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Spiro

They might bear the tools of the folk musician and be partial to the odd traditional tune, but Spiro claim to have closer affinities to the worlds of contemporary classical and dance music than they do to the folk scene.This four-piece contemporary ensemble take a meticulous approach to composition and performance, creating a sound much greater than their parts (accordion, mandolin, acoustic guitar and violin) would suggest.

Their music - as heard on Lightbox is sweeping, majestic and cinematic, marking them out as kindred spirits with Steve Reich, Michael Nyman and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra. It's a unified but never uniform sound, one made by four virtuosic musicians pulling in the same direction and keen to provoke an emotional response in anyone within earshot. "We're like a string quartet," they explain, "but the most driving and exciting string quartet that you could imagine."

"This is soulful music, passionate music and I love it" Peter Gabriel

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    more info£9.82Lightbox - CD
    playThe Darkling Plains Spiro3m 55s
    playA Small Light in the Far West Spiro2m 20s
    playThe White Hart Spiro4m 10s
    playAntrobusSpiro1m 46s
    playShaftSpiro4m 35s
    playI Fear You Just As I Fear Ghosts Spiro2m 34s
    playPopSpiro4m 23s
    playLevel 2 Small Bats Spiro1m 3s
    playThe Radio Sky Spiro4m 20s
    playGlittering CitySpiro1m 30s
    playUnderlandSpiro3m 27s
    playAltrincham Round Spiro3m 3s
    playCaptain Say CatastropheSpiro2m 12s
    playBinatoneSpiro3m 35s
    playThe Lost HeartSpiro4m 25s
    playWolvesSpiro1m 21s
    playMr. KeysSpiro3m 53s
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