3 Mice

Israeli mixing and learning wiz Udi Koomran had an indicator for Swiss folky avant-prog multi-instrumentalist Cédric Vuille in 2008: go see Coloradan experimental rockers Pondering Plague if they play in Geneva — to meet up TP bassist Dave Willey and singer Elaine di Falco. Koomran recognized that Vuille, Willey, and di Falco had been birds of the feather, exciting musical spirits with an anything-goes attitude but also performers who, within their personal tasks (notably Vuille in L’Ensemble Rayé and Willey in Hamster Theater), produced music for an target audience — melodic, tuneful, rhythmic, and lighthearted, but provided compound through flirtations with darker moods and details of atonalism, left-field results, and oddball instrumentation. Plus, which is an essential plus, the specialized acumen and real chops essential to understand their musical visions. Koomran stood prepared to help, as long as they choose to interact. Vuille was intrigued, fulfilled up with Willey and di Falco in the TP gig, and a fresh transatlantic trio, 3 Mice, started to consider root. Back Colorado, Willey and di Falco began playing together like a duo and in addition, through the magic from the Internets [sic], posting music documents with Vuille over the fish pond. The three began focusing on a Compact disc, layering in just about any device they could easily get their practical (keeping towards the Rayé/Hamster visual, obviously): cuatro, acoustic guitar, accordion, bass, piano, ukulele, nasal area flute, surdo, vibraphone, kalimba, zither, theremin, qarkabeb, banjolele, spoons, tempo package, flute, Jew’s harp, mailing pipes, and even more percussive implements than you could tremble a stay at (including shakers). L’Ensemble Rayé drummer Daniel Spahni added, as do Hamster Theater percussionist Raoul Rossiter. Koomran combined and perfected the results, as well as got in within the act having a little bit of shaking and handclapping of his very own. Finally, in past due 2011/early 2012, the 3 Mice Compact disc Send Me a Postcard appeared — also to fans of the artists, it became worth the wait around.