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Jazzwise - July 2006
Tom Barlow
After the thunderous success of Acoustic Ladyland and Polar
Bear, lets hope that Oriole are the next F-IRE Collective
band to break. But when it happens expect a quiet storm.
A delightfully folksy outfit, Oriole's rich cinematic tapestries
mature on their second album into rustic, languid world music.
Venezuelan, Brazilian, Spanish and African melodies are re-imagined,
swirling into a musical mosaic that feels as spiritualy uplifting
as a Paulo Coelho novel.
Although 'Sunshine Continuous' has a funky joyful township
feel, much of the album shimmers with stripped down ballads
anchored by composer Jonny Phillips' delicate acoustic guitar
- the child like gospel of 'Two Smiles' for example or the
mournful 'First Flight' lifted by percussionists Adriano
Itauna and Seb Rochford. Ingrid Laubrock sounds great of
course, but its cellist Ben Davis who steals the show, his
emotionaly wrought playing compelling throughout.
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