offramp Posted September 1, 2008 Report Share Posted September 1, 2008 as part of SEE, SALT AND SOUND festival, interesting music promotions presentSOY UN CABALLO + DEBUTANTTuesday 16th September 2008The Beach Ballroom (Reception Room), The Esplanade, Aberdeen, AB24 5NR. Phone 01224 647647Doors 9.30pm Entry 5http://www.seesaltandsound.co.ukhttp://www.myspace.com/interestingmusic SOY UN CABALLOTake a Belgian couple who write and perform songs of exquisite fragility, record them in Brussels with an amazing line up of musicians such as Bonnie Prince Billy (Will Oldham), members of Raymondo and producer Sean OHagan (The High Llamas), and you have the duo Soy Un Caballo (Spanish for I am a horse).Aurelie Muller and Thomas Van Cottom now release their debut album, titled Les Heures De Raison - you may have already caught a glimpse of them featured in Blogotheques Take Away Show, or maybe you heard Aurelies collaboration with Bright Eyes Conor Oberst."Call it global village music: on "La Chambre", Belgian boy/girl duo Soy un Caballo and Louisville's Will Oldham sing entirely in French over what is essentially indie-fied bossa nova. Backed by nothing but an acoustic guitar, a Rhodes piano and a brokedown rhythm preset, Oldham and Aurlie Muller sound weightless and content, their half-sighed verses resolving into sweet choral refrains. Of course, the language doesn't hurt either; it's downright charming to hear Oldham's woodsy Kentuckian palette wrap itself around a French lyric." (Pitchfork)smooth harmonies and a smoother pop sensibilityas sophisticated as a Parisian boulevard as diffident as exhaled Gauloise smoke, as cool as Jean-Paul Satre and as romantic as the Left Bank." (The Wire)www.myspace.com/soyuncaballoDEBUTANTDebutant is one man; a guitar; a capo; a reverb pedal; a delay pedal; a fantastic new loop pedal; and some songs about stuff. Its a project with a strong focus upon creating a lo-fi atmospheric sound to augment a sort of acoustic dream pop approach. Its ambient, minimal, delicate and simple.Debutant's music ignores genres altogether, sounding something like what would happen if Mark Kozelek and Kevin Shields had an afternoon, a spare room and a multitude of ideas. Definitely worth checking out live" (is this music?)www.myspace.com/musicbydebutant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I've been listening to Soy Un Caballo quite heavily recently and they are bloody good.How did you come across them, IMP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I've been listening to Soy Un Caballo quite heavily recently and they are bloody good.How did you come across them, IMP?Offer came in from an agent. Checked them out, then spoke to Kate & Jesse from This Is The Kit as they are friends, got good feedback from them and the rest is history... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 How did you come across them, IMP?Mail shot from their agent and a BIG recommendation from This Is The Kit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Well that's spooky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 Well that's spooky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I think I mentioned this elsewhere, but the recent posters have been ace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 4, 2008 Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 I think I mentioned this elsewhere, but the recent posters have been ace. Aye..the ones we didn't do ourselves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted September 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2008 talking of the This Is The Kit connection, here's some nice vids with them all performing in antique shops in Paris...Soy un Caballo - Soy un Caballo - LA BLOGOTHEQUE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted September 9, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2008 here's the track mentioned above with Bonnie Prince Billy"La Chambre" | Pitchfork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chilli Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 this will be lovely for those wanting to hear something differentin a new environment doon @ the beach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 It'll be interesting to see how many people actually bother themselves to go to a venue out with the confines of the city centre.Roll up, roll up folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 14, 2008 Report Share Posted September 14, 2008 It'll be interesting to see how many people actually bother themselves to go to a venue out with the confines of the city centre.Roll up, roll up folks.It's not exactly the Outer Hebrides is it?! This gig will actually now be upstairs in the Star Ballroom, just ask when you get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offramp Posted September 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 It'll be interesting to see how many people actually bother themselves to go to a venue out with the confines of the city centre.Roll up, roll up folks.It's always interesting to see how many people actually bother themselves to go to a venue within the confines of the city centre!Get yersel's doon there. 10 mins from Castlegate!Tomorrow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mulhern Posted September 15, 2008 Report Share Posted September 15, 2008 It's always interesting to see how many people actually bother themselves to go to a venue within the confines of the city centre!Get yersel's doon there. 10 mins from Castlegate!Tomorrow...Ill make the effort!Sounds are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 I heard this is tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free tibet Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 what are the stage times for tonight ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 what are the stage times for tonight ?Debutante will be pretty sharp after 9.30 and Soy Un Caballo will follow pretty swiftly. The bar shuts at 11! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free tibet Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Debutante will be pretty sharp after 9.30 and Soy Un Caballo will follow pretty swiftly. The bar shuts at 11!Will Phillip be in his finest ballgown then ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Will Phillip be in his finest ballgown then ?Ha, I was going to mention something along these lines as I wasn't sure if Graeme threw in the 'e' at the end purely because this is hosted in a ballroom!I may wear a tux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarvis Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 Haha, dae it!I do hope to make it along to this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted September 16, 2008 Report Share Posted September 16, 2008 yepthis will be afa fine tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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