Album Notes

Artist description
Carol Tatum, harpist/composer for Angels Of Venice, has created a collection of harp compositions that are emotionally deep with an ethereal delicacy, perfect for pleasure and relaxation. This CD was recorded entirely by candlelight...

Music style
NeoClassical / Contemporary Instrumental / Ethereal Gothic

Musical influences
Beethoven, Bach, Mahler, 13th c. Medieval Music, Bernard Herrmann (film composer)

Similar Artists
Loreena McKennitt

Artist history
Los Angeles-based Angels of Venice completed a U.S. tour January, 2000 playing to mostly sold out shows and garnering standing ovations, encores and selling out CDs at almost every show. Their rendition of "O Holy Night" was featured in the DVD/video "Winter Solstice On Ice" (airing on the A & E channel Winter, 1999) with the CD charting in Billboard Magazine's Top 200. Angels of Venice were voted #2 Favorite Group on Echoes 25 Top Requested Bands Listeners Poll (www.echoes.org is a syndicated radio program covering 165 stations in the U.S.). Angels of Venice are on the cover of the magazine Entertainment Today which was released Friday, March 10, 2000 (see "Artwork" below/left of this page or go to www.ent-today.com). The CDs featured on MP3.com are pre-Windham Hill releases (for our new Windham Hill release, go to www.windham.com and do an "Angels of Venice" search).

UPDATE AS OF AUGUST 26, 2006: An exotic CD of holiday music entitled "Sanctus" (meaning "sacred") was released Winter, 2003. "Sanctus" has been nominated for an award, and features songs such as "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" arranged with middle eastern percussion, tambura (a sitar-like instrument), harp and has a silky smooth, relaxing feel (available through CDBaby.com). This beautiful CD is actually listen-able year round.

Carol Tatum is now working on a new CD for release in early 2007. This bold, new departure for Angels Of Venice is actually Carol Tatum coming "full circle" back to her rock roots as an electric guitarist in the late 80s and early 90s. Instrumentation will be hammered dulcimer, cello, violin, east Indian female vocals, world percussion, sitar, keyboards, harp and more. The CD, entitled "Primitive Kiss", will be a two-disc release. One CD will be instrumental and the other will have four songs with rock/industrial male lead vocals. The first guest vocalist will be Charles Edward from the industrial/goth/rock band Seraphim Shock. Carol will also be doing a cover of Led Zeppelin's "Four Sticks." Please e mail Carol with any questions about the upcoming release or to be put on the e mailing list. We will let you know when "Primitive Kiss" is out. Peace, please. ~Carol Tatum, ANGELSVEN@aol.com, www.angelsofvenice.com





Group members
Carol Tatum (composer, producer, all instruments)

Instruments
Harp based compositions with touches of cello, synth, bells, chimes, percussion

Albums
Four Independent Releases: 1) "Music for Harp"; 2) "Awake Inside A Dream"; 3) Angels of Venice: Music for Harp, Flute and Cello"; 4) "Sanctus (Christmas CD)" One Windham Hill Release: "Angels Of Venice" (amazon.com) *****WATCH FOR A VERY EXOTIC NEW 2007 RELEASE!*****

Press reviews
(see amazon.com)

Additional info
One Windham Hill Release: "Angels of Venice" on Windham Hill Records (www.windham.com) (they won't sell me back my masters so I guess it's still selling well for them... : / ~ Carol)

Location
Los Angeles, CA - USA