Dangerous Song
Dangerous Song
Linsey Pollak – animal calls (played with WX5 midi wind controller)
Lizzie O’Keefe – voice
Dangerous Song combines the human voice with the sounds of endangered and extinct animals to create an intriguing and moving musical performance. This musical collaboration between Linsey and Lizzie began in January 2015 with a strong musical rapport creating a new musical language with structured, yet very free improvisation at its core. Linsey plays animal calls using a midi wind controller where breath, lip pressure and fingering control real animal call samples. Lizzie joins him, weaving her voice in and out of the musical landscape of animal sounds. This musical journey takes us to a world of sound where the human and the animal combine. A sort of sonic morphing.
Linsey Pollak
……… is well known all around Australia as a musician, instrument maker, composer, musical director and community music facilitator. He has toured his solo shows extensively in Europe, Nth America and Asia since 1996. He has also performed at most major Festivals around Australia and recorded 32 albums (solo & with various groups). He has devised many large Festival pieces such as “BimBamBoo!! (Woodford and Brisbane Festivals) “Sound Forest” (Qld Music Festival) and “The Dream of Zedkat Nabu” (APRA Performance of the Year – Qld 2013).
Linsey has a reputation for making and playing instruments made from found objects such as rubber gloves, carrots, watering cans, chairs, brooms and bins. First developed in his solo show “Bang it with a Fork” and further in the acclaimed children’s show “Out of the Frying Pan”, this line of musical inventiveness has ultimately led him to spearhead Live Looping and develop his solo shows such as “Knocking on Kevin’s Door”, “Playpen”, “The Art of Food”, “Making Jam”, “Cycology” and “Live & Loopy”.
Linsey’s current musical projects include his solo show “Live & Loopy”, World music duo “Dva” with Tunji Beier, exciting new duo project with singer Lizzie O’Keefe – “Dangerous Song” and the Community Balkan Gypsy style street band “The Unusual Suspects”.
Lizzie O’Keefe
Moving elegantly through jazz, folk, classical and Middle Eastern styles, Lizzie O’Keefe is a dynamic and commanding vocalist. Studying opera, classical and jazz from an early age, Lizzie has developed a completely unique signature style. She has lived and performed in Australia, Indonesia and the UK. During this time she has recorded with the Mitchell and Dewbury Band (Brighton), Jazzanova (Berlin), Razoof (Cologne) and Drumagick (Brazil). Whilst living in Indonesia she formed the duo Paramitsha, releasing a self titled EP in 2013. The project pulled on many strains of world music, from flamenco, Arabic and jazz to folk and classical. Having returned to Australia early 2013, Lizzie is now based in Maleny, QLD and is quickly gaining recognition throughout the upper echelons of the Australian music industry. The release of her debut solo EP Leaden Heart in mid 2014, cast Lizzie into the spotlight with the title track making her a finalist in the jazz category for the 2015 Queensland Music Awards.
I’m not sure I have the words to describe the sublime music that emanates from the amazing partnership of Linsey Pollak and Lizzie O’Keeke. Their concert last night celebrated and mourned and played with the sounds of many endangered animals with live looping and voice (but oh, what a voice!). They transported us all to places around the globe.The moments of contemplative silence before the applause and the standing ovation at the end begins to tell you something of the marvels of the sound. – Tamsin Kerr 13/12/15
Honestly that was one of the most unique and beautiful shows II have ever been too. It was a true privilege to see it live and up close. This should go global! − Sam Manger 28/2/16
www.dangeroussong.com
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