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Gigs & Festivals Releases
Micachu & The Shapes record with London Sinfonietta
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 27 January 2011
Micachu & The Shapes and the London Sinfonietta will release a collaborative album, entitled ‘Chopped & Screwed’, on 28 Mar via Rough Trade, it has been announced. Written by the band and then developed with the Sinfonietta, the record was recorded live at Kings Place in London last May.
Discussing the project, Micachu, aka Mica Levi, said: “Our own instruments sound a bit percussive, a bit like samples, a bit different. When I write songs on a guitar I find my hands falling into the same bar chords all the time, but if you have something new in front of you there are no rules. No one else has ever played one before so you can approach music differently just make it up as you go along. Doing a project with the London Sinfonietta is an amazing opportunity for us”.
There will be another chance to see the album performed live at Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as part of this year’s Ether Festival on 5 Apr. Micachu & The Shapes are also due to release their second studio album later this year.
