Otti Albietz
and BBE present his third album ‘And the Voices’. This album forms the
culminating piece in a musical trilogy which Otti describes as his
initial statement, helping to identify and establish his musical persona
as well as providing a plane from which future work will evolve. ‘And
the Voices’ embodies and ties up loose ends and ideas that have been
developing for the last 6 years. These steps began with his first album ‘One’ (2011), followed by
‘Bubbytone II’ (2013), and have now been brought full circle with this
third album. Since producing music under his own name, Otti has been
writing arrangements to his songs with the aim of performing them live
with a group of musicians. For ‘And the Voices’, Otti directed the
arrangements and co-wrote the parts with each musician during
rehearsals. This album shows a continuing relationship with friend and artist
Thad Skews. On the album Thad plays bass and sings backing vocals, and
is the hand behind the album artwork. For the recording of ‘And the
Voices’, and for future live performances, Otti has invited friend and
musician James Gulliver on drums and backing vocals. Completing the
studio performance is the inspiring addition of long-time musical
supporter and session musician Darren Morris, playing synth and
co-producing. Otti’s instinct and premise for this album was that the best
performances were those that felt right rather than those which focused
on a precise technicality. This attitude is the driving force behind the
band dynamic and the recording process, and has allowed for spontaneous
musical interactions throughout the creation of the album. Many of the
songs you hear on the album are first takes and all others were captured
within, at most, four takes.
As well as these, occasional vocal appearances are made by Otti’s
partner Anna Graebe, who has performed on both ‘One’ and ‘Bubbytone II’.
‘And the Voices’ was recorded to completion in two days over the 15th
album was engineered and recorded with Harvey Summers, whom Otti worked
with on ‘Bubbytone II’, at Harvey’s Broadoak Studios in East Sussex. The
band performed all parts live, including all lead vocals.
Otti Albietz - And The Voices
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