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check out the latest 1giantleap.de website updates | alle website updates auf 1giantleap.de findest du hier |
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the independent radio station bermudafunk dedicates one hour to 1giant leap
tune in on february 6th, 11pm MEZ, the show is in german
Der Radiosender Bermuda Funk widmet 1giant leap eine Stunde.
Schaltet ein per livestream oder im Rhein-Neckar Gebiet auf 89,6 (Mannheim) und 105,4 (Heidelberg)
06.
Februar 2006, "Alles ist möglich", 22 Uhr (in der 2. Stunde ab 23
Uhr)
Wiederholung am 7. März um 15 Uhr
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1Giant Leap have launched a new, mellow, online label: SPACIOUS MUSIC. You can also order T-Shirts like: 'TRUST THE MEDIA' & 'I'M HIDING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION' |
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1Giant Leap nominated for two Grammy Awards |
PRESS QUOTES |
...1 Giant Leap represents a genuinely ground-breaking
audio-visual project of global dimensions.
--The Daily Telegraph
My tip for the Mercury Music Prize
--Blues and Soul
A brilliant album...I love it. I listen to it a lot
--Dido. The Cut. Channel 4
I was proud to be asked to contribute my very small part to what I think is
going to be one of the greatest records this year - and the most profound.
--Robbie Williams
Listen and weep. It`s a masterpiece. No joke.
--Davina McCall. Heat Magazine
1GL is more than a fab record (which it is) and more than a thought-provoking
film (which it is). It is-and no apologies here to those of you with sensitive
bull detectors-a manifesto for a better world. And you can dance to it.
--Daily Express
could easily become one of the year's slow-burn successes
--Music Week
it is dazzling
--The Times
inspired and uplifting
--Uncut. 4 stars
Pop CD of the Week
-- The Observer
...a very superior ambient/chill-out album
--Sunday Telegraph
an album that provokes thought, that pushes boundaries and that sounds ace
--Time Out
...a truly astonishing project from former Faithless man Jamie Catto called 1
Giant Leap, an album/DVD recorded on a six-month trip around the world, which
includes musical and spoken-word contributions from Michael Stipe, Kurt
Vonnegut, Dennis Hopper, Brian Eno, Baaba Maal, Tom Robbins and Arrested
Development among others
--Uncut
...the potential is exceptional...File under Experimental but extremely
percussive groove
--DJ
...a global fusion of African drumming, spoken word, rap and techno...the result
is damn good fun.
--Hot Press
...a musically and visually epic DVD that is crammed with cultural significance
--Dotmusic
...from what I have seen of this inspiring project, both the films and the music
are of such high quality that it deserves every success.
--Artsworld