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The official web site of Honest Touch is online and featuring their debut album “Memories From A Dre
Added: (Thu Jan 19 2006)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
Honest Touch is a ‘project’ rather than a ‘traditional’ band formed by Fofi Maniadaki and Samy Elgazzar. The project is backed by a five-piece band, the Amadeus Orchestra (in some songs the Philarmonia Bulgarica), the Fons Musicalis Choir and two guest artists, violinist Vasilis Garoufalidis and vocalist Marita Paparizou. The project plays instrumental music composed and arranged by Samy, with Fofi as piano soloist.
“Our intention is to create instrumental songs that touch the listener in a sincere and emotional tone” Fofi and Samy write in the liner notes of the project’s debut album, “to be enraptured by images created by the balance of continuous beautiful melodies, ambient harmonies and lush, fluent orchestrations. A sort of cinematic Pop music or as we call it Tacit Pop.”
Mastering engineer Vlado Meller (Sony Music Studios) who is credited for albums by Barbara Streisand, Prince, Celine Dion to name a few, put his sonic expertise in the debut album “Memories From A Dream”. Early last May 2005, the album was released on Polytropon Records and distributed by Universal Music.
Perfectionists in their own right, during the recording and writing period of the debut album the project was awarded for the quality of their music. In 2002 the song “Luce Lontana” won 1st prize in the instrumental category and 3rd overall in the NCSA Song Contest.
The music of Honest Touch is concerned with political and social issues with the peak of the album being the ironically titled “And A Time For War…!” From the moving themes of “A Lonely Ride”, “Autumn Tear” to the pianistically intricate passages in “Luce Lontana” and “Memories From A Dream”. The album includes upbeat emotive songs such as “Moments With You”, “Dancing Under the Moon” and ABBA’s “Lay All Your Love On Me”.
A Taxi producer once revealed “the music is top quality as well as the production…” Be sure to visit the official web site to check the music samples before you pickup your copy of “Memories From A Dream”. Stay tuned with Honest Touch, a music that offers a unique sensation.