[TR24][OF] Brendan Perry - Songs of Disenchantment: Music from the Greek Underground - 2020 (neofolk, greek tradition, world fusion)

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Analyzed: Brendan Perry / Songs of Disenchantment: Music from the Greek Underground
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DR8       -0.01 dB    -9.35 dB      4:45 01-Bring Me a Cup of Wine
DR8       -0.01 dB    -9.91 dB      3:27 02-Gypsy Girl
DR9       -0.01 dB   -11.09 dB      4:47 03-In the Basement
DR9       -0.18 dB   -10.41 dB      3:28 04-The Hash-den Owner
DR7       -0.20 dB    -8.96 dB      4:17 05-O Memetis
DR7       -0.01 dB    -9.51 dB      3:23 06-In The City’s Hammam
DR7       -0.01 dB    -8.90 dB      3:50 07-Tonight in Your Neighbourhood
DR9       -0.01 dB   -10.32 dB      3:43 08-You Were Barefoot
DR8       -0.70 dB   -10.06 dB      3:37 09-The Pickpockets
DR7       -0.11 dB    -9.16 dB      4:22 10-Christos, Play the Bouzouki
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Number of tracks:  10
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate:        44100 Hz
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Bitrate:           1630 kbps
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Брендан Перри
Брендан Майкл Перри (англ. Brendan Michael Perry; род. 30 июня 1959, Лондон, Великобритания) — британский музыкант-мультиинструменталист, вокалист и композитор, получивший международную известность как участник и создатель музыкального коллектива Dead Can Dance в сотрудничестве с Лизой Джеррард.
В 1992 году Брендан приобрел в Ирландии заброшенное церковное здание Quivy Church и оборудовал его как студию звукозаписи, ставшую творческой лабораторией для Перри и его проектов.
В 1997 году Перри создал музыку к художественному фильму «Sunset Heights».
В октябре 1999 года вышел в свет первый сольный альбом Брендана «Eye of the Hunter» («Глаз охотника») на лейбле 4AD. Альбом отходил от привычного для слушателей звучания Dead Can Dance: Перри выступал как автор-исполнитель песен, и основной акцент в альбоме был сделан на звучании акустических музыкальных инструментов. Вместе с тем, характерные манера пения и тексты песен способствовали в целом позитивной реакции слушателей и критики на альбом.
В 2010 году был издан альбом «Ark» («Ковчег») на лейбле Cooking Vinil с преимущественно электронным звучанием и развернутыми аранжировками электронных струнных инструментов и более близкий по настроению к работам Dead Can Dance.
В ходе концертного турне 2010 г. Брендан Перри выступил в Петербурге и Москве.
В 2016 году церковное здание Quivvy Church, служившее как студия звукозаписи для многих альбомов DCD, выставлено на продажу за 200 тысяч Евро.
В 2017 году Брендан Перри принял участие в проекте французского скрипача и композитора Olivier Mellano. Оливье пригласил бретонский багад Bagad de Cesson-Sevigne. Проект под названием No Land отличается оркестром волынок, отыгрывающим странные, не совсем традиционные музыкальные стили и поддерживаемый синтезаторами. Брендан Перри занял роль вокалиста.
Сольная дискография:
1999 Eye Of The Hunter
2010 Ark
2020 Songs of Disenchantment - Music from the Greek Underground
https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Перри,_Брендан

