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Acoustic Alchemy
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London, United Kingdom (1981 – present)
Acoustic Alchemy is a British contemporary instrumental and smooth jazz band formed in London, England in the early 1980s (c. 1981), originally fronted by acoustic guitarists Nick Webb and Simon James. The band is currently fronted by Greg Carmichael and Miles Gilderdale.
During the 1980s, there was little grateful audience for this form of music in the UK, and the big players in the genre were all American. The pioneering sound of two duelling acoustic guitars - Simon James on nylon and Nick Webb on steel - was a fresh touch on the genre, and hence the immediate success of the band, backed up by a double bass, percussion, and occasionally string quartet The Violettes. In the mid-1980s, James left the band; he would go on to form Kymaera, a similar, albeit more Latin oriented band. Webb then went on to discover Greg Carmichael, who became James’ immediate successor.
The new pair got work playing as an in-flight band on Virgin Atlantic flights to and from the United States - after sending some demo material to Nashville-based label MCA, the band was called six weeks later to record their first album. The pair had literally played their way to America, and in 1987 released their debut album, “Red Dust and Spanish Lace”. The project saw them joining forces with other like-minded musicians such as Mario Argandoña on percussion and Bert Smaak on drums. The album was recorded at the Hansa Haus Studios, in Bonn, Germany. This was where they met sound engineer Klaus Genuit, who has worked on many of the band’s albums.
During the 1980s, there was little grateful audience for this form of music in the UK, and the big players in the genre were all American. The pioneering sound of two duelling acoustic guitars - Simon James on nylon and Nick Webb on steel - was a fresh touch on the genre, and hence the immediate success of the band, backed up by a double bass, percussion, and occasionally string quartet The Violettes. In the mid-1980s, James left the band; he would go on to form Kymaera, a similar, albeit more Latin oriented band. Webb then went on to discover Greg Carmichael, who became James’ immediate successor.
The new pair got work playing as an in-flight band on Virgin Atlantic flights to and from the United States - after sending some demo material to Nashville-based label MCA, the band was called six weeks later to record their first album. The pair had literally played their way to America, and in 1987 released their debut album, “Red Dust and Spanish Lace”. The project saw them joining forces with other like-minded musicians such as Mario Argandoña on percussion and Bert Smaak on drums. The album was recorded at the Hansa Haus Studios, in Bonn, Germany. This was where they met sound engineer Klaus Genuit, who has worked on many of the band’s albums.
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Arcanum
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The Beautiful Game
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Mr. Chow
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Reference Point
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Homecoming
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The Stone Circle
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Acoustic Alchemy,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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Kayna22 wrote:
love Acoustic Alchemy,anyone wanna webcam chat? the link is in my profile.
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teckhi5 wrote:
check this out --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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JazzaBazza wrote:
This is my favourite group and this music brings me peace. Seen them live, and they are fantastic musicians. Don't be fooled by the soft gentle tunes, they can REALLY play! Awesome!
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nicolehanabata wrote:
THIS IS WHAT YOU CALL MUSIC!!!!! TAKES ME AWAY TO BEAUTIFUL PLACES! :)
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_zeru wrote:
incredible. The Beautiful Game is just ... beautiful
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GrizzlyMike wrote:
They are wonderful with the trade off between the two guitars.
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barz182 wrote:
если собраться устраивать романтический вечер с девушкой - акустик будет самым замечательным саундом...
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Dreamvendor wrote:
Красота!
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L057 wrote:
I love them!
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KINOshka wrote:
It's a beautiful!
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SilverFoxChiffa wrote:
Очень красиво...
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ZiZi_Baluba wrote:
Всегда нравилась эта группа - их музыка не надоедает. Хорошо записана акустическая гитара.
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Ubik-X wrote:
очень мелодичная красивая музыка
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zankrus wrote:
amazing guitar
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abenga wrote:
These guys are amazingly good. Every song in every album is magical.
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Silencer169 wrote:
Some of the best music on the planet of all time in all dimensions and planes of existences........it's good.
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nicolehanabata wrote:
EXCELLENT,,,,,,,,,WONDERFUL,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,MUSIC,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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e1754c wrote:
simply Magic !
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perlyzul wrote:
the sound... is magic.... cool !
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