TREVOR EXTER: 637 Sounds

Trevor Exter

637 Sounds

© 2005 Trevor Exter (783707125008)

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Ron Sexsmith and Bill Withers go camping with Casals.

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It's a soaring trip into the unknown for a classically-weaned disco baby with a rock-n-roll soul.

Trevor's windswept voice and unusual sidekick, a beat-up cello, take you on a journey into the less-traveled corners of roots and rootlessness.

From Brooklyn to Berlin, Britain, Brazil, Buenos Aires and back, this runaway visits us with a sexy original sound and songs. The whispered message: Give in to the sublime. It glides over a gently pulsing groove that's not quite bass, definitely not guitar - yet possesses a smooth resonance coveted by both.

BIO:

As a kid, he felt restless, but people judge an escape artist harshly: "Is nothing good enough for you?" they ask. But it's not about that. Trevor Exter had an itch that needed scratching and so he ran and ran, soon finding out that the itch was on the inside, not on the outside. A fascination with music propelled his journey.

This fascination brought him to lots of places. After leaving his beloved hometown of Ithaca, NY for spells in the Midwest and South America, he got lucky and worked in New York City for a few years, where his adaptability and unconventional taste brought him both glamour and surprises in a wide variety of venues and recording studios, large and small.

Early in 2004 he got run over in London by a cement truck while bicycling. He miraculously survived with no broken bones, but took the hint that his life had taken a wrong turn.

He spent the next year in and around Buenos Aires, Argentina assembling his first solo project, the CD entitled 637 Sounds.

This record features Trevor's guitar-like cello style as an accompaniment to his voice. It's his humble entry to the small but dedicated (and ever-growing) movement of cello-wielding musical pioneers: the Hank Robertses, Bonfire Madigans, et al. Guitarists are impressed by how far he can bend notes on the cello, while most normal cellists hear Trevor's sound with a mix of fear and fascination.

Trevor has worked with Gloria Deluxe, Nicole Renaud, De La Guarda, Gaby Kerpel, Shrine For The Black Madonna, Marc Anthony Thompson, Willi Jones, Toujours l'Amour, Philip Hamilton, Spottiswoode and his Enemies, Science For Girls, Novatribe, Changos, the Madison Symphony Orchestra and Poon.

He likes his music chunky on a cheap cello.

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  • Very creative, well done!
    author: Paul S.

    637 Sounds shows the result of hard work and persistence. I loved Trevor's use of Latin influences in the music and the lyrics serve well to express his particular point of view. The arrangements make the best possible use of his voice and allow room for his cello to be featured. Honorable mention goes to all who helped produce this unique collection of music.

  • Makeout Music for Nightime seashore
    author: Dominick Musella

    A must-see-live artist crooning his way thru beautiful music and rich evocative lyrics. Wish he'd do a cover album.

  • We love "637 Sounds"!
    author: cloud nine and cloud seven

    Internet Music Radio, "Gone Fishing for Blue Skies", loves the world of Trevor Exter.

  • Trevor Exter nails it.
    author: Ethan Kanat

    His music has the cool pulse of a tango, the sultry swing of jazz, and just a touch of indie rock sentiment. You can almost hear all the roads that he has traveled when you listen to his songs.

  • Soulful & lyrical
    author: Alessandra Gagliardi

    A lovely CD, unique and soulful. It's a gift to be able to listen to this CD and share such an intimate & heartfelt musical expression with its artist. Some pieces remind me a bit of Sting, but always w/ their own unique style.

  • If you're expecting a sedate orchestra recital, you'd better think again....
    author: Chris Kocher, Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin

    "Exter's crooning voice harkens back to an era of music where men weren't afraid to wear their hearts on their sleeves."

  • Soulful, unique, one of a kind album
    author: Turco

    For those people worried about nothing new is out there, let me tell your prayers has been answered. Truly original piece of work, very difficult to label it (which is always a good thing) and full of soulful tunes. Don´t hesitate a minute and get it (and keep an eye close to this guy and his live performances). Highly recommended.

  • one of those albums that fill you up while your listening
    author: mwj

    one of those albums that fill you up while your listening - whether your happy, or sad, in love or a little lonely...... just makes you feel that everything makes sence, no matter what state it is youre in....

  • Love all 637 Sounds
    author: Rianna Keegan

    Very fresh and subtly intricate. It’s one of those albums that you listen to the fist time and love it, and then listen to it a second and third time and love it even more. Wonderful!

  • O coração do cello bate com trevor
    author: Téo

    O cello e a voz respirando levemente como num só pulmão. A mensagem das palavras vindas diretamente do coração. Cordas, mãos, batidas, fortes e harmônicas como percursão. Como diria um poeta brasileiro: força, graça e o poder da imaginação. Indiscutivelmente, um belo trabalho musical. Continue soltando a voz nas estradas, já que colocou o pé direito nela. Aquele Abraço. Téo

  • It's like you've been wandering for days in the desert and then....under a rock,
    author: dragonphish

    The songs are little special jewels. It seems that they come from an artist who is devoted to the deepest qualities of the smallest details. The album may not wake those of us who are sleeping but will render those of us who are awake, speechless.

  • from the heart
    author: Rodrigo "Doutor" Dias

    From the heart, by the soul,to the heart,with life.

  • el maravilloso mundo de lo esencial
    author: Rigo

    si algo pudiese decirce de este magnifico disco, es que nos vuelve buenos, nos hace mejores, nos conecta directamente con nuestra esencia para disfrutar de ella a travez de la musica de Trevor Exter. Una experiencia unica en la cual la musica de cello y voz, o la de un trio impecable, nos indica un camino nuevo y a la vez nos retrae al camino viejo que nunca debimos haber dejado. Mas alla del plano armonico, el groove, o la calidad de los musicos, que es excepcional, la musica que surge es magica. No se puede dejar pasar.

  • Beautiful! Each song resonates within and without.
    author: N H Piechota

    Beautiful! Each song resonates within and without. The perfect weekend music, whether you are just sitting and taking in the misty morning sun rise, or out on the road traveling toward your next adventure.

  • muy buena
    author: tiki

    buenisimo el cd de trevor,adorable musica con mucho futuro y frescura,adelante,exitos!!! jaja ......from the 3rd world,we love you trevito! paravens!! tiki

  • author: mariano sanchez

    ..me encanto el sonido logrado por la banda y la voz especial de Trevor Exter, toda una novedad el sonido único del cello en estos ritmos.

  • Trevor Exter! The sounds of life it self!
    author: Abariss Culjak

    Deeply moving, flowing and not too lyrical.

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