Colorama play 'Good Music'

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Good Music is the fifth album by Colorama. All of their previous releases have been bilingual, being in both Welsh and English - this is their first album sung entirely in English. Led by Carwyn Ellis, singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, arranger and producer known to have worked with some pretty big names, Colorama are increasingly emerging in their own right for playing and singing some of the most moving and captivating songs around.

Produced by Edwyn Collins at his renowned West Heath Studios, and released on his AED Records imprint, Good Music maintains the sonic qualities now associated with Colorama, coupled with their defiantly eclectic streak. It is also their most candid and stripped back record to date, predominantly recorded live as a three piece, with longtime drummer Luca Guernieri and mercurial guitarist David Page completing the unit.

Worked-up on the road and recorded on the hop in between shows, Good Music shows Colorama as a dynamic and driving band, and captures the essence of just how compelling a live act they are. Don't worry - they haven't lost any of their ethereal edge either - there are still plenty of weird and magical sounds to keep you guessing.

The echoes to be found are numerous and diverse: take Can, Prince, Morricone, Nilsson, the Isleys, Buffalo Springfield, John Cale, the Pointer Sisters, the Bee Gees, Beck, the Beastie Boys, the Sonics, Joao Gilberto and David Bowie for starters.

One thing is for sure - Colorama are not easily categorized.
Try 'Good Music'.

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Paddy Steer

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Olivia Chaney

Described as "an English Joni Mitchell," Olivia studied piano, voice and composition at Chetham's School of Music and The Royal Academy of Music. Carving out her own sound as a song-writer and multi instrumentalist performer she is in demand for her subtle, powerful one-woman shows and as a collaborator, conspirator on projects reaching beyond the realms of concert halls and clubs.

Projects and shows include an English folk showcase to the U.S with Trembling Bells and The Unthanks for the Arts Council; a world tour as Zero 7's lead singer / instrumentalist; singing / acting roles at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, The Royal Opera House (Opera Shots); multi-media performances alongside radical live-artists such as mmmmm and Marcia Farqhar; and regular appearances at the Southbank Centre, Kings Place, Café Oto, Hackney's hidden or pop-up spaceas and UK festivals such as Aldeburgh, Greenman, End of The Road, and Glastonbury.

Olivia has appeared live and on recorded sessions for BBC Radio 1, 2, 3, 6 and WNYC, NPR and KCRW across the Atlantic. She collaborated on two compilations in 2011 receiving 4 star reviews in Mojo and the Guardian and on a live album Revenge of The Folksingers with Alasdair Roberts (Drag City) and period performance group Concerto Caledonia (Delphian). She is about to release her debut EP and has begun work on an album.

www.oliviachaney.net