The Molehill Orkestrah
Tu Anima Mundi
© 2001 Mole Shack Music (670213232026)
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Sensual and refined to chaotic and frenzied.dance 'till you sweat, kiss your mama, or cry. Gypsy, Klezmer, Mediterranean, and more; this eight piece ensemble tears it up and puts it back together again.
tracks
- 1 Hurqalya
- 2 Love is a Strange Dis-ease
- 3 Uncle Morte
- 4 Chassidic Brew
- 5 Poppy Seed Dream
- 6 Swallows Flying with Dark Eyes
- 7 El Basso
- 8 Baile de los Topos
- 9 Trains in the Rain
- 10 Right Before My Eyes
- 11 Nyet Nyet
- 12 Hungaria I
- 13 To Anima Mundi
- 14 Shri Rom
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The Molehill Orkestrah is an eight piece ensemble from Tucson, Arizona, with a cast that includes cello, violin, trombone, sax, bass, drums, mandolin, and guitar. The group specializes in wild and evocative gypsy music--heart breaking ballads, heel kicking romps, and everything in between. They have been performing for ten years strong and voted Best of Tucson in World Music (2008 Tucson Weekly Critics Choice Awards).
With a variety of musical backgrounds ranging from classical to punk rock, from mariachi to jazz, the members of Molehill Orkestrah fuse diverse contemporary genres with Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, Klezmer, and Gypsy influences. Their original works are often infused with seamless improvisation, creating vistas that unfold and expand. Molehill will inspire you to dance 'till ya sweat, kiss your mama, or cry!
The Dia de los Muertos celebrations in downtown Tucson served as the impetus for the groups' formation ten years ago. Molehill remains an integral part of the event and continues to collaborate with a variety of artists, musicians, and performance troupes. In their gypsy wagon, a 1966 Dodge book mobile, they have toured both the United States and Canada, performing their unique music in equally diverse settings such as: historic theaters, punk rock clubs, High Sierra Music Festival, the Knitting Factory's Klezmer brunch, five-star resorts, the Oregon Country Fair, Montreal's Just For Laughs International Street-arts Festival, bay area beach parties, art galleries, and alleys.
The Molehill Orkestrah has released five albums: Live From Underground (ltd. Edition - out of press), Congress Live (official bootleg), Tu Anima Mundi, TranScenic, and most recently Language of Bones.
Sensual and refined to chaotic and frenzied, this ensemble tears it up and puts it back together again.
"It's a downright riveting combo, and perhaps most refreshing of all, Molehill plays with a verve that makes me want to describe the band in terms most often reserved for punk rock: Molehill plays with a primal urgency that is undeniable."
-Steven Siegel, Tucson Weekly
"Molehill trades in traditional gypsy music, it takes you on a journey of improvisation that ebbs, flows, and makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up."
-Soundbites, Tucson Weekly
*Tu Anima Mundi is our first studio album. Reflected in the fourteen tracks, is the first chapter of what has become a ten year collaboration. Tu Anima is sweet and full of soul - a collective memory, a sonic caravan.
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- author: Tracey Peterson
I sent a money order of 12 dollars over a month ago and havent received the cd. I still have the receit I will send it via snail mail. I hope it wasn't lost. my address is 806 cliff ave Valley Springs, SD. 57068, I've kind of lost hope.
- author: Tracey Peterson
I sent a money order of 12 dollars over a month ago and havent received the cd. I still have the receit I will send it via snail mail. I hope it wasn't lost. my address is 806 cliff ave Valley Springs, SD. 57068, I've kind of lost hope.