Next Big Thing Review)
The songs are fuel for Cassis' filmmusic. She wrote GIRL TIME for the Oscar nominated 'Ferry Tales'. .. Check out Cassis' videos at: www.youtube.com/cassisvision
You can purchase songs of the albums HEARTCORE , YOU ARE HERE and FLYPAPERTHIN on Amazon and at the itunes music store! Just search for CASSIS or CASSIS & THE SYMPATHIES Please don't forget to send us a little review!
Download a podcast of Cassis' latest film music album 'boxerin' featuring Herbie Flowers, Lars Schuy and Claire Lacey: on www.filmmusicvision.comTo purchase the albums click on:
ANALOG LOVE
HEARTCORE
YOU ARE HERE
FLYPAPERTHIN
Current European Radio Playlist: - Mark Watkins Music Show  -  U.K. radio 30.01.10 - Diana FM  -  Portugese radio 30.01.10 - Wermelin  -  Swedish radio 31.01.10 - The Overflow  -  U.K. radio 04.02.10 - A Shake Of Music  -  Dutch radio 04.02.10 - RadioGirl  -  Dutch radio 06.02.10 - Roots Revival  -  Belgium radio, A-rotation, February, 2010 - Radio Eins, Berlin, Fanny Tanck
“The songs on ‘Analog Love’ all have a natural fit as ideal music for movie soundtracks. Lo-fi piano and accordion based musical soundscapes with extraordinary vocals from a gifted lady. This album will be cherished to play during the forthcoming warm summer nights.” – www.rootstime.be
Analog Love – Cassis and the Sympathies (Wunderblumenmusik) Benign, serene coming down from the clouds willfully we slow dive into Analog Love, a neon lit lounge, default setting on sultry, though  soon enough we allow the lady to take our hand and dance us into a wide open cinema land. This is new wave old romantic, ambient, impulsive, addictive, a darker Julee Cruise, a content Nico, still slightly dangerous, a sweetly lethal bubblegum, deep blue tripping over the rhythm disguised as sighs. There is that skewed perspective that Lydia Lunch gave on Queen Of Siam, though this time the chanteuse is backed by a mixture of Yello and seemingly old time wicked jazz musicians playing for their souls. In these songs disturbing desire is just, always JUST,  a finger click away. These are invitations to a languid version of Hell, an acceptably edgy version of Heaven. Piano and Accordion entice and bewitch in the guise of slick warped ballads, tears and escape, they urge us to close our eyes and Sink. A cool journey away from the modern normal. http://nbtmusic.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/the-nbt-review-50/
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Member Since: 08/06/2006
Band Website: www.cassisvision.com, www.filmmusicvision.com
Band Members: The Sympathies are Cassis (vocals, accordion, piano, harmonium), Alie Shaper (vocals), Danny Tunick (bass, drums), Robby Baier (vocals, guitar, weird sounds), Conor Meehan (drums) at times featuring Matt Keating and Jason Mercer
Cassis has just released the new CD ANALOG LOVE . Check it out! Here is the list of musicians featured on it:Cassis – vocals, piano, accordion, programming; Lev ‘Ljova’ Zhurbin – Viola, Famiola; Chris Spedding – guitar; Herbie Flowers – bass; John Sutters – bass; Jason Mercer – bass; Robby Baier – bass, guitar, BV, percussion; Tony Conniff - bass; Christian Schantz – bass; Larry Chernikow – vibes; Alessandro Ricciarelli – guitar, bass, human beatbox, engineer; Mike Hatchard - piano, guitar, bass, trumpet, flute, engineer; Lars Schuy – guitar; Bing Lyle – accordion, organ, BV; Kat Nickel – violin; Peter Nickel – cello; Vikki True – BV; Alie Shaper – BV; Christy Kuiken – BV; Carol Gingles – BV; Malcolm Mortimore – drums; Conor Meehan – drums; Mark Brotter – drums; Ben Weber – drums
Influences: Bjoerk, Amy Mann, Tom Waits, Bach, Flaming Lips, Matt Keating, Prefab Sprout, Debussy, Dinosaur Jr.
Sounds Like: exciting.... celebrating each day as possibly the last day of your life....
Record Label: unsigned, Bug Music/bmi
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

European Tour

We are nearly at the end of the tour. Today we had an appearance at Balcony TV in Hamburg and afterwards checked out the Beatles Museum. We were so beat that we just rolled through it - in need of som...
Posted by on Sat, 22 May 2010 13:35:00 GMT

Mastering

Wow - we are just done mastering the new CD 'Analog Love' today. Stay tuned for the new songs! The CD was 7 years in the making! That's like the turning point in a marriage. What is good 7 years stays...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Apr 2009 15:31:00 GMT

Konstanz

Happy New Year! To start off the New Year I am going to play with my friend Boris in his band 'Krautfass'. In Konstanz, Germany, one of the most beautiful cities - right on the Lake Konstanz also know...
Posted by on Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:53:00 GMT

Go Obama

I am so inspired by the change in government - (I can only be positive about the outcome of the elections) that I am putting into the world today - the day Obama will be elected to be evidence of chan...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:44:00 GMT

Pete Seeger

Please watch this video of Pete Seeger that I had the honor to direct for the film festival Moffom (www.moffom.com) in Prague where he was receiving a life time award.Much love from Cassishttp://www.m...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Oct 2008 13:26:00 GMT

London

I am sitting here in London and am having a week off between the teaching of song writing. I have been working with Herbie Flowers and am one of his tutors that he sends into the world to ge...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:03:00 GMT

Thanks

Thanks everyone who came to the Living Room Show. It was fun! A new direction for me - softer.... Going to England to teach songwriting - back in September!!! Much love from Cassis
Posted by on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:21:00 GMT

Cassis @ the 2nd Annual Accordion Festival

: come out and dance : open air : free and easy : Cassis and the Sympathies is playing the 2nd Annual NYC Main Squeeze Accordion Festival'Summer on the Hudson'Saturday, 7/7/07, Pier 1, at West 70th s...
Posted by on Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:03:00 GMT

Welcome!

How are U?
Posted by on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 23:13:00 GMT