The Sound Of One Review: Classic FM Magazine (May 2008)

Andy has just received an excellent four-star review in the May edition of Classic FM magazine. Here it is in full:

“An extraordinary album reminiscent of the music of Arvo Part, John Tavener and Henryk Gorecki, The Sound of One is the work of award-winning ambassador for British new music Andy Garbi.

Inspired by periods spent in extreme geographical locations such as Iceland and the Himalayas, Garbi an instrumentalist and vocalist, sings his own haunting laments in a distinctive high-pitched voice that spans almost four octaves, pausing only to let the darkly emotive and often experimental strings of cellist James Hesford take the reins.

From the piano soundworld of ‘Snow on Water’ and the plucked rhythms of ‘Mirrors’ to the captivating string accompaniment on ‘Rien’, played superbly by Hesford, The Sound of One is bleak, sometimes unsettling, but always impressive”

Classic FM magazine

The Sound Of One Review: Muso Magazine (April 30th 2008)

“vocals float over one another to conjure glacial imagery - Garbi creates an eerie collection of sounds – the kind of music that could aptly soundtrack a David Lynch or Darren Aronofsky film.”

Andy Featured On Premiere Irish Experimental Radio Programme (April 20th 2008)

Listen here for a play again of the wonderful Nova  show  presented by Bernard Clarke  on Lyric FM featuring Andy’s music.

 

Sound of One Review: Zillo Magazine April 2008

German glossy Goth magazine Zillo have given Andy’s album ‘The Sound of One’ a fantastic review. Here’s the English translation:

“Music can speak, can tell endless stories or can capture a mere instant of a small part of the world; it can display, create and destroy. This mainly instrumental work utilises its wonderfully delicate compositions, which are full of tenderness and impact, to melt each and every single note into a larger tale.

Each of the nine pieces instantly creates shimmering images in the inner eye of the listener, mostly of melancholic and dreamy spheres. Melodies turn into natural phenomena, into a foggy morning or a swelling ocean. Yet they are all pervaded by a glowing grace, a sublime beauty and dignity. The instrumentation and arrangements relate to the classical and they carry the aesthetics of expressive film music in them - moods arise without kitsch epics or thundering bombastics. Here, the musical force develops from calm, it flows from thesubtle-sounding details of its carrying compositions.

A little epiphany for everyone with an inclination to ambient neo-classical or atmospheric film music."

 

Andy Featured on Radio 3 Late Junction

Music from The Sound of One was played all week (Feb 26th-29th 2008) by Verity Sharp on the one and only Late Junction – gawd bless ‘er! Listen to extracts here.

Classic FM 21st Century Classics

Check out the Classic FM website and Lisa Duncombe’s show here. Andy is the first composer mentioned in an advert for the programme that showcases “the best of contemporary classical music”

Debut Neo-Classical Album Set For February 2008 Release

Online CD Release Date 4th Feb 2008 available from Amazon, Play etc.

The long-awaited debut neo-classical album The Sound of One is now available. Andy’s distinctive voice and music capture his impressions of extreme emotional and geographical situations. To listen to/download tracks from The Sound of One or buy the album click here

“This is a remarkable album…It moves with much deeply felt sensitivity and beauty: with echoes of Samuel Barber’s famous Adagio and Debussy‘s Des Pas sur la Neige plus Brian Eno’s old school ambient” Newmusicreviews.co.uk

“Superb music” Musician Magazine

“Inspirational…Garbi’s extraordinary multi-octave vocal range dazzles” Metro