Brendan Perry
Brendan Michael Perry (born 30 June 1959) is a British singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as half of the duo Dead Can Dance with Lisa Gerrard.
Perry was born in Whitechapel, London, England, UK, in 1959 to a mother from Cavan, Ireland, and father from London, and raised and schooled in the East End of London until his family moved to Auckland, New Zealand, in 1973. Having received no formal musical education, Perry began to play the guitar at St Paul's College, the Catholic school he attended in Ponsonby. After failing to become a primary school teacher and to join the civil service, Perry worked at a series of jobs until joining the Scavengers in 1977. At first Perry played bass guitar, later taking on the duties of lead vocalist when the original singer left the band. Apart from a handful of original songs, the band covered music from the Stooges, New York Dolls, and late-1960s psychedelia. After two years, having failed to secure a recording deal or live dates, the band moved to Melbourne, Australia, in November 1978[4] and changed its name to Marching Girls. In 1980, Perry left the Marching Girls to pursue a solo career, experimenting with tape loops, synthesis, and alternative forms of rhythm. In 1981, Perry formed Dead Can Dance with Simon Monroe and Paul Erikson (both of whom were to leave soon after they had relocated to London), and Lisa Gerrard.
The Scavengers and Marching Girls
Though now primarily known for his quiet introspective work with Dead Can Dance, Perry's first musical forays were in a markedly different style. In 1977, Perry was a leading member of New Zealand punk rock band the Scavengers, working under the pseudonym of Ronnie Recent. Perry started as the band's bass player, becoming lead vocalist after a lineup change in 1978. In 1979, the band moved to Melbourne and changed its name to the Marching Girls. Perry left the band in 1980. Perry's work with these two bands can be found on the 1979 compilation album AK79 that was re-released on CD in 1994 and reissued on vinyl in 2020. The Scavengers have released two collections of their tracks in New Zealand, in 2003 and 2014. The Scavengers are regarded as New Zealand's equivalent of the Buzzcocks, with the Perry co-penned song "Mysterex" regarded as one of the country's best and most distinctive punk-rock recordings. Marching Girls also reached the New Zealand singles charts in 1980 with "True Love."
Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, with Perry, drummer Simon Monroe, bass player Paul Erikson, and, last to join the band, Lisa Gerrard. In 1982, Dead Can Dance moved to London leaving Simon Monroe in Australia. Peter Ulrich played drums on the band's first demos, concerts and recordings. Paul Erikson soon left the band to fly back to Australia, leaving the band a duo. The band went on to record eight albums on the 4AD Records record label beginning with the self-titled Dead Can Dance album, which was released in February 1984.
Solo career
In 1999, Perry released his solo album Eye of the Hunter on 4AD Records. The album contained songs written by Perry and a cover of Tim Buckley's song "I Must Have Been Blind." Perry would eventually cover more Tim Buckley songs: "Happy Time", "Chase the Blues Away", "Dream Letter" and "Song to the Siren".
Perry in 2013
Around 2001, Perry did the music for a 10-minute film (Mushin) made by Graham Wood, who designed the artwork of the box set Dead Can Dance (1981-1998) and the album Wake.
Perry announced his departure from 4AD in September 2008, and promised a new album titled Ark in early 2009. According to a reply Perry made to a comment on his MySpace blog, the new album would be very different from Eye of the Hunter, notably because it would feature rhythm machines and electric guitars. "Utopia", a demo version of a song from the album, was made available on his MySpace blog. Ark was eventually released on 7 June 2010.
In March 2016 it was announced that he would collaborate with French musician Olivier Mellano and the Breton traditional band Bagad Cesson on a project titled No Land.
Discography:
1999 Eye Of The Hunter
2010 Ark
2020 Songs of Disenchantment - Music from the Greek Underground
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brendan_Perry

Info for 'Songs of Disenchantment: Music from the Greek Underground'
I first heard, what only many years later I finally came to know as Rebetiko music, in the Greek cafes and tavernas of suburban Melbourne in the late seventies.These places were predominantly the local social hubs of Greek migrants who had been coming in successive waves to Australia since the late 19th century and during the day were often populated by groups of old men playing backgammon and sipping ouzo whilst listening to laika and rebetiko music.
As it happens I too had been a migrant to these southern climes from England some years earlier and as good fortune would have it our means of conveyance for the six week long voyage was an old Greek ship called the ‘Ellinis’. It was on board this ship that my own personal musical odyssey began when I first learnt to play the guitar.
Over the years my love for ‘all things Greek’ has run somewhat unabated and especially with regard to Rebetiko music. I have amassed a considerable collection of recorded music, traditional instruments and memorabilia over the years that would eventually give me the inspiration and valued education required to be able to record some of these wonderful songs.
The fact that there has been virtually no recorded versions of Rebetiko songs sung in English was also a great surprise to me and was ultimately the prime motivator for me to share these songs with an English speaking audience as well as pique the curiosity of the die hard traditionalist.
Brendan Perry
Bretagne, France.
Dedicated to all Refugees Past, Present and Future.
released November 20, 2020

https://brendan-perry.bandcamp.com/releases

All instruments performed by Brendan Perry.
Arranged, Recorded and Produced at Ker Landelle Studios.
Mastered by Aidan Foley at Masterlabs.