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Theo Bleckmann Covers Kate Bush on Hello Earth!

Source: JamBase
February 22, 2012
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After tackling American maverick composer

Charles Ives

composer / conductor
1874 - 1954

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" data-original-title="" title="">Theo Bleckmann now takes on the mysterious songbook of British pop recluse Kate Bush on Hello Earth! out March 13. This project goes beyond merely re-creating Kate's Bush music, taking it into other realms of sound and interpretation.

Bush's ?uvre is indeed mysterious and often enigmatic in nature: unusual song forms, oracular lyrics amd unpredictable meter- and harmony-changes are an anomaly in pop music, making it the perfect vehicle for Bleckmann's distinctive, interpretive spirit and interest in the unusual.

Even though Bush still remains a household name, it is fair to say that her music is not your usual run-of the mill boy-meets-girl/boy-loses-girl fare. Her use of British and Irish myths, her references to psychology, literature and film, her meticulously multi-layered productions and her unusually high voice make her idiosyncratic body of work challenging for other artists to interpret.

Joining Bleckmann in this venture are long-time collaborators percussionist

John Hollenbeck

drums
b.1968

" data-original-title="" title="">John Hollenbeckand electric bassist Sk��li Sverrisson, and keyboardist

Henry Hey

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Henry Hey and violinist/guitarist/vocalist Caleb Burhans, who can also be heard on Bleckmann's Berlin CD.

Bleckmann and his collaborators will perform an album release show at New York City's Highline Ballroom on April 7. Click here for tickets.

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