{"product_id":"650906","title":"Monster Ceilidh Band - Mutation [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMutation: a new line-up unleashed; a greater, deeper exploration of Monster Ceilidh Band's signature melding of traditional music and powerful, electronic beats.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eMutation shows off how great the band is at evolving tunes: building up, breaking down, and taking the listener \\u2013 and dancer \\u2013 to somewhere entirely new. Many of the tunes begin acoustically, with the fiddle or accordion leading the way, leaving the listener wondering how, where and when the inevitable beats will begin \\u2013 like in lead single and album opener, 'Venus', where curious strings introduce a seemingly disparate beat before its becomes wholly more rounded and self-assured. Or there's 'Mutated Beeswing', where an impossibly delicate, skipping fiddle slides into a new dimension with accordion, before beats and sample fly it to somewhere else altogether.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003e'Never Will' sees the gravitas and swagger of the rhythm section give way to a Chic-like breakdown, cheered on by an audience, while the fluid fiddle hands the baton to the accordion in 'Reasoning', before a pulsating ostinato brings home the main message. A thumping heartbeat ogles the acoustic instrument as they flirt by in 'Lusty', but the weighty octave mandolin and insistent drums keep the track in check.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eMonster Ceilidh Band make much of their new recruits, fiddlers Shona Mooney and Grace Smith, with both contributing compositions and lead parts, including the powerful album closer, 'Disgrace', where pleading fiddle is chastened by sombre mandolin and accordion. Relentless drums retain the energy and keep the feet moving.\\r\u003cbr\u003e\\r\u003cbr\u003eMutation is another notch on Monster Ceilidh Band's own brand of dance music: intelligent, hypnotic, wild.\u003cp\u003eVenus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrouser Worrier\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLusty\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReasoning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMutated Beeswing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll The Swingle Ladies\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNever Will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOctopus\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwisted Bridge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDisgrace\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55164595143041,"sku":"650906","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/51H9CtxqFSL._SL1500.jpg?v=1768019776","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/650906","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}