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“Complexity” – debut album from Claire Ross-Brown

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Check out this new album from danish/british singer Claire Ross-Brown – www.musicclaire.com

This is what the press – or some it says:

   

“Claire has taken us by surprise with painfully honest lyrics and cool, contemporary music, making it an album that is already tipped “ahead of its time”.
Denise Burt
 
One saying one thing, one saying another, we walked up and down the stairs

So scared, frightened, clinging to each other thinking

 

whose side should we choose
The tall man we didn’t really know who called himself our daddy
Or the mother, the only one we knew but clearly just as wacky
Help us! Help us!

 

 

 

from the song Two Sisters

 Many of the lyrics on the album, all written by Claire herself, are tough and personal. They touch on taboos such as violence, cutting and addiction. But there are also songs with lighter subject matter like South Beach – about the good life in Miami – and The Office, a song about a woman out to seduce.The music, like the text, is innovative and artistic. It is difficult to determine the style, but it hits the nerve of our time. Both life-affirming and uncompromising, it stirs the emotions and creates a strong contrast with Claire’s naked and innocent vocals. A fascinating combination that you could describe as “Lyric-downbeat – electronica” with a hint of “cinematic lounge”.

Claire was born and raised in London in a dysfunctional family where violence was normal and relations were clouded by lies and fear.

Complexity has been a journey of memory and soul-searching for Claire who today lives with her Danish husband and their shared children in Copenhagen. Despite her turbulent home-life, Claire thrived at the Corona Academy of Performing Arts in London, where she studied singing, dancing and acting. Her talent was allowed to unfold in a environment that fostered other well-known artists such as The Spice Girls, Patsy Kensit and Leona Lewis.

Producers Berry Sode and Ganga (Christian Rønn), have worked with Claire Ross-Brown’s lyrics and melodies to create a polished and intense musical universe.

Complexity is an appropriate title for an album that combines the exploration of the artist’s emotional inner-life with an exciting musical universe to create a collection of songs that are easy to listen to and yet thought-provoking.Berry Sode and Ganga have many years experience producing, composing and re-mixing international and Danish artists such as Atomic Kitten, Mel Gaynor (Simple Minds), Maria Montell, Peter Peter, Hanne Boel, Buda, DJ Ravin and Kenneth Bayer. 

Complexity is released on the 29th september 2008

<a href=”http://www.ganga.dk”>Ganga – Downbeat / Chill Out Music</a>

 

Ganga plaing for the sunset at Cafe Del Mar, Ibiza

Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

Ganga playing the sunset at Cafe Del MarCafe Del MarGanga live at Cafe Del MarSo just got back a few days ago from a small tour on the balearic island called Ibiza. Just a few hours in a boat away from Mallorca. Or did you know that allready.

Started out playing for the sunset at one of the classic Ibiza chill out spots, The Cafe Del Mar in San Antonio. Great spot actually for playing chilled tracks for a lot of people. Many people go there for the sunset and watch that good old orange thing slide slowly into the deep blue ocean while listening to some soothening chill out downbeat music and sipping a little something or maybe smoking a little something.

Valentin Huedo is the resident DJ there now and he plays there nearly every day in this season – that is june to september. Go and check him out if you are there. 

I also played a liveset on the radio station called Ibiza Sonica, show hosted by Igor. He makes a great show every day from 1 to 3 I think it is. Check it out if you are there 95.2fm or on the net. Eva Pacifico is a regular on Sonica as well as Valentin Huedo who has a weekly show. www.ibizasonica.com I will make the liveset available at some point.

Same night I played at a hotel/restaurant/outdoor club called Atzaro. Its in the north of the island in the middle of nowhere but a fantastic setting and really beautiful place. Every wednesday in the season VJ Lars Bruun makes live visuals on three big screens and invites DJs and performers to come and play with him. Lars makes fantastic visuals and he mixes them on the spot inspired by the music and the atmosphere.

If you attend the right wednesday, you may find Trentemøller playing there as well. Probably some of his more mellow stuff, as the place is not for hard clubbing.

Last gig was at Villa Mercedes just at the harbor in San Antonio – fantastic food and amazing view.

<a href=”http://www.ganga.dk”>Downbeat / Chill Out artist Ganga </a>