Tania Alexandra
Country of origin:
U.S.
Type of music generally:
Jazzy alternative pop
Status:
Most recent release, Dve: Two (with Collective Acoustics, 2020)
See also:
Tania Alexandra's site
Tania Alexandra's Bandcamp site
Tania Alexandra's Facebook page
Comparisons:
Mary Lydia Ryan
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Vocally and musically Tania Alexandra reminds me very much of Devil With Wings-era Mary Lydia Ryan. Like that amazing album, Alexandra's music is wildly create, passionate, angstful but also celebratory. (Neile)
Recommended first album:
Emergence is the only one I've heard
Recordings:
- Chrysalis (1999)
- Emergence (2003)
- Abnormal (2009)
- This Truth (with Collective Acoustics, 2014)
- Durga Ma (Savasana) (single, with Collective Acoustics, 2015)
- Dve: Two (with Collective Acoustics, 2020)
Release info:
2003—Tumbletat Publishing
Availability:
See Tania Alexandra's site
Ecto priority:
Recommended
Group members:
Tania Alexandra—piano, vocals, string arrangements, percussion
Guest artists:
Eric Hastings—drums (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9); percussion (1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9); programming (9)
Randy Kapralick—trombone, horn arrangement (1)
Tom Spiker—guitar (1, 3)
Stephen Rossmeisl—bass (1, 2, 3, 4, 9); percussion (3, 6); acoustic guitar (4); crystal bowl (10)
Eubie Snow—flute (1, 4)
Josh Robinson—congas (1)
Arne Wendt—Hammond (1, 3, 4, 9); synths (1, 3, 4), celeste (3, 4)
Monica E. McIntyre—cello (1, 5, 10)
Dmust—lullaby vocals (2)
Ben Bowman, Nick Kendall—violins (2, 7)
Tony Devroye—viola (2, 7)
Yi-Chun Chen—cello (2, 7)
Xande Cruz—berimbau, percussion (3); zabumba (6)
Stephen Witte—digeridoo
Roger Mgreichian—oud
Mike "Slo'-Mo" Brenner—lap steel, dobro (4, 5, 10)
Farouq Daweud—trumpet (5)
Josh Robinson—percussion (6)
Elliot Diamond—gongs, bells (10)
Produced by:
Tania Alexandra
Comments:
While this album is reminiscent of Mary Lydia Ryan's Devil With Wings, it is even jazzier and more improvisational. The songs are mostly long, many running eight minutes, and the final track runs over 14 minutes. The songs move between the highly melodic and catchy to loose patches where the sound is all over the place, but still, always, compelling. While it becomes a little less engaging for me in the middle of the album—always a danger with improvisational music—overall it's quite an impressive album. Nicely packaged, too. Heads up, all fans of jazzier pop. (Neile)
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