Alive in the Forest of Odd - 168CD (2024) | Theo May's Odd Unit

Alive in the Forest of Odd - 168CD (2024)

by Theo May's Odd Unit

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Giles this is a really fun and joyous album, full of catchy tunes, powerful rhythms and lots of great violin and clarinet shredding. the slow tunes are great too and the arrangements are consistently precise, with fabulous variety

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Artwork by Theo May

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1.	Voyager 07:56	buy track
2.	Free to Sing in the Clear Sky 08:01	buy track
3.	Solemnity 07:31	buy track
4.	Politicians 06:00	buy track
5.	Twelves Blood 05:09	buy track
6.	The Place Without Words 06:02	buy track
7.	The Joy of Nine 06:30	buy track
8.	Under The Earth 07:51	buy track
9.	Kopanitsa 06:12	buy track
10.	The Ballad of Acceptance 06:15	buy track

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"The dynamic is strong yet offers up space, it’s clever and clean ..... handled with delicious detail." - Steve Day, 2024

"Progfans might love this a lot, and there’s also classical music and jazz-fusion parts, so a really healthy fresh mix of aforementioned styles all throughout the album." - Gabor Kleinbloesem STRUTTER'ZINE

"A strong new release. The music borders on modern classical with Bulgarian folk influences. Beautiful." - Dereck Higgins online vlog

High octane and fiercely frenetic tunes inspired by Bulgarian folk dances contrast with dark and mysterious soundscapes and melancholic and lyrical pieces. Odd Unit’s first album is a weaving of vibrant and rich musical tapestry pieces that encapsulated many of Theo’s earliest influences. Theo states that “…getting variety into the suite of music was of paramount importance, so some of the pieces draw heavily on the sound world of the avant-garde and make use of experimental soundscapes, whilst others are immediately listenable, groovy and have strong ties to folk and modal jazz music.”

It is music of fierce intensity, featuring variety and scope of musical territory that will appeal to listeners from a wide range of musical backgrounds.

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released January 10, 2024

Theo May: Violin and Compositions
Gustavo Clayton Marucci: Bb and Bass Clarinets
Will Bracken: Piano
Ali Watson: Double Bass
Alex Temple-Heald: Drums

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Francesca Brito & Jan Halen: Violins on Tracks 3 & 5
Cubby Howard: Cello on Tracks 3 & 8
Daniel Swani: Flute on Tracks 4, 10, 11

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