Tone of Voice Orchestra

Vocal Jazz / Indie Jazz / Ethno Jazz / World Jazz
premiera polska: 11.04.2022
kontynent: Europa
kraj: Dania
opakowanie: digipackowe etui
opis:
multikulti.com * * * * 1/2:
Tone of Voice Orchestra orzeźwia jak chłodna bryza z krajów nordyckich i ciepły wiatr z południa. Spotkanie wielu muzycznych gatunków prowadzi w Tone of Voice Orchestra do świata, napędzanego mistycznym rytmem natury i dopełniania się przeciwieństw.
Dzięki nowatorskiemu podejściu do faktury muzycznej, czy to w sensie frapujących linii wokalnych czterech znakomitych wokalistek, czy progresywnych instrumentacji, czy w końcu nieoczywistemu instrumentarium z lirą korbową, dudami, cytrą, skrzypcami, saksofonom, fletom, dwóm zestawom perkusyjnym i kontrabasowi, Tone of Voice Orchestra jawi się, jako zjawisko wyjątkowe, oferujące słuchaczom charakterystyczne i świeże brzmienie, pełne zaraźliwych detali i szamańskich bitów.

Łącząc brzmienie skandynawskich fiordów z globalnymi wpływami, Tone of Voice Orchestra z łatwością omija rafy międzygatunkowych projektów. Zapewne dlatego, że liderem zespołu jest duński saksofonista jazzowy, kompozytor i niespożyty lider wielu zespołów - Fredrik Lundin. Odrębność, oryginalność i kreatywność to wartości, którym Lundin pozostaje wierny od początku swojej kariery, na której drodze wielokrotnie współpracował z Nielsem Henningiem Ørstedem Pedersenem, Jonem Balke, Marilyn Mazur, Herlinem Riley'em. Dziesięcioosobowy skład Tone of Voice Orchestra potwierdza liderskie kompetencje Lundina, zespół złożony jest z muzyków, wśród których jest też polska wokalistka mieszkająca w Danii - Ania Rybacka, w których tkwi ogromny potencjał, doskonale wykorzystywany przez Lundina. Tylko lider z charakterem i doświadczeniem jest w stanie nadać im właściwy kierunek.

Tone of Voice Orchestra to gatunkowy tygiel, ufundowany na jazzowych fundamentach. Przemyślane i dopracowane w najmniejszym szczególe, w każdym ozdobniku - swoją pełnię ukazują w unikalnej oprawie instrumentalnej. Debiutancki album dostępny jest na CD i na winylu.
Copyright © 1996-2022 Multikulti Project. All rights reserved

Editor's Info:
A cool breeze from the Nordics and a warm wind from the South.
Major Scandinavian jazz profile and much acclaimed singer-songwriter have created a genre defiant and exhilarating debut album with their ten piece band Tone of Voice Orchestra.
With a genre fluid approach to songwriting and an all together unconventional instrumentation including four singers, fiddle, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, cittern, saxophones, flutes, two drummers and double bass, Tone of Voice Orchestra offers a distinctive and fresh new sound, full of infectious hooklines and shamanic beats.
While blending the famous Scandinavian sound with global influences, Tone of Voice Orchestra straddles the divide between their Scandinavian roots and the indiefolk- World- and jazzscenes.
Tone of Voice Orchestra is a powerhouse of a band, four vibrant singers and six remarkable instrumentalists, five women and five men, Danish Music Award winners from various genres, seasoned artists and bright new talent.

