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My Friend The Chocolate Cake – A Midwife's Tale
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Like their former band, My Friend The Chocolate Cake’s music can be seen to straddle the worlds of ambient and world music, with an emphasis on piano and violin-led acoustic music. Influences range from the obvious (such as Penguin Cafe Orchestra and Celtic folk music), to the less obvious (such as John Cale and Talk Talk).
In 1989, Bridie and Mountfort were playing in globally acclaimed ambient/world music ensemble Not Drowning, Waving when they opted to unplug and unwind with a few more breezy compositions. The idea of the band began when Bridie took a holiday in New Zealand and wrote a collection of songs that didn’t fit into the Not Drowning, Waving style. He & Mountfort then began My Friend The Chocolate Cake with the intention of playing all acoustic music.
From the inception My Friend The Chocolate Cake emerged as an enjoyable ensemble, as musical friends & colleagues came together one by one to form their own unique sound. Hope Csutoros, a violinist with eastern European gypsy roots and a flamboyant stage presence to match, was an inspired early accomplice. Mandolinist Andrew Carswell and guitarist Andrew Richardson added to an exotic web of acoustic textures. Russell Bradley was the first of several percussionists.
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insomniacme
fantastic!
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morningside24
I think the new album is great, but I don't know their back-catalogue at all (this is my first one from them).
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BrynnerFell
Curious, Good Luck, and MFTCC would have to be my favourites, so far I just don't think the new album keeps up the standard.
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digout
really grows on you..... enjoy listening to them.... :-) !
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phreebusy
love this band, but the only track i always going back to is "cello song for charlie"..cause maybe it reminds me of something that Penguin Cafe Orchestra would play
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juniorfranger
My Friend The Chocolate Cake - Live show here: http://mixingdesk.blogspot.com/
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mgscouse
does any1 know how i can listen 2 there song without downloading anything. ( ive got a plan ), that 1? i heard this song in wales when i was 15 and loved it cos it was just so random and would love 2 hear it again. x
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Schizophrenia86
Never heard of them, but I have to get some of their music just because of the bandname...
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Ericko
GREAT GREAT GREAT!
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Spaceboyben
such amazing music
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ScrambledBoo
Brilliant band, saw them at the Tivoli when I was back home in Brissie last year, great to see the chemistry they have with eachother on stage :-)
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GebAllister
Going to see them at the spiegaltent tonight! Can't wait!
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cpudney
So what's the new album like?
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Mizman
(all the <3 below and above this comment) x ∞!!! woo!
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Vash1414
*owned x infinity* =P
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<3 <3 <3 (just carrying on the trend, although MFTCC is awesome, can't wait for their gig in canberra!)
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