The Tango Saloon’s skinnier, more sultry cousin ‘The Mango Balloon’ have just released The Mango Balloon, Volume 1 and will be officially launching the album at 505 on November 12th:
“‘The Mango Balloon, Volume 1′ has been released! It ‘hit the stores’ at the beginning of the month, out through Rufus Records and distributed by Universal (also manufactured by them, and the packages look pretty darn nice if we do say so ourselves – check out Reanne Potter’s beautiful cover on the Rufus website: www.rufusrecords.com.au)
The album will be officially launched on November 12th at 505 (280 Cleveland St Surry Hills). The night will be opened by the awesome duo of Elana Stone and Brian Campeau, aka The Rescue Ships. And then The Mango Balloon, complete with the album’s special guest Eddie Bronson. We’ll also have a few surprises up our sleeves, most notably the unveiling of a brand new never-before-heard Tango Saloon tune from the forthcoming album (well, I guess that’s not really a surprise anymore, is it..?) Anyway, it’s shaping up to be a really special night, so we hope you can make it!”
Some more info on the album (from Rufus Records):
“The Mango Balloon is a project developed in 2010 by Julian Curwin (leader of The Tango Saloon, also a member of The Fantastic Terrific Munkle, Monsieur Camembert and others). It is essentially a stripped-back chamber version of The Tango Saloon, distilling all of the elements of the larger band down to various smaller configurations, mostly quartets. At less than half the size of the full band, the sound is lighter and more laid back, with a style which adds lounge, exotica and continental jazz to The Tango Saloon’s tango/western blend.
The Tango Saloon has released two albums, displaying a wild mix of tango, spaghetti western and everything in between, with an array of musicians playing everything but the kitchen sink. The self-titled debut was picked up by Mike Patton‘s Ipecac label in 2006, and ‘Transylvania’ released locally in 2008. After these two multi-layered cinematic epics, Curwin felt the urge to explore some lighter textures before embarking on album #3.
And so The Mango Balloon was born. Aside from six members from The Tango Saloon, the recordings will also feature special guests, bringing their own distinct flavour to the music. Volume 1 features Eddie Bronson (from Monsieur Camembert) on clarinets, adding a touch of klezmer to the mix.”
Tracklist:
1 The Mango Balloon 3:05
2 The Penguin 2:41
3 Grindstone 1:25
4 Transylvanian Holiday 2:31
5 Dog Day Night 3:46
6 Scene Change 3:21
7 Candle Dance 3:32
8 Reveille 2:56
9 John Doe 3:47
10 Adagio Con Fuoco 2:27
11 Two Guitars 1:12
12 Black Desert 3:56
13 The Thin Man 3:05
All compositions by Julian Curwin
The Band:
Julian Curwin guitars
Marcello Maio accordion, piano
Mark Harris double bass
Sam Golding tuba, trumpet
Danny Heifetz drums
Jess Ciampa percussion
Eddie Bronson clarinet, bass clarinet
Also, the Fantastic Terrific Munkle will be playing a show at the Colbourne Ave on the 25th of November. More info here. If you can make it to any of these shows then make sure you do, they don’t disappoint. As always (and luckily for us locals), Mr Heifetz will be performing at both the Mango Balloon show and the Munkle show.