Four vibrant singers and an unusual collection of instruments.
Back in the fall of 2017 two Copenhagen natives, multiple Danish Music Award winner, composer and jazz saxophonist Fredrik Lundin and Trinelise Væring, a singer and songwriter with several critically-acclaimed albums to her name, broke the first ground for Tone of Voice Orchestra.
As artist in residence at the Copenhagen Club 5e, Lundin was offered the opportunity to present something “new”.
He had recently been introduced to two young upcoming instrumentalists from the Danish traditional roots scene, a violinist and a hurdy gurdy and bag pipe player, who had blown him away.
Another important inspiration at that time was an album he stumbled on by the Canadian band “Bruce Peninsula” which featured multiple singers and two drummers. Fredrik, ”I totally fell in love with that big sound of the many human voices and the potent drum beat, the sheer energy of it….. I wanted to find a way to merge these two inspirations.”
Lundin would need somebody on his team with a strong sense of melody, someone who could write lyrics and knew about vocal arrangements and so Væring came on board.
They handpicked an ensemble of musicians from very different walks of the Scandinavian music scene - five women and five men, seasoned artists and bright new talents - for what they imagined to be a project for this one special occasion only, ‘cause who in their right mind will attempt to build such a large band these days?
Four years and a covid-pandemic later they lead an ebullient ten piece powerhouse of a band with a debut album on the way and just enough live concerts already under the belt to call themselves a touring band.

Blending the famous cool Scandinavian sound with global influences Tone of Voice Orchestra comfortably straddles the divide between multiple genres such as Scandinavian roots, jazz improv and indie-folk, while blending the famous Scandinavian sound with global influences from e.g. Eastern European folklore, americana and North African textures as well as a variety of indie-pop and alternative folk bands. All of these feed into one another and grow lush new forms when added to Tone of Voice Orchestra’s melting pot.
Catchy hooklines and shamanic beats Catchy hooklines, shamanic beats and evocative lyrics in combination with strong individual contributions from each band member, create a wide range of sonic expressions.
From the lone bag pibe that introduces the full album with a cool breeze from the Nordics, to the warm winds of North Africa that inspired the ornamentations and groove in “Heartless”
From the frenetic energy and full throttle vocals of “That Kind of Day” to the delicate arrangement and laid back feel good vibes of “Lovey’ Doveyin’”
From the gritty old school Americana inspired “You Saw Yourself Out” over the edgy contemporary R&B flavored “Barking up the Wrong Tree”
From four vocals in perfectly pitched unison quick-switching into to four part harmonies to the the breathtaking solo vocal on “Kom hjem til mig” which is inspired by an ancient cow horn signal from the north of Sweden.
From the elaborate lyric of the feminist alt. Country hymn “Typecast” over the one-sentence-only slow burning chant of “I’m Gonna Let It Go” to the busy times of “Driven”
From the potent sound of the tenor saxophone freely soloing over to the shamanic beat of “He Loves Her for It” to the haunting solo violin that finishes the album.
“Genre? We are happy to take suggestions”
Trinelise: “The global music village is infinitely inspiring to us. We listen to a lot of stuff. We take it in and let our fascination for e.g. 3-part-harmony-americana, Eastern European vocal groups and our favourite indie- and alternative folk bands, blend with our roots and jazz background.
And where does that leave us as far as a genre? Well, your bet is as good as ours. We are taking suggestions on genre at the moment. :-) The good thing is, we definitely stand out. We have searched for other bands to name as sound-alikes, but, as far as we know, we don’t sound like anything else out there at the moment.
However the music industry is not always easy to navigate, if there is no obvious “bucket” you belong in. We are happy that Stunt Records which is primarily a jazz label with some indie artists on the side, chose to go with us.”

muzycy:
Tone of Voice Orchestra:
Ania Rybacka, Maria Kynne, Tine Refsgaard, Trinelise Væring: Vocals
Christian Mohr Levisen: Hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, cittern
Emma Kragh-Elmøe: Violin
Fredrik Lundin: Saxophones, flutes
Joel Illerhag: Double bass
Jesper Uno Kofoed, Anders Provis: Drums, percussion

utwory:
1. He Loves Her for It
2. Barking Up the Wrong Tree
3. Heartless
4. You Saw Yourself Out
5. Lovey-Doveyin’
6. Typecast
7. Driven
8. I’m Gonna Let It Go
9. That Kind of Day
10. Kom hjem til mig

wydano: March 11, 2022
more info: www.sundance.dk