(Catalogue no. 15588)
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| Title: |
The Reversed Supermarket Trolley Flies Towards the Rainbow |
| Artist: |
Un Caddie Renverse Dans L Herbe |
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Label: |
Lalia |
| Format: |
CD |
| Price: |
€ 13.00 |
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Title Description:
And then something comes along like The Reversed Supermarket Trolley Flies Towards the Rainbow. Swathed in a delightful pop-up kind of sleeve complete with a shopping cart-traversed rainbow-this disc is nothing less (or nothing more) than a live recording from a 2 year-oldÕs birthday party. The affair for little Amaryllis was held in a century-and-a-half old house in the small northern Greek village of Iasmos in November of 2005 with music provided by Didac P. Lagarriga, a Barcelonan native. His array of instrumentsÑlaptop, balaphon, mbira, berimbau, piano, cello, guitar, bass, melodica and moreÑweave amongst the sounds of the party. ThereÕs no screaming of tiny children (happily) though their voices filter through from time to time. More often, the hubbub is at a slight remove, perhaps from the next bower, occasionally drifting over to investigate what the strange Spanish musician is up to and contributing the odd growl, chortle or recitation of ABCs. Tunes come and go, generally with the sort of rhythmic character you get when playing kalimbas and balaphons. In between, the music floats off almost without purpose, accommodating the distant crying of a child here, providing obbligato for a spirited, perhaps tipsy mommy there.
ItÕs an entirely whimsical undertaking which, while it doesnÕt present itself as anything more than it is, manages to create a fanciful, Fellini-esque aura. Part field recording, part performance, this trolley contains something quite wonderful and comes as a breath of innocent, brisk air into a scene that can get a wee bit hermetic.
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