Nucultures - Butterflies, Zebras and Moonbeams 2 x CDs
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"The critically acclaimed kaleidoscopic 21-song double album Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams features lyricist/vocalist Ellie Perez, acclaimed guitarist/producer Tim Motzer, and bassist/songwriter Barry Meehan along with some of Philadelphia's finest musicians. This adventurous collection of music is a rainbow of songs and sound– blending shapes and hues with vocals, horns, strings, piano, drumkits and machines, vocal loops, guitars, bass, and left-field electronics into a brilliant textured soundscape of modern pop music. Butterflies, Zebras, and Moonbeams features stellar musical guest contributions from trumpeter John Swana, cellist Helena Espvall, and Brooklyn drummer Jeremy Carlstedt, among many others."
"a masterpiece" - Straight No Chaser (uk)
"essential album of the year" - John Diliberto Echoes Radio
"a truly sublime aural experience" Slug Magazine
"At times, Butterflies, Zebras and Moonbeams could stand as a testament to the budding mystique of a great Miles Davis masterwork such Kind of Blue. But it exists in a post-Portishead era, encapsulated in its own time and entity. There's that gorgeous block piano chord tinkle on the standout track, "Babylon is Crying (Tigris)." Like a good Davis cut, "Babylon is Crying (Tigris)" fills the room with its ubiquity, changing everything in the room with its seismic wake. " - Nikki Style