"In the days of Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven, composers used vernacular rhythms and tune styles to create something transcendentally new. That seems to be missing in much contemporary music. But Carla Kihlstedt and her 2 Foot Yard band merge fusion jazz, rock, Bulgarian-style vocals, Felliniesque vignettes, quirky Laurie Anderson-type currents, and other world, folk, and pop streams into a new sound that inventively straddles the classical and vernacular worlds without compromise to either side. Kihlstedt is a monster virtuoso on numerous instruments, a truly original songwriter, and an inventive, singular artist on a par with Arto Lindsay. If classical music has any hope of connecting with modern audiences, Kihlstedt’s battle charge will point the way."
From the moment I heard Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, I fell head over heals for Carla Kihlstedt. She is easily the most innovative, passionate, and visionary female artists I have ever heard. I'm pretty convinced I could settle down on a farm with her and die a happy man. Unfortunately or me, she recently had a beautiful baby girl, so I wish her the best for an enriching life as a mother.
ANYWAYS, her music is absolutely stunning. I cannot recommend her work enough. Much more Carla to come in the future....
This is her second album from 2 Foot Yard called "Borrowed Arms".
This borrowed heart will set me free
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