GINGER LEIGH

Some reviews [read more at ginger leigh's website]

ABOUT 10 STORIES 10 LIES:
This CD took me by surprise. It is always very nice to experience new innovative and inventive bands of these proportions. It is even better when the music has an attitude and with Ginger Leigh, this is certainly a fact. '10 STORIES 10 LIES' presents 13 very impressive tracks of music that easily sticks to the mind like superglue. The emphasis of Ginger Leigh's music seems to be the rhythms. They are placed in the foreground of the production in front of a wide array of melodies played by ethnic instruments and electronic sounds. The music has a lot of playful spontaneity, yet it is in no way unserious. It seems that the artist has really been contemplating on the material featured here without letting it become too dry and rigid. As the material is very eclectic, there's no really suitable definition of the music presented here. Sometimes it reminds me a lot of Muslimgauze, sometimes absolutely not. Ginger Leigh doesn't seem to be afraid of playing with their music. '10 STORIES 10 LIES' is clearly a junction between several different genres, ranging from electronic C-64 space music to more ethnically oriented stuff with the most unordinary middle-eastern finishing spices. One track is actually an unexpected outburst of cocky rock-music. I can't say I'm very fond of this kind of music but in this context, it works fine. This is a very enjoyable piece of experimental music that I recommend to those who are tired of hearing the same stuff released, over and over again. A splendid album. - Ectonaut

ABOUT FROM ARTESIA WITH LOVE
This stuff brings me in a very good mood! I put this promo cd on without a clue what to expect and immediately it had me in its spell. I never heard of Ginger Leigh before, but he (?) seems to be very productive and already had good reviews in internet publications like Flux Europa, Achtung Baby! and Heimdallr. The music of Ginger Leigh is wild and ritual, energetic and hypnotic and above all eclectic and full of ideas. Every song has a different mood and takes you to other places and spheres. There are many ethnic ritual elements in the music, reminding me of late Muslimgauze. Don't be surprised if Indian percussion is suddenly mixed with industrial noises or techno beats!