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Slow and melancholic, introspective and confessional: These words in some ways describe the sound of Barzin. A project that began sometime in 1995, Barzin was a solo endeavor at its inception. But somewhere along the way it shed its solitary skin allowing a wide array of characters into it’s sound. From amongst a rotating cast of musicians, who occasionally made appearances on recordings and at performances, three individuals slowly became a fixture of this project. The three characters in question are Mike Findlay, Suzanne Hancock, and Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers). On 2003, Barzin released its self-titled debut album through the Montreal based label, Where Are My Records. The following year an E.P. titled Songs for Hinah, was released through the French based label, Hinah. And in 2006, the second full-length album titled My Life in Rooms was released in Canada through Weewerk Records and in Europe and U.S. through Monotreme Records.
Barzin’s second album, entitled My Life In Rooms, walks a minimalist line between chamber pop, alt-country, and indie rock. This collection of songs leans toward the melancholic writing of such bands as Tindersticks and Mojave 3. Barzin fuses instruments such as French horn, vibraphone, pedal steel, and a drum machine to create a unique, quiet music that is expansive and at times cinematic, while never losing its sense of intimacy or honesty. Barzin, Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) and Suzanne Hancock were the central musicians on the album, while Don Kerr, Sandro Perri (Polmo Polpo), Tamara Williamson, Lewis Melville, and Matt Verta-Ray (Heavy Trash) all helped shape its remarkable sound.
Barzin’s second album, entitled My Life In Rooms, walks a minimalist line between chamber pop, alt-country, and indie rock. This collection of songs leans toward the melancholic writing of such bands as Tindersticks and Mojave 3. Barzin fuses instruments such as French horn, vibraphone, pedal steel, and a drum machine to create a unique, quiet music that is expansive and at times cinematic, while never losing its sense of intimacy or honesty. Barzin, Tony Dekker (Great Lake Swimmers) and Suzanne Hancock were the central musicians on the album, while Don Kerr, Sandro Perri (Polmo Polpo), Tamara Williamson, Lewis Melville, and Matt Verta-Ray (Heavy Trash) all helped shape its remarkable sound.
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Stayed Too Long In This Place
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Nobody Told Me
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Queen Jane
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Let's Go Driving
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Just More Drugs
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Leaving Time
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So Much Time to Call My Own
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Past All Concerns
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Pale Blue Eyes
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Shoutbox
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maxahasveros wrote:
vote if you like: http://www.last.fm/music/Barzin/+images/40734483 http://www.last.fm/music/Barzin/+images/40734419 http://www.last.fm/music/Barzin/+images/40734383 http://www.last.fm/music/Barzin/+images/40734519
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hafssol wrote:
New track "It's Come To This" is now also available for free download as part of the 2CD compilation album “OndaDrops Vol.1: Do You Know The Way To Blue?” on Italian webzine www.ondarock.it - You can download the whole lot here for free: http://www.ondarock.it/speciali/ondadrops01.htm
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blue wrote:
making more songs about 'blue' would be so annoying
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badpandarecords wrote:
New Barzin song (free download, Creative Commons licenses) released today by Bad Panda Records : http://badpandarecords.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/badpanda005/
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citizendickorg wrote:
Citizen Dick Retrospective – Best of 2009 – Barzin http://citizendick.org/2009/12/31/citizen-dick-retrospective-best-of-2009-barzin/
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catachresistant wrote:
Needs more drugs.
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stytzer wrote:
Free download of Look What Love Has Turned Us Into: http://stytzer.blogspot.com/2009/12/cleaning-out-mailbox.html
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przemyslow wrote:
Melissa McClelland
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xxxKillianxxx wrote:
anyone knows who´s the girl singing along in nobody told me ?
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xxxKillianxxx wrote:
perfec! he should follow the style of the new album
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smileyboy007 wrote:
Love the stuff. The new album is killer.
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cleanthismess wrote:
walk with him now, watch him go, the backroads are high. the river's slow, the boy with his heart
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cleanthismess wrote:
LLOOOOOLLLLLLL (Y)
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danydaniella wrote:
nobody told me
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xxxKillianxxx wrote:
sad chill out
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cleanthismess wrote:
man i love the post-rock stuff in the first album! awesome
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P_Machado wrote:
agradável
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cleanthismess wrote:
and all i have, is this empty room, this gypsy moon, and my morning doubts for you to see
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cleanthismess wrote:
the first record souds a lot like bright eyes
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cleanthismess wrote:
ele me entenderia completamente. <3
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Nobody Told Me full track | 3:08 |
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Stayed Too Long In This Place full track | 4:35 |
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Free MP3 A Boy With His Heart | 2:47 |
Events
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Feb
13
Emma-Lee & Barzin live!
The Rivoli, Toronto ON, Canada
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Apr
29
Barzin
Twiggy Club, Varese, Italy
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| 5 attendees
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May
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Barzin
Lugaritz kultur etxea, Donostia, Spain
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| 7 attendees
News
Live Performance/Recording @ Audio Recording Acadamy Saturday July 4th FREE
29 Jun 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/barzinh
Every Saturday at the Audio Recording Academy (554 Queen St. East), acoustic sessions with the best in independent talent! *ALL SESSIONS ARE ALL AGES AND FREE*All sessions start at 5PM (unless otherwi. …
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Interview with Italian publication, Musicletter
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Exclaim Magazine Interview/Review
21 Apr 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/barzinh -
New Album/Tour/New Video
14 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/barzinh
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Recent Activity
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sigfreedo connected Barzin to the group Music is my Friend with Benefits. Monday afternoon
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parfy66 tagged Barzin with post post, post amoeba and post core. Monday afternoon
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mind_voyager, Felineee, dougpaquette and 3 other people added Barzin to their libraries. Sunday afternoon
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parfy66 tagged Barzin with post core and post amoeba. last week
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cuicui_oizo added Barzin to the lineup of Barzin at Espace B / Espace Blues. last week
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SurrealStreet added Barzin to SurrealStreet’s library. last week
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rent0n added Barzin to the lineup of Barzin at Café de las Artes. last month
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evaedem, poeq, nadjadepapel and 4 other people added Barzin to their libraries. last month
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parfy66 tagged Barzin with ‘post amoeba’. last month
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st_dan, NanyC, gypsy69 and 3 other people added Barzin to their libraries. last month
Related Journals
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2009: My favourite albums
by lebowski73 |
12 Jan 2010 | Add comment
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OndaDrops Vol.1: Do You Know The Way To Blue? - free exclusive compilation
by hafssol |
12 Jan 2010 | 2 comments
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Barzin - It's Come To This [BadPanda005]
by badpandarecords |
8 Jan 2010 | Add comment
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