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Overview
One I, Two Eyes - 2-LP/CD |
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CPT 166-1/-2 |
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Wei-Chi "One I, Two Eyes" - CD Tracklisting
1. If You Fall (Sky Broken) |
Biography
Raoul studied painting and music at the noted Laguardia School Of Music and Art of Manhattan / New York and started off heavy jamming with jazz musicians like Kenny Kirkland, Marcus Miller, Aierto, Tito Puente or Sam Rivers to name but a few. When moving to Europe he worked with Fusion pioneers Kjöl,Tom Van der Geld (ECM) Benard „pretty“ Purdy, Doug Hammond and with the late legendary Conny Plank (Can)! Playing bass on oh so many German rock, funk, and Avant Garde projects was leading to work with artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Holger Chukay, Andy Thoma (Mouse on Mars), 5 AM, Loophole, Klaus Dinger (Neu!), Mousse T, Milk And Sugar or Waldeck. Ever since 1996 Raoul´s been playing bass for Fauna Flash and is featured on Trüby Trio`s latest album, “Elevator Music” (CPT 140). Gilles Peterson came to notice WEI –CHI when Rainer Trüby advised him dwelling upon the track “Don´t Know” which he fell totally in love with and got heavy rotation in his radio show. Due to a sort of chain reaction Michael Reinboth promptly offered Raoul to donate more music and released “Heaven” and “Never Let Me Down”.
About One I, Two Eyes
The majority of tracks on “One I, Two Eyes” have been in co-production with Ben Mono, also laying his hands on programming, providing keyboards and the sound design. His album “Dual” (on Compost CPT 135) has hit the streets with much praise. Another contributing artist is Moonstarr from Canada who is responsible for the future-minded ”New Paradise” which will leave other DJs drooling with elect. Kevin was so turned on by the WEI –CHI sound, he asked Compost boss and executive producer of the record Michael Reinboth to remix the track. Two songs were produced by the masterminds of collage, Beanfield. Their current album “Seek” (CPT 160) is enticing people and a real smasher. The Afro-Funk roller coaster “Light” utilises the dense harmonic vocabulary of John Coltrane, stripped down to the bones and pumping it up in a Hip Hop kinda way whereas the ballad “Pray for Peace” was recorded entirely with acoustic instruments. Then there´s Fauna Flash to fulfill your demands and surprise with the fabulous “Faces And Places”. For those you can’t get enough of the lads the third Fauna Flash album is coming up in 2005! No other than Osunlade A.k.A. Jerry Rodriguez from Puerto Rico has taken over“Dream”. And it’s resulting in a potpourri of deepness!
Who's That Girl?
Merit Ostermann is the perfect intensifier of WEI –CHI melodies and its philosophy. A vision of a new world based on principles of love and an all compassing intregation of spiritual values, trancending the cages of religion as we know it. Merit started singing in church, later studying opera and classical theory in Munich. Born with a natural talent, she easily integrated the vocabulary and tradition of jazz. This led to her working with the grand jazzer Kenny Wheeler. Her combination of light feathery, floating vocal technique and spot on intonation delivers the distinctive sound and space to the music of WEI –CHI.
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CPT 164-1 |
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Wei-Chi "Faces & Places" 12" Side A1: Faces & Places Original Version |
The Faces & Places 12"
As can be heard on the upcoming debut album “One I, Two Eyes”, the approach of Raoul Walton (and his alter ego Wei-Chi) to music is more of a global kind. A mixture of classic modal jazz with pop and techno elements is what marks out his collection of songs and it’s just the same mixture that shines through on this 12” “Faces And Places”.
Coming from different ‘faces and places’ are the tracks on this 12” indeed. One of the artists who contributed their producing skills are Germany’s Roland Appel & Christian Prommer from Fauna Flash. They will fulfill your demands and surprise with the fabulous title track “Faces And Places”. And for those of you whose demands aren’t fulfilled enough and who can’t get enough of the lads, the third Fauna Flash album is coming up in 2005!
Then it’s Moonstarr from Canada who is responsible for the future-minded ”New Paradise” which will leave other DJs drooling with elect. Being a DJ himself since the age of 17 and now also showing his know-how as a producer, Moonstarr is definitely set to push the boundaries of electronic music with the instrumental version of “New Paradise”. Only to be found on this EP!
And last but not least it’s finally back to some other vibrant place, Germany’s capital Berlin, and one of its remix-faces, Henrik Schwarz. DJ and producer Henrik Schwarz is probably known best for finding his own special place ‘Chicago’ on Mood Music. But in the meantime, he’s returned and willing to bring his feeling for casual groove to this Wei-Chi track, he created a remix that will lift you up to some place higher of your own...
coming soon...
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