Tuesday 30 July 2019 @ 09:00pm : Mal Webb & Kylie Morrigan |
Vocal adventurer, multi-instrumentalist and looping beatboxing songwriter Mal sings his brain provoking songs using all sorts of vocal techniques, guitar, mbira, slide trumpet, trombone, chromatic harmonica and a loop recording pedal called Derek. And Kylie (who's played with Orchestra Victoria and the likes of Stevie Wonder and Barry White!) provides violin and voice in a perfect balance to Mal's nutsness. Their arrangements are intricate and playful. Imagine Einstein, Dr Seuss and Paganini making pancakes.
Links: malwebb.customer.netspace.net.au/MalAndKy.html Press: "Terribly clever....I haven't heard lyrics like that since Cole Porter" ~ Phillip Adams (ABC radio). "I didn't know beatboxing could be so musical" ~ Mark Holden "Cute songs" ~ Kaz Cooke. "Gosh, to imply a sharp nine chord with only 3 voices... that's brilliant arranging!" ~ Simon Jeffes (Penguin Cafe Orchestra). "That was great. I wish you'd played more, though I can understand why you didn't" ~ Crystal Wilkenson (nee Bailey) at a pub gig in Tamworth (Australia's country music capital). "You have an amazing voice, but we don't like your kind of music here" ~ High school student in Ceduna, South Australia. "Nah Man, you sound like Stevie Wonder" ~ Vince Jones (just after I'd sung "Kimba the White Lion"). "Gee, and I thought I did weird shit with my voice!" ~ Julian of the Mighty Boosh "I'm just off to buy your CD...are you sure you want to swap?" ~ Rory McLeod. We did a swap... of course! "Is he alright? He sounded a bit like a chook" ~ Elderly Sydney ABC radio listener. "You're a freak" ~ Ani DiFranco, after I did a support for her at Port Fairy Folk Festival 1998. "Like a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and Bobby McFerrin" ~ Monica Trapaga (Play School and stuff) |