Collage - EP

Strictly limited and silkscreened 10” announcing the upcoming CD release of legendary Estonian band Collage. Including 1 previous unreleased song. LINKS:  www.discogs.com/artist/Collage+(8)  The Estonian ensemble COLLAGE was founded in 1966 by Rivo Dikson and included students from The Tallinn Conservatory and The Tallinn School Of Music and Pedagological Institute. Anne Erm, one of the band's original voices, named the band "COLLAGE" as its repertoire included a broad range of music: jazzed-up pop songs, arrangements of classical instrumental music, scores for small formations, large jazz orchestras and original works by Estonian Composers. Soon the Repertoire was further expanded to include Estonian folk music thanks to a request from Estonian Television which commissioned five folk songs as part of an ethnographic program. These songs were also included in the ensemble's first LP: "Collage", released in 1970 (recording company "Melodija", D-028231-2). Estonian traditional folk songs (known as runo-songs) had not received widespread use in pop music. It seemed that such use had potential. From then on folk music achieved a significant position in the band's repertoire. Contact with the work of Swedish pianist and composer Jan Johansson (1931-1968) at The Tallinn Jazz Festival in 1966 and 1967, as well as the work of Estonian composer Veljo Tormis (1930) influenced the band to an active involvement with folk music. COLLAGE'S use of runo-songs has in turn influenced the activities of other ensembles through the years within the Estonian musical landscape and abroad. FILE UNDER: C / Jazz / Indie / Folk / Pop FOR FANS OF: MICHEL LEGRAND / DOUBLE SIX / STEREOLAB / BELLE & SEBASTIAN / CARLOS JOBIM LINKS:  HYPERLINK "http://www.wool-recordings.com" http://www.wool-recordings.com

Tracklist

A1 Halb sirp 2:27 (taken from LP "Kadriko" 1975) A2 Vastlalaul              2:03 (taken from LP "Collage" 1971) B1 Ehted kadunud 4:30 (previously unrealeased 1970 (Estonian radio studios) B2 Suur tam 3:48(taken from LP "Kaokiri" 1977) 

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