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.
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 and 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.
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, Cubshack, Townhouse Studios, and Whitfield Street Studios, London, England; Oakleigh Music Studio, Strattford, England from November 1999-May 2000.
Bond: Haylie Ecker, Eos (violin); Tania Davis (viola); Gay-Yee Westeroff (cello, double bass).
Producers: Magnus Fiennes, Yoad Nevo, Gareth Cousins, Mike Batt.
Engineers include: Rick Featherstone, Pete Lewis, Gareth Cousins.
Bond: Haylie Ecker, Eos Chater (violin); Tania Davis (viola); Gay-Yee Westeroff (cello).
Producers include: Magnus Fiennes, Orion, Stuart Crichton, Andy Wright, Michael Cann.
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
Awesome! This CD is as good or better than Classified. Love it! Submitted by fawntodd4 (Fort Polk, LA, USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
A Must-Have! A wonderful blend of club dance, classical, and new age, with excellent technique. Submitted by a reviewer (Mountain View, CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Very Very (x2000) Good CD This is by far one of the best arranged CDs I have seen. It's great to put on in the morning when I get up really early. Quixote starts slow then it picks up from there on along the CD. Greeat disc!!! Submitted by ddgman60 (Cincinnati, OH) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Born is a Fantastic CD Fantastic CD ! Beautiful Girls Playing a Most Beautiful Sound ! Submitted by EyeLuvBond (Ohatchee Alabama , USA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
Fantastic music - another Yanni You got to listen to it. Submitted by minhdo_99 (San Jose, CA) Was This Review Helpful? YesNo
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