Cheap Demo Bad Science, by Serafina Steer (CD on Static Caravan)

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Rating: ecstatic This record left our Mingus Rude feeling ecstatic.

And the other hand, Serafina Steer's "Cheap Demo Bad Science" (Static Caravan) starts out with a version of Brian Eno's "By This River" and despite endless comparisons in the office (mainly from head honcho Mr Phil) to Joanna Newsom, our Serafina is nowhere near as challenging in the voice department, although she does play harp and sings in the folk vernacular. And what a beautiful voice, rounded with range, a breathy undertow and a childlike playfulness (not like Ms Newsom). Although containing a melancholic strain, there's a hint of humor especially in the basis of the overheard conversation that informs "Council Flat" on track nine. Eleven tracks good including an animated featurette by Sam Steer of track three; "Tiger", traces of agit-prop and some fine observational pieces on the personal and the political. Any other week this would probably be album of the week. There's life left yet in the so-called folk revival. Come and break some hearts in Leeds.

What the label says:

From the very first track of Sefa’s debut, a stunning cover of Eno’s ‘by this river’ Serafina Steer (Sefa) has burst the Caravan doors wide open with this Raincoats meet Laurie Anderson feast of audio protein. Serafina Steer plays the harp and keyboards, has been compared to Ivor Cutler, Joanna Newsom and The Flying Lizards. Her previous release Peach Heart was single of the week at Piccadilly Records and received played on Radio3's Mixing it and Late Junction; Radio 2 and Radio 1. A Student of Trinity College of Music and Chethams School of Music, before spending a summer being harpist in residence at Dartington International summer school on a collaborative new ensemble piece with Indian and English musicians under Ravi Shankar and playing in a new ballet at Covent garden ('Ghosts' by Cathy Marston and Dave Maric). Looking for inspiration their was a period in a silent retreat before composing the music to Cheap Demo Bad Science using the Schillinger System of Orchestration. The album was then recorded in various locations around London. From a disused east end public house to an abandoned house in the middle of a roundabout. All these studio spaces are now due to be demolished. ‘Cheap Demo Bad Science’ is co-produced by Mike Lindsey of Tunng and Capitol K. A Whacky Races, ‘slag brothers rock and gravel’ to Sefa’s Penelope Pit Stop.Serafina has played or recorded with a wide range of artists from Tunng, king creosote , cibelle, benge, capitol K, memory band, leafcutter john, james yorkston, adem, they came from the stars i saw them. Recent shows a combination of headline slots; aftershow parties; ‘events’ and significant support slots with the likes of Fionn Reagan have led to shows in Glasgow, Oslo, Tokyo and the Supersonic Festival in coming months. Oh! and did we forget to tell you that the CD features an animation for Tiger. Well it does.For fans of Tunng, Joanna Newsom, Laurie Anderson, Brian Eno and Kate Bush.

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