Susan Clynes (Belgium) for Crossover Prog

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"Susan Clynes' story started with her birthgift. On April 11th 1988 she
came into this world with a piano by her side. Her very own Bechstein at
the time, given to her by her father. Composer & pianist Darius
Albert Clynes, spoonfed her the language of music and she grew up with
music as an everpresent and important part of her education. 'As I grew
up music was always a true friend to me, a compagnon in the most joyous
as well as the most difficult of times.' Clynes says, reminiscing.

To make a long story short, I guess what I really want is that music
can be a friend to as many people as possible. A nonjudgemental,
supportive, objective, reflective, beautiful and loving friend that will
always be there for you, the way it has always been there for me.

The New York based Records Label MoonJune Records has welcomed the
young composer & singer with open arms and will release my very
first Live Album & DVD in February 2014. Hope to see you soon at one
of the concerts, so we can chat for real. Thanks for your time and
interest! Love, Susan." http://www.reverbnation.com/susanclynes

http://moonjunerecords.bandcamp.com/album/life-is

“Life Is...” marks the international debut of Belgian singer/pianist Susan Clynes, on Moonjune Records. This release was com- piled from three live concerts done at two different locations, each one with a unique band configuration. 
 The Archiduc, an historic Art Deco bar in Brussels dating back to 1937, served as the backdrop for two of these performances. The first was done in trio format with Nico Chkifi on... drums and Pierre Mottet on bass. The second was a more intimate solo performance at the Library of The Cultural Center of Bree. The third and final performance saw the return to the Archiduc, this time as a duet with Simon Lenski on cello. Each band configuration provided its own framework and pallet of tonal colors for these diverse sound portraits. 
“A Good Man” and “Ileana’s Song” make playful use of the drumkit and bass. These clever songs lie somewhere between Slapp Happy-era Dagmar Krause, Elaine Di Falco’s work with Thinking Plague, Annette Peacock and early period Kristin Hersh in her band, Throwing Muses. The chiefly instrumental piece, “Les Larmes”, a composition about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, is brim- ming with emotional expression making excellent use of the cello as a universal human voice. 
 The distilled and emotive songs for voice with piano accompaniment bring to mind such undervalued luminaries as Laura Nyro and Essra Mohawk. Susan’s piano work runs the gamut from such radio-friendly performers as Tori Amos and Fiona Apple, briefly dipping into Tony Banks-like arpeggiations and cascades, and arriving at the jazz-inflected polytonality of French composer, Darius Milhaud."

 (Susan Clynes provides vocals on one track on The Wrong Objects' album After The Exhibition, also released on MoonJune 
 Records.)  

 released 18 February 2014 
SUSAN CLYNES vocals, piano (all tracks) 
 SIMON LENSKI cello (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8 & 11) 
 PIERRE MOTTET bass (tracks 2 & 6) 
 NICO CHKIFI drums (tracks 2 & 6) 

 All compositions by Susan Clynes. 
 Recorded live at Archiduc, Brussels & Bib, Bree, Belgium. Produced by Susan Clynes. 
 Executive production by Leonardo Pavkovic. 

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