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AVITAL RAZ :: DONNA MACIOCIA
AVITAL RAZ
Avital Raz is a vocal artist who travels across many borders, a multi-cultured get-together of many strange characters, all rolled up into one quirky singer- songwriter. Her songs may resemble old English lute songs, Indian Classical Ragas, Cabaret, Blues, Country music or Eastern-European Jewish melodies.
One of the odder things she's done was record an album based on James Joyce's Chamber Music song-cycle with extensive use of Indian instruments and musicians.
Avital now lives in Berlin and performs throughout Europe with Amos Ungar. She'll be releasing her new album Infidelity later this year.
"A shimmering, dream-like collection containing six beautiful, enchanting and utterly compelling songs that demand attention." Terrascope Online, Simon Lewis (UK)
"This young female singer/songwriter from Israel has a superbly utilized crystal clear contralto voice, and writes bewitchingly beautiful, seductively dark melodic songs as well on this inaugural six-song EP. Her lyrics are eccentric and intriguingly original in their somewhat obliquely dramatic approach. The eclectic instrumentation blends acoustic and electric instrumentation to frame her considerable vocal skills. Featuring highly effective use of conventional instruments like banjo, guitars, bass, and drums with tanpura and bansuri." Dream magazine, George Parsons (USA)
"Shows spiritual and emotional strength, A recommended delicate document, sweet in character." Gerald Van Waes, Psychedelic Folk Magazine (Belgium)
"Hailing from Israel, being an acid folk enthusiast and a student of Indian music, this six track short EP actually displays many, many influences, and a sound more well-worked and strong than what seldom comes out of an entire orchestra." The Shadows Commence Webzine (Sweden)
DONNA MACIOCIA
Edinburgh's Donna Maciocia supports Avital, and promotes her forthcoming EP launch (at Sneaky Pete's later in the month).
Donna is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who possesses a stunningly unique voice inspired by the bygone era kings and queens of pop standards. With a Radio One Album of The Month (as front woman of Amplifico) and collaborations with the likes of KT Tunstall, Aberfeldy & The Banana Sessions under her belt, praise for Donna's musical endeavours has already come from peers, press, bloggers and radio stations around the world. Her influences range from Michael Jackson to Rachmaninov, making her a little difficult to categorise, so to watch her live is to see Donna at her best. A one woman juggernaut of sound, known to single handedly layer vocals, piano, guitars and beat boxing along with the sounds of a ukulele and kazoo, she now shares the stage with drummer Neil Warrack (Super Adventure Club), bass player Lorna Thomas (Jill Jackson) and guitarist/fiddle player Lewis Rumney.
Donna and her band have their debut studio release on its way soon from LaChunky Towers Studios in Glasgow.
Some quotes about Donna & her former band Amplifico:
"A triumph in genuinely independent music"
THE LIST
"Creating the kind of music that would make Kate Nash et al wish they'd stayed at home"
BBC CLUB INTRODUCING
"Ballsy great track, great band"
RADIO 1 (Album of the Month, March 2008)
"Really f**king intelligent, quirky pop that grabs you by the heart & soul"
LA CHUNKY STUDIOS
"Donna was amazing Man, I just adore her voice inspiring"
KT TUNSTALL
"Brilliant album"
JIM GELLATLY, XFM
"Simply the most beautiful voice I've heard in a long time overwhelmingly talented in the least affected way."
THE SKINNY
"Something quite fantastic"
THIS IS FAKE DIY
"Beautiful vocals"
DAILY RECORD
"Donna leaves me delightfully stunned"
17 SECONDS
"Her voice spans so many levels and ticks multiple boxes, it really is (and I repeat this because emphasis is needed) impossible not to fall in love with her voice"
21STCENTURYMUSIC
"Donna's vocals sound excellent, to call the voice 'lovely' just does not seem rewarding enough"
SUBLINGUAL MAGAZINE
"Donna, well she has a voice to die for"
NIZLOPI
"She is a star"
RILEY BRIGGS, ABERFELDY
"A ludicrously talented songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and singer"
ACOUSTIC EDINBURGH
"Donna Maciocia's vocals touch the notes which were previously frequented by Freddy Mercury"
THE SKINNY, 4 out of 5
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