Westword: Best of Denver Best Recording (2008) Ian Cooke The Fall I Fell Self-released www.myspace.com/iancooke Next to death, unrequited love is perhaps the cruelest of life's inventions. Few things are as euphoric as the rush of endorphins you feel the first time someone truly steals the breath from your lungs — or as soul-crushing as later realizing that the one you love doesn't love you. On The Fall I Fell, Ian Cooke does a masterful job of articulating the poignancy of such a scenario over the course of a dozen tracks. From the chamber-heavy instrumentation to Cooke… read more
Westword: Best of Denver Best Recording (2008) Ian Cooke The Fall I Fell Self-released www.myspace.com/iancooke Next to death, unrequited love is per… read more
Westword: Best of Denver Best Recording (2008) Ian Cooke The Fall I Fell Self-released www.myspace.com/iancooke Next to death, unrequited love is perhaps the cruelest of life's inve… read more
This lanky pushover makes art for your ears using his cello and voice as core instruments for songwriting. Components of his style are pulled from classical music, pop, folk, avant-garde, world music, and jazz. Cooke’s recordings also employ piano and percussion. The piano was his first instrument, which he began playing at age 5, and picked up the cello at age 11. In a live setting, he accompanies himself using a loop pedal to layer his cello. Paying special attention to innovative meter, chord progression, and melody, the Denver-based musician breeds a truly original and moving type of music.
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This lanky pushover makes art for your ears using his cello and voice as core instruments for songwriting. Components of his style are pulled from classical music, pop, folk, avant-garde, w… read more
This lanky pushover makes art for your ears using his cello and voice as core instruments for songwriting. Components of his style are pulled from classical music, pop, folk, avant-garde, world music, and jazz. Cooke’s recordings also … read more