a crashed blackbird called rosehip - english information

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„What an irritatingly beautiful surprise: This debut is a catapult, that throws us out in to a surreal world, where slow motion brings you back to yourself and where you can't be sure of a safe flightline with a secure grounding. A type of Trip Hop in a cubus, Portishead in a square, David Lynch in 3D, the old Nine Inch Nails rolled flat. Album of the week! (SI Style / Nov. 2012)

 

DEBUT ALBUM "HEROES WON'T WORK" - released november 2012

Lullabies for people, who sometimes forget to wake up: through the fluffy veil of the universe of A Crashed Blackbird Called Rosehip the world out there only seeps through as a background noise. Their debut album is an acoustic picture missing out on bright colors. Primarily the grey scales dominate in Dominik Kesseli' and Marie Malou ' s visual idea of their soundscapes. Disharmony is part of their concept. It carries their hungry beats, that are lightened up by electric nuances and are broken down by a reduced E-guitar or summing trombones, flutes and other soundscapes. The duo from St.Gallen/Switzerland builds up emotions in their music in minimalistic ways. They take you on a journey from devil-may-care rainy sundays to the dramatism in David Lynch ' s soundtracks and on to two-voiced lines with whom you' ' d like to spend the night with. The broken down beats follow you, sometimes forlorn, with the voices giving you the warm body that makes you want to hear more. (Marco Rüegg / translation Natasha Waters)

foto: nathalie bissig

BIRTH & HISTORY

autumn 2009 * foundation ; rehearsal-work in basel & zürich

spring 2010 * first concert

summer 2010 * recording the demo-EP 'my name is rosehip * rehearsal-work with the new more electronical performance-set-up / marie malou recieves the prize of art in music of the kanton st.gallen, switzerland

autumn/winter 2010/11 * little tour de suisse : grabenhalle st.gallen / live radio-show drs2 kulturplatz schweiz / one of a million – festial, baden / mariaberg, rorschach / palace, st.gallen / papiersaal, zürich / ono, bern / kulturfestival st.gallen / several small concerts: wohlen, baden, altstätten, trogen, frauenfeld, zürich * the EP 'my name is rosehip' is swiss-record of the week on radio KANAL K

spring 2011 * participation at restorm 'we-clip-you' contest * winner of a videoclip in cooperation with university of arts, zürich, frischfilm sf & drs virus

summer/autumn 2011 * songwriting, creation new programm * preparation studio

winter 2011/12 * ACBCR goes ART: with nathalie bissig (waterproof ink on plastic) at labOhr st.gallen * with micha friemel (writer) at the exhibition 'ausgezeichnet'' (office for culture, kt sg) * small unplugged shows; recording-preparation/preproduction (spring 2012)

spring/summer 2012 * recording-session at recording studio qflm * the record "heroes won't work" is on its way, artwork, videoclips, cooperations are to be done

autumn/winter 2012 * "heroes won't work" was released on 9.11.12 as mp3, CD & vinyl * christian löffler (DE) remixed the song "fight again" * dominik kesseli recieves the prize of art in music of the city st.gallen, switzerland * radio-/tv-shows, interviews, concerts

spring / summer 2013 * concerts in switzerland - clubs & festivals // may: digital release REMIX-EP featuring christian löffler (D), bit-tuner (CH), eva gallo (D), fuckintosh (NY) & denis jones (UK)

autumn 2013 * estland-lettland-tour, concerts