SONJA KRISTINA
''SONGS FROM THE ACID FOLK''
WITH TY-LOR AND FRIENDS
1991
59:15
1 Anna 03:58
2 Devil May Care 04:26
3 Melinda More Or Less 03:28
4 Man He Colour 03:42
5 This Is Not A Sanctuary 03:49
6 Colder Than A Rose (Norma Tager, Paul Travers) 04:39
7 If This Was Love 03:11
8 One To One 02:00
9 Rollercoaster 04:16
10 Buccaneer 05:05
11 Who Was Hunter 04:47
12 Citadel 04:46
Bonus Tracks:
13 Free To Be Me 02:57
14 Back Street Luv 03:55
15 Penumbra (Amanda Harcourt, Sonja Kristina) 04:08
Tracks By Sonja Kristina, Except 6, 15
Sonja Kristina/Accordion, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Ali McKenzie/Cello
Simon Whittaker/Drums, Percussion, Steel Drums
Tim Whittaker/Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Honk/Bass Guitar
Paul Sax/Violin
REVIEW/AMG
by Dave Sleger
This 1991 recording marked a return of sorts for Sonja Kristina but not as the prog diva that she was known as during her tenure with Curved Air. Rather, Songs From the Acid Folk was a trail-blazing new acoustic project comprised mostly of Kristina's original songs, which are invariably profoundly personal and touching in nature. A sampling of Curved Air's early favorites like "Melinda More or Less" and "Back Street Luv" is included but with Kristina's new stripped down arrangement. The chilling "Colder Than a Rose" recorded on her self-entitled debut is also revisited here. An excellent cast of supporting musicians contributes to this album: Tim Whitaker on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, his percussionist brother Simon Whitaker, cellist Ali McKenzie, and violinist Paul Silas. In addition to Kristina's rich, deep voice she also plays acoustic guitar and accordion.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Born 14 April 1949, Brentwood, Essex, England. Following the demise of her former band Curved Air, vocalist Kristina formed the hard rocking Escape and released a solo album in 1980 on the Chopper Records label. Marriage to her old band’s drummer Stewart Copeland, (who had since joined the hugely successful Police) and the rearing of two children delayed a resumption of an acting career that had been suspended since she resigned from the London cast of Hair in 1970 to join Curved Air. A role in the Curriculee Curricula musical and the lead in Romeo And Juliet were followed in 1988 by a spell performing in the UK’s arts centres and more adventurous folk clubs. Later, she was the brains behind a UK tour of acts from this circuit, before forming her own ‘psychedelic acoustic acid folk’ combo TY-LOR and Friends, whose personnel included a violinist and cellist. Subsequent albums confirmed an upturn in Kristina’s fortunes in the 90s. In the new millennium, she collaborated with composer Marvin Ayres in the highly experimental MASK project. The duo’s live shows are notable for their bold fusion of light and sound. Kristina has also taken part in the occasional Curved Air reunion and taught Performing Arts at Middlesex University.
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''SONGS FROM THE ACID FOLK''
WITH TY-LOR AND FRIENDS
1991
59:15
1 Anna 03:58
2 Devil May Care 04:26
3 Melinda More Or Less 03:28
4 Man He Colour 03:42
5 This Is Not A Sanctuary 03:49
6 Colder Than A Rose (Norma Tager, Paul Travers) 04:39
7 If This Was Love 03:11
8 One To One 02:00
9 Rollercoaster 04:16
10 Buccaneer 05:05
11 Who Was Hunter 04:47
12 Citadel 04:46
Bonus Tracks:
13 Free To Be Me 02:57
14 Back Street Luv 03:55
15 Penumbra (Amanda Harcourt, Sonja Kristina) 04:08
Tracks By Sonja Kristina, Except 6, 15
Sonja Kristina/Accordion, Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Ali McKenzie/Cello
Simon Whittaker/Drums, Percussion, Steel Drums
Tim Whittaker/Guitar (Acoustic), Vocals
Honk/Bass Guitar
Paul Sax/Violin
REVIEW/AMG
by Dave Sleger
This 1991 recording marked a return of sorts for Sonja Kristina but not as the prog diva that she was known as during her tenure with Curved Air. Rather, Songs From the Acid Folk was a trail-blazing new acoustic project comprised mostly of Kristina's original songs, which are invariably profoundly personal and touching in nature. A sampling of Curved Air's early favorites like "Melinda More or Less" and "Back Street Luv" is included but with Kristina's new stripped down arrangement. The chilling "Colder Than a Rose" recorded on her self-entitled debut is also revisited here. An excellent cast of supporting musicians contributes to this album: Tim Whitaker on acoustic guitar and backing vocals, his percussionist brother Simon Whitaker, cellist Ali McKenzie, and violinist Paul Silas. In addition to Kristina's rich, deep voice she also plays acoustic guitar and accordion.
BIOGRAPHY/AMG
Born 14 April 1949, Brentwood, Essex, England. Following the demise of her former band Curved Air, vocalist Kristina formed the hard rocking Escape and released a solo album in 1980 on the Chopper Records label. Marriage to her old band’s drummer Stewart Copeland, (who had since joined the hugely successful Police) and the rearing of two children delayed a resumption of an acting career that had been suspended since she resigned from the London cast of Hair in 1970 to join Curved Air. A role in the Curriculee Curricula musical and the lead in Romeo And Juliet were followed in 1988 by a spell performing in the UK’s arts centres and more adventurous folk clubs. Later, she was the brains behind a UK tour of acts from this circuit, before forming her own ‘psychedelic acoustic acid folk’ combo TY-LOR and Friends, whose personnel included a violinist and cellist. Subsequent albums confirmed an upturn in Kristina’s fortunes in the 90s. In the new millennium, she collaborated with composer Marvin Ayres in the highly experimental MASK project. The duo’s live shows are notable for their bold fusion of light and sound. Kristina has also taken part in the occasional Curved Air reunion and taught Performing Arts at Middlesex University.
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