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BORN, the debut album by the sultry string quartet Bond, is many things but certainly not a classical record in the traditional sense. And that's the point. The group expertly mines the crossover territory mapped out by artists such as Vanessa-Mae ... Full Descriptionand Adiemus, and despite the hype and marketing, Bond shouldn't be dismissed as merely a pretty girl group cloaked in classical music pretension. Along with their photogenic looks, the group boasts impressive classical and pop music credentials and canny commercial instincts. The result: a big, polished production that sets classically derived themes and traditional string quartet instrumentation in a variety of musical contexts.
The album's opening track, "Quixote," is indicative of the group's method--an ultra-romantic theme abruptly explodes into a high-energy pastiche of techno-style beats, electronically enhanced vocals, and Middle Eastern-flavored colorings. The foursome shows its multitude of musical influences in the worldbeat stylings of "Alexander the Great," the Abba-esque "Dalalai," the atmospheric "Oceanic" (with vocalist Marta Sebestyen), and "The 1812," the group's lavishly produced reworking of Tchaikovsky's well-known overture. The album closes fittingly with a remixed version of the anthemic "Victory," an apt declaration of Bond's take-no-prisoners approach.
Additional personnel includes: Carmen, Marta Sebestyen (vocals); Mark Wood, Ramon Ruiz (guitar); Pandit Dinesh, Michele Drees, Chucho Merchan (percussion); London Session Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Cubshack, Townhouse Studios, and Whitfield Street Studios, London, England; Oakleigh Music Studio, Strattford, England from November 1999-May 2000.
Producers: Magnus Fiennes, Yoad Nevo, Gareth Cousins, Mike Batt.
Engineers include: Rick Featherstone, Pete Lewis, Gareth Cousins.
Bond: Haylie Ecker, Eos (violin); Tania Davis (viola); Gay-Yee Westeroff (cello, double bass).
Hide Description Born Music | List Price | $17.98 (You save $3.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Classical, International, Instrumental, World | | Label | Decca | | Orig Year | 2001 | | All Time Sales Rank |  213   | | CD Universe Part number | 2047782 | | Catalog number | 467091 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Mar 13, 2001 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Personnel | Haylie Ecker
Eos - violin
Also: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London Session Orchestra, Carmen, Chucho Merchan, Mark Wood, Pandit Dinesh, Marta Sebestyen, Michele Drees, Ramon Ruiz |
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