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Storm Gordon : Songs for Birdman
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European ambient soul ~ Downtempo/Jazz/Electronic ~ "a beguiling hybrid of ambient beats, experimental electronics & vocalising rooted in 40's jazz ~ a luscious piece of work" ~ Q Magazine, UK
Genre: Electronic: Down Tempo
Release Date: 2001
Songs for Birdman Record Label: Wonderlust
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Preview Song Name Time Format Price Select
Birdman 4:19 $0.99
Moonrope 5:14 $0.99
The Healing 5:23 $0.99
Forbidden Fruit 4:13 $0.99
Finding the Love 4:59 $0.99
Closer to the Sun 10:10 $0.99
Dragonfly 4:23 $0.99
Moonrope II 3:28 $0.99
The Love You Try to Hide 5:31 $0.99
My Only Sky 1:29 $0.99
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Album Notes

"Cosmopolitan singer songwriter… draws from the experiences of a life lived on remote Scottish islands, in European capitals & on the LA club scene, to create a beguiling hybrid of ambient beats, experimental electronics & vocalising rooted in 40's jazz… erotically-charged percolations… this is a luscious piece of work."

~ Johnny Black, Q Magazine

"('Songs for Birdman') a curious album... makes great listening."

~ Flux Magazine, UK

"...superb Chill-out..." ('Songs for Birdman' - album of the month) ~ Sunday Post, UK

"Very romantic, blessed with a superb, pure voice…second to none."

~ Caledonia Magazine, UK

"('Songs for Birdman')...a delightful trip hop-influenced collection of songs... 'Moonrope' has Gordon sounding like a jazz singer while the beats are buzzing round like bees... 'The Healing' circles Gordon's vocals in a Cocteau Twins-like fashion, while the backing is more soulful... 'Forbidden Fruit' is hauntingly sensual & has a faint touch of Björk's latest work..."

~ Anna Maria Stjärnell, Collected Sounds, US

"...her voice is absolutely breathtaking… bring her to New York!"

~ The Fevered Brain of RadioMike, NYC

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Album Credits:

Vocals ~ Storm Gordon
Instruments & programming ~ David Galbraith

Additional keyboards & programming:
Stevie Christie (tracks 3-7)
Calum Malcolm (tracks 7 & 9)
DJ Dolphinboy (tracks 2 & 7)
DJ Pete Smith/Adam 'Pablo' Foster (track 4)

Additional percussion & drum samples:
Stevie Christie (tracks 2 & 7)
James MacIntosh (tracks 2 & 8)
Neil Sommerville (track 1)
Drongo (track 8)

Recorded & produced by David Galbraith
& mixed by D. Galbraith & Storm Gordon
at the Party House, Cowbraehill, Midlothian (Scotland, UK) (tracks 2-9)
& the Palace of Funk, Gullane, East Lothian (Scotland, UK) (tracks 1 & 10)

Additional recording & pre-production
on tracks 3-7 at the Watershed, Kinross (Scotland, UK) with Stevie Christie
& with Calum Malcolm at Castlesound Studios, Pencaitland (Scotland, UK)

Final mastering with Calum Malcolm, North Berwick, E. Lothian (Scotland, UK)

CD illustrated by Anonymous Bosh (aka Storm Gordon)
photo of Storm by Marc Marnie

Tracks 1 & 10 written by Galbraith/Gordon
Track 2 & 8 written by Gordon/Galbraith
Tracks 3,4,6,7 & 9 written by Galbraith
Track 5 written by Galbraith/Fotheringham

All titles published by
Wonderlust Music/Hornall Bros. Music Ltd

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