Black Cab Sessions

I was wandering around on the web this morning and discovered Black Cab Sessions — which premise is simply tossing musicians (and basic kit) in the back of a London taxi, and pushing PLAY on the camcorder.

Minimalist and brilliant.

Music is so...fun...and inspiring when it's close up and raw. And, really, if a song works, it will work on this level. Like sitting around a campfire, except in a tin box on wheels, filled with gasoline.

A few standouts for me (so far):

Ane Brun — Ola Strandberg introduced us to her in his recent visit. Elegant simplicity.

William Orbit — One man, his guitar, a pile of cables and batteries. Organized (great) chaos.

Smoke Fairies — It's very seldom music grabs me immediately and viscerally. I love her low voice. Here's a YouTube embed if you can't get to the BCS link...

Comments

[Ola Strandberg]

What an awesome concept! Thanks for sharing it.