PolyOntology
04-29-2008, 10:43 AM
?For those in need of having their dervish whirled, the Bay Area's Fishtank Ensemble are the rompin', stompin' leaders of cross-pollinated Gypsy music. French fiddler Fabrice Martinez paid dues gigging Europe in a mule-drawn caravan, including stints in Romani villages. El Douje is the master of 21st-century flamenco guitar, while Aaron Seeman (Duckmandu) is the king of punk accordion. Audience eyes tend to focus on Ursula Knudson, not only for her virtuosic saw playing and a voice that sings in octaves not yet invented, but also for her sensual beauty. The mix includes Mike Penny on Japanese shamisen and the world's greatest upright bass slap technician Djordje Stijepovic direct from Serbia. Here we have a young band that is one of the most thrilling live acts on the planet.?
? Michael Simmons, LA Weekly
this is another one of those projects from the estradasphere camp, although this new cd they just came out with doesn't have any estradasphere members on it. check it out:
http://cdbaby.com:80/cd/fishtank4
? Michael Simmons, LA Weekly
this is another one of those projects from the estradasphere camp, although this new cd they just came out with doesn't have any estradasphere members on it. check it out:
http://cdbaby.com:80/cd/fishtank4