The Scale
by Carla Diratz & The Archers Of Sorrow
about
“The sense of drama and melancholy but strength and compassion bleeds through the whole album, and makes it an essential taster of Carla’s worldview. Well recommended.” – Mr Olivetti, FREQ
“While we pray for better times, we can soothe our souls with this glorious Discus release featuring an amazing vocal performance by Carla Diratz with music by Martin Archer and Nick Robinson plus a lineup of great musicians including Charlotte Keefe on trumpet. Carla’s vocal melodies and wonderfully poetic lyrics merge with the highly original music in such a seamless way that it feels as though this band has been playing together for years.” – feedback from a Discus Music customer.
The extraordinary, powerful and characterful French singer Carla Diratz (described by none other than Robert Wyatt as “the soulful Ms Diratz”) collaborates here with composers Martin Archer and Nick Robinson to deliver an extremely diverse set which runs from out and out prog through avant-rock to improv, electronic collage and modernist chanson – “Improg” is the name we’ve given to this mixed up school of music. Lyrics sung in English, French and Italian ultimately present a very personal view of the world, with some nostalgia for the past but ultimately hope in the unconquerable spirit of the next generation. The band is completed by upcoming trumpet star Charlotte Keeffe and the crack rhythm section who first came together onstage as part of Archer’s Anthropology Band.
available from Discus on Bandcamp
discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-scale-124cd-2021
“While we pray for better times, we can soothe our souls with this glorious Discus release featuring an amazing vocal performance by Carla Diratz with music by Martin Archer and Nick Robinson plus a lineup of great musicians including Charlotte Keefe on trumpet. Carla’s vocal melodies and wonderfully poetic lyrics merge with the highly original music in such a seamless way that it feels as though this band has been playing together for years.” – feedback from a Discus Music customer.
The extraordinary, powerful and characterful French singer Carla Diratz (described by none other than Robert Wyatt as “the soulful Ms Diratz”) collaborates here with composers Martin Archer and Nick Robinson to deliver an extremely diverse set which runs from out and out prog through avant-rock to improv, electronic collage and modernist chanson – “Improg” is the name we’ve given to this mixed up school of music. Lyrics sung in English, French and Italian ultimately present a very personal view of the world, with some nostalgia for the past but ultimately hope in the unconquerable spirit of the next generation. The band is completed by upcoming trumpet star Charlotte Keeffe and the crack rhythm section who first came together onstage as part of Archer’s Anthropology Band.
available from Discus on Bandcamp
discusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-scale-124cd-2021
credits
released April 20, 2023
Carla Diratz – vocal
Martin Archer – saxophones, keyboards, electronics
Nick Robinson – guitars
Dave Sturt – bass guitar
Adam Fairclough – drums
Charlotte Keeffe – trumpet
Jan Todd – backing vocals
Julie Archer – backing vocals
Carla Diratz – vocal
Martin Archer – saxophones, keyboards, electronics
Nick Robinson – guitars
Dave Sturt – bass guitar
Adam Fairclough – drums
Charlotte Keeffe – trumpet
Jan Todd – backing vocals
Julie Archer – backing vocals
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Nick Robinson Sheffield, UK
Steve Hackett :interesting with some excellent playing and innovative atmosphere.
Adrian Belew I liked it very much.
Bill Nelson
You have a powerful and creative approach to the guitar.
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