"the band has a steady grasp on where ambience ends and real late-night, bruised-hearted atmosphere begins" Rolling Stone Magazine AUS . . . . .
The obsession with the dramatic, the sometimes tragic - shapes the sounds of Sofamecca's third album, 'Children Dust' . . . . .
Following critical acclaim for their 2002 self titled release 'Sofa Mecca', their 2005 album 'Commuters', and soundtrack selection for Australian TV series 'Wilfred', US TV series 'Dirt' and cult film 'Rats and Cats', Sofamecca continue to boldly break contemporary musical boundaries . . . . .
'Children Dust' offers a rich diversity of sound and melody, from the orchestral to the down right quirky, alternative-country to folk-rock, a venture into a broad expanse of deeply emotive territories. Sofamecca shape and meld these sounds into the backdrop for vocalist Jason Gann's campfire-like tales of life, love and loss . . . . .
This new album see Sofamecca adopt a more organic approach to achieving their unique sound, foregoing much of the samples and loops from previous releases in favour of a more intimate sound. Still expect to be seduced by an assorted array of electro-ambient textures and the like, but on this new release you'll discover a quieter, more refined side to Sofamecca. Conventional western instruments are combined with an odd array of musical devices garnered from travels to India and Asia, in a quest to compliment the intrigue of Gann's outer worldy lyrics . . . . .
The darkly romantic, almost vaudeville nature of Sofamecca's music has what's made it so well suited for film, and although still a rock album at heart, 'Children Dust' has a broad, cinematic quality . . . . .
"We approach each new album much in the way I approach a new script", actor, writer and singer Jason Gann says, "We try to infuse all of the drama and twisting plotlines of a well written screenplay, to take the listener on a journey through the album's many scenes and imaginary set locations. To carry them as far as we dare into our personal landscape, until they are well and truly lost", Gann jokes . . . . .
'Children Dust' has been all the more poignant for the band due to the tragic passing of long time member Shane Dowsett during the album's recording and something that has shaped the album as a whole . . . . .
Gann comments, "Although lyrically and emotionally 'Children Dust' ventures into some fairly dark territory, hopefully it eventually steers the listener back to the same warm space we discovered on the album's completion" . . . . .
Discover 'Children Dust' for yourself . . . . .
Visit www.sofamecca.net . . . . .
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Commuters
Sofa Mecca (Self Titled)
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