Mind the Gap (Maria Pia De Vito album)
Encyclopedia
Mind The Gap is the 2009 album by Italian vocalist, composer and arranger, Maria Pia De Vito
. It is her third solo album and the 12th studio album she has co-written.
an music and abstract electronica
, and contains a reinterpretation of the Bjork
hit "Hidden Place
".
Maria Pia De Vito
Maria Pia De Vito is an Italian jazz singer, composer, and arranger. Born 1960 in Naples, she studied opera, contemporary singing, music theory and harmony and started her musical career in 1976 as a singer and guitarist in groups ethno-oriented, specialising in music from the Mediterranean and...
. It is her third solo album and the 12th studio album she has co-written.
Composition
The album is an exploration of the crossover territory between freeform jazz, traditional EuropeEurope
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an music and abstract electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
, and contains a reinterpretation of the Bjork
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
hit "Hidden Place
Hidden Place
"Hidden Place" is a song by Icelandic recording artist Björk, taken from her fourth English language , Vespertine . It was written by Björk, Guy Sigsworth and Mark Bell and produced by Björk...
".
Musicians
- Maria Pia De VitoMaria Pia De VitoMaria Pia De Vito is an Italian jazz singer, composer, and arranger. Born 1960 in Naples, she studied opera, contemporary singing, music theory and harmony and started her musical career in 1976 as a singer and guitarist in groups ethno-oriented, specialising in music from the Mediterranean and...
: Vocals and electronic instruments - Claudio Filippini: Piano and keyboards
- Luca Bulgarelli: Bass and live electronics
- Walter Poli: Drums and live electronics
- Roberto Cecchetto: Guitar and live electronics
Track list
| # | Song | Length |
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| 01 | Mind The Gap" | |
| 02 | "Opening Doors" | |
| 03 | "Song To A Siren" | |
| 04 | "If Six Was Nine" | |
| 05 | "In Winds" | |
| 06 | "I Invented You" | |
| 07 | "Stages I II III" | |
| 08 | "Eccesso" | |
| 09 | "No More I Love You's No More I Love You's "No More I Love You's" is a song written by Joseph Hughes and David Freeman and was first released by their band, The Lover Speaks, in 1986. The song was later covered by the Scottish singer Annie Lennox and became a hit for her in 1995.-The Lover Speaks version:"No More "I Love You's"" was the... " |
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| 10 | "Zoobab De Quab" | |
| 11 | "I Think It's Going To Rain Today" | |
| 12 | "Hidden Place Hidden Place "Hidden Place" is a song by Icelandic recording artist Björk, taken from her fourth English language , Vespertine . It was written by Björk, Guy Sigsworth and Mark Bell and produced by Björk... " |
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