Outer Song, by GADADU

Outer Song

by GADADU

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1.	The Lion 06:11	buy track
2.	Exquisite Corpse 05:26	buy track
3.	Julia 04:29	buy track
4.	Life 03:16	buy track
5.	Makeshift Constellations 04:56	buy track
6.	Chided 04:14	buy track
7.	Train Blues 04:19	buy track
8.	Bay Songs 06:51	buy track

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Vibrant and expansive, GADADU's second album Outer Song builds on the sparse, soulful sound of their 2015 debut LP. Lush arrangements and gritty grooves bring to life over three years of songwriting by bandleaders Hannah Selin and Nicki Adams, who co-produced the album with additional input from mixing engineer Rick Warren. The full band recorded live at The Bunker in Brooklyn, with subsequent overdubs recorded in spaces ranging from an attic, to a deconstructed piano, a gymnasium-turned-concert hall and a bedroom closet. GADADU later collaborated with The Rhythm Method to record strings on “The Lion,” “Makeshift Constellations” and “Chided.” Outer Song takes the listener on a kaleidoscopic journey, from gamelan-inspired prepared piano in “The Lion,” to seven-part vocal harmonies in “Exquisite Corpse” and oatmeal box backbeats in “Julia.” Hannah's vocals move nimbly from the depths of uncertainty to ecstatic moments of joy, carving striking melodies through forests of synthesizers, mellotron and strings.

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released October 26, 2018

Hannah Selin, vocals/viola
Nicki Adams, vocals/keys
Patrick Adams, trumpet
Arthur Vint, drums/percussion
Daniel Stein, bass

Strings on tracks 1, 5, & 6: The Rhythm Method
Clarinet on tracks 5 & 6: Tony Park
Ensemble on track 8: Sana Nagano and Gabe Valle, violins; Valeriya Sholokhova, cello; Hila Zamir, clarinet

Mixed by Rick Warren
Produced by Nicki Adams. Additional production by Hannah Selin and Rick Warren
Mastered by Tom Waltz

Artwork: "Gemini 11" by Alex La Ferla

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GADADU New York, New York

With a kaleidoscopic sense of time and texture, GADADU weaves odd-meter grooves, synth-spiked orchestral arrangements, and unorthodox song forms into a dreamy, soulful sound. Formed in 2013 by bandleaders Hannah Selin and Nicki Adams, GADADU has since expanded to include Patrick Adams (trumpet), Ayumi Ishito (tenor sax), Daniel Stein (bass) and Arthur Vint (drums). ... more

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discography

With Me

Jun 2023
The Weatherman Is Wrong

Sep 2022
dosaardvark

Aug 2020
Outer Song

Oct 2018
Bay Songs

Nov 2016
And I See Night

Feb 2015

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