lots of unreleased stuff: live songs, demos and covers and some released album tracks spanning the last 10 years, including things by The Hand (duo with Will Newsome www.somenewwill.com) and Whalebone Polly (duo with Kate Stables of This is the Kit www.thisisthekit.co.uk)

rachael`s music archive

Re-printing form limited EP to 2nd Album "Soundium"

"Listen to new Tomotsugu Nakamura's album is a similar experience to contemplate a delicate object: a box of carved wood, a collage, a diadem. Each sound is worked with love and mastery. This music is full of wonder" - Federico Durand

http://naturebliss.bandcamp.com/album/soundium
http://kaicojapan.tumblr.com/

Mimosa (Fluid Guitar)

“Late contender for the best of the year lists...brilliantly unusual, unexpected tracks, you never know what
she`s going to do next” - LAUREN LAVERNE, BBC 6Music

“I really really like that...we`ll be having more of Rachael on the show” - GUY GARVEY, BBC 6Music

“Bold art folk...accomplished fusion of words, acoustic strumming and wild percussive textures.” - UNCUT
7/10

“brims with ideas…refreshingly original…endlessly rewarding…a warm yet progressive addition to the alt.folk catalogue” ROCK`N`REEL 4/5

“Experimental folk multi-instrumentalist Dadd is one of the quirkiest singer songwriters on earth but
she`s also one of the best....a richly eclectic sonic treat.” - HIFI NEWS 9/10

“Boasting a vocal which echoes Beth Orton and a melody which reminds of Rotary Connection’s ‘I Am the
Black Gold of the Sun.” - THE LIST 4/5

“We Resonate is a wonderful quiet treat full of memory and kindness.” - DRUNKEN WEREWOLF

“Breaks the conventions of pop to reassemble a sound of raw, jagged beauty.” - AESTHETICA

“Whistful and wonderful, We Resonate emphasizes how magical freak folk can be.” - DIVA

“Rachael Dadd is a musician and textile artist who creates surprisingly accessible poly-rhythmic, acoustic
art-pop; utilising voice, ukulele, prepared piano, clarinet, and a plethora of percussive objects both musical
and mundane. An intriguing and really rather lovely record.” - fROOTS

“Rachael Dadd is our most celebrated female artist on Folk Radio UK.” - FRUK

“Rachael Dadd’s 4th LP sees her revelling in untrodden ground alongside fellow leftfield folk guests as
she combines pop with experimentation bringing both excitement and surprise.” - FRUK - Album Review

“An undoubtedly interesting, intriguing and entirely charming track, from a musician who is only going to
continue gaining momentum.” - CULTURED VULTURES [SINGLE OF THE WEEK]

“Creating a truly unique sound is no mean feat, but Rachael Dadd is someone who is managing it
beautifully.” GOLDFLAKEPAINT

Strike Our Scythes

Live recording from a show in Japan at Guggenheim house where I previously recorded piano songs for Bite the Mountain. Here I am joined by some of my favorite musicians in Japan - Inada Makoto on double bass who also plays on Bite the Mountain, experimental drummer Yamagisan (and famous for her delicious handmade udon noodles), Kamei Naoko on clarinet and ICHI on Steel drum 

Tsubomi Live at the Guggenheim

This is a doodle recorded last year on the 4-track as I was making demos for Bite the Mountain. 

Our Faces - home 4-track recording

This is a version of Window recorded at the guggenheim, Japan, with ICHI on steel pan. It was recorded for Bite the Mountain but we chose to use the studio ukulele version instead so not many ears have heard this one

Window - banjo version

recorded in KDJapan in an alcove beneath the railway. Listen to the hypnotic sounds of trains going overhead!

There is another version of this song on Elephee EP released by Broken Sound Music www.brokensoundmusic.com 

Elephants swimming - live version

HAU (Henning Schmiedt + aus) - Anywhere

Klavierraum is the place where my piano is, but it’s also a virtual space and spiritual shelter whenever needed – it immediately appears when I am playing piano, floating in sound and resonating with melodies. In my concerts I feel this ‘Raum’ is embracing and covering me, the piano and my whole audience.

Klavierraum, my very first solo piano album, tells a story of arranging a tea time for a rendezvous. Nachher is like a sequel sometime later on – this time it’s about preparing for a surprise morning coffee with my favorite pancake!

For the new album I used previously unpublished material of the original Klavierraum session. Some parts were recorded later on, but in the same setting and similar spirit. – Henning Schmiedt

Henning Schmiedt - 2 Reife Mangos

Henning Schmiedt - Und Ausatmen

song from most recent album Bite The Mountain which I recorded in Japan

Balloon

Song from my most recent album Bite The Mountain which I recorded in Japan. This song is about onigiri which is a parcel of rice wrapped in seaweed with a surprise in the middle which is usually fishy!

Rice Triangle

Hayama Ambient

Hayama Ambient 026

In Bed

The Petals Burnet

Written by Lean Logic.
Produced by Nick Carlisle, mastered by Dick Beetham.
Taken from the forthcoming album "The Last Mirage", released 28th May 2021 on O Genesis Records.
Pre-save "The Last Mirage" on Spotify:
smarturl.it/thelastmirage-ps
Video for "Mother Machine" created by Nathalia Bruno (DRIFT.):
https://youtu.be/R8rK1bP6cVc

Elephants swimming - live version

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