EARDRUM PRODUCTIONS

This album presents the collaboration of two musicians interacting inter-culturally, Filip from Holland and Kimho from Hong Kong, China. Each has also worked musically across several cultures. The selected music, mostly influenced by East Asian folk music, combined with the aesthetics of European classical tradition, represents a state of mind in music that reflects a genuine interest to understand others' cultures and their subtle nuances. It is possibly the world's first ever recorded album of the instrumental combination of a Chinese dulcimer (Yang chin) and a soprano saxophone.

The Album was recorded live in the Canongate Kirk on Edinburgh's Royal Mile on the 07th/ 08th June 2007 and was engineered and mastered by Charlie Jefferson.

When CCTV broadcasted the documentary River Elegy (Heshang) in June 1988 the television series caused immediate shockwaves throughout China and was not pleasant viewing for the Chinese patriot. Proclaiming the death of Chinese civilisation and calling for thorough westernisation, it was one of the most talked about topics among Chinese intellectuals as well as western observers and is still debated as the Heshang-Phenomenom long after its official ban in 1989.

Eardrum Productions worked with the University of Edinburgh in recording the first translated version of this documentary, never before heard in the English Language. 2007 (voiceover by Cristofer Eikenes)

Composed by KimHo Ip, this new score to accompany the silent film 'The Goddess' (1934) was premiered at the Filmhouse, Edinburgh in March 2007. The guest of honour, asian superstar Maggie Cheung, was so moved by the performance that she wept throughout the performance and after (so film critic Mark Cousins assures us!)

Lucy Kendra – Vocals
Anothai Nitibhon – Piano
KimHo Ip – Yang Chin
Filip Davidse – Soprano sax
Charlie Jefferson – Sound design and percussion.

The soundtrack was recorded live and in the studio by Eardrum Productions and will be available for sale from 2008.

Eardrum is currently producing the debut album of acoustic singer-songwriter Danny Mullins whose combination of soulful vocals and plucky guitar is a real treat for those of us who like the music of Nick Drake. . . release date November 2007.