MASHA QRELLA - I want you to know
7" monika27
A I want you to know (single edit)
B Tobi Higgs Mix
MASHA QRELLA - LUCK
album cd monika28 / vinyl lok
(indigo/hausmusik)
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Qrella pic by Kerstin Anders
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Lucky you!
It’s here now, totally out of
the blue: The first solo-album titled Luck by Masha Qrella, the Contriva guitarist/bass
player and Mina keyboarder. Masha put the record together in secret. After
she had finished the recordings completely, she dropped first some hints about
her project and finally slipped a handful of burned cds into friend`s cd-players.
But although this publication has been a surprise, many people may have been
waiting and hoping for it secretly: the tracks of the two instrumental bands
that Masha Qrella participates in have always had a song oriented structure,
even though they didn’t use words. Contriva and Mina make an exciting
contribution by creating one sound from four very individual musicians, whereas
in the two songs in which Masha is singing (Contriva´s "Next Time"
and Mina´s "Desktop") the sound got more concrete and intimate.
One could hear that this was a direction to be explored more thoroughly.
Now, on LUCK, Masha Qrella is following some of her own concepts with even
greater care. And the songs turned out as brightly beautiful and restrainedly
passionate as her voice sounds. On the surface you can hear a production with
soul and skill, that sometimes breaks a drum loop suddenly, that indulges
in one gap or another and that leaves a note where it has been dropped. The
tracks that first sound roughly put together in a way that is common in hip
hop, turn out to be merely the rough medium for the more airy song structures
that they transport. There is, next to Mina and Contriva, echoes of Elliot
Smith and Robert Wyatt in the album. The production also evokes associations
with Jim O`Rourke and Peaches.
The instruments, bass, guitar, drums and keyboards, are mostly played by Masha
herself and hints to a band sound. The songs oscillate between sounding organically
formed and highly constructed because of the exceptional production details.
The connection between these two poles is the singing. The English lyrics
are mostly concerned with love and friendship. Masha Qrella, within her doubts,
has found a safe base from which she reflects and expresses her feelings towards
her surroundings. Despite this her lyrics stay vague enough to leave room
for the listeners` interpretation.
LUCK is a personal and extraordinary album. Masha Qrella`s debut is initially
challenging, but then the music warmly and elegantly nestles against the walls
of every room, where it stays present for a long time, even after the last
note has faded away.
Chris Flor
Discography
New Contriva Album in January 2003!
Contriva "8 eyes" - docd monika19
Contriva "tell me when" - cd/ lp monika13/ lok
Mina "Expander" - cd/ lp bung101
Mina "a to b" - cd/ lp bung085
Mina "Kryptonite" - cd bung059
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