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1.	Milonga Del Zero 10:03	info	buy track
2.	Kirundi Clusters 05:45	info	buy track
3.	Dreadfish 09:08	info	buy track
4.	Apophenia 03:30	info	buy track
5.	Suryavarman's 808 03:44	info	buy track
6.	151 Canal 05:56	info	buy track
7.	Red Hot Cold Cuts 06:53	info	buy track
8.	Gracias Por La Noche 05:03	info	buy track
9.	Les Objets Encombrants 10:36	info	buy track

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Featuring a wide range of moods and styles from down- tempo tango to upbeat swampy funk, a Spanish-language torch song, hypnotic African vocal loops, and reflective ambient guitars, the single most distinctive feature of the album must be the extraordinarily soulful violin playing of Leyh’s long-time collaborator André Burke. As credited in the liner notes, Leyh takes inspiration from a wide range of artists including Lee Perry, Jon Hassell, Alberto Iglesias, Astor Piazzola and Nat King Cole.

Leyh’s distinctive vocal style is heard on Gracias Por La Noche, which one listener described as “Nick Cave/Tom Waits meets Barry Adamson while overseen by the ghost of Carlos Gardel.”

After recording over a period of six years, Leyh was prompted to finish and release the record after violinist André Burke passed away from HIV-related illness in June 2007.

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released January 15, 2008

MUSICIANS:
André Burke: Violin on 1 - 6, 8.
Chris Muir: Lead Guitars on 7.
Paul Urmson: Stick Bass on 7.
Blake Leyh: Bass, Guitars, Keyboards, Percussion, Vocals, Electronics.

RECORDING NOTES:
Crickets on "Gracias Por La Noche" recorded by Blake Leyh at The Sea of Galilee, May 1986.
Camotes whistle on "Gracias Por La Noche" recorded by Ruy Garcia in Mexico City, February 2001.
Danelectro guitar on "Milonga Del Zero" recorded by Blake Leyh in San Francisco, August 2001.
Birds on "Suyavarman's 808" recorded by Blake Leyh at Ta Prom temple in Cambodia, February 2003.
All other sounds and music recorded in New York City, 2000 - 2007.

ALSO:
All Music composed and produced by Blake Leyh, published by Ground Loop Music (BMI) except "Gracias Por La Noche", music by Blake Leyh, lyrics by Blake Leyh & Ruy Garcia, published by Ground Loop Music (BMI) / Mambo Publishing.

THANKS:
Jimmy Bourne, Nathalie Borgers, André Burke, Alfonso Cuarón, Kirby Dick, Dody Dorn, Arnold Finkelstein, Ruy Garcia, Leslie Asako Gladsjø, Amanda Kramer, Skip Lievsay, Chris Muir, Igor Nikolic, Dave Nelson, Stuart Sherman, Dale Strumpell, and Paul Urmson.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES:
Astor Piazzola, Lee Perry, Alberto Iglesias, Jon Hassell, James Brown, Vini Reilly, Mercedes Sosa, Goran Bregovic, and Nat King Cole.

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Blake Leyh New York, New York

Composer, Music Supervisor (The Wire, Treme, Plot Against America), Sound Design, Music Producer, Bass/Guitar/Cello. Co-founder of N to The Power.

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