Botany_Bay_Grounded audio opensource_audio Just when you thought Botany Bay was making promises they couldn't keep - "Grounded" is finally here. And it has managed to not only keep the promises made, but quite a few besides that were never actually made. Yes, it's emotion-packed, intimate and intense - what do you expect when someone puts all their heart and soul into an album? But at times it's also suprisingly funny and playful - while still remaining seamless and of a piece. And: The whole album is licensed under a creative commons by-nc-nd license. Neat, eh? Botany Bay are an Alternative Pop Duo consisting of Stephan Kleinert (keys, g, perc, programming) and Laura Dietrich (voc, keys), aided and abetted by a host of guest musicians. production information: botany bay are Stephan Kleinert, instruments, programming Laura Dietrich, lead and backing vocals, keyboards with Ana Fieres, electric and acoustic guitars Alexander Henn, lead vocals Jette Klein-Berning, violin Reinhard Mayr, electric guitars, bass Kota Miura, hawaiian ukulele Jeff Roberts, electric guitars, bass, lead vocals and the children of class 5d, Inda-Gymnasium, Aachen-Korneliemünster All music and lyrics written by Stephan Kleinert except "Tu m'as dit" (Dietrich/Kleinert) "Travel" (Kleinert/Mayr/Miura) "Her Name" (Henn/Kleinert) Lyrical supervision by Bettina Böhme Cicadas recorded by Sazman Crow cries used with kind permission of Samovila (http://www.samovila.de/) Atmosphere on "Two Little Kittens" recorded at The Workshop, Karlsruhe, June 2000 Photography by Stephan Kleinert (front cover), Sabine Jordan ("The Crow Song", "Breathless", back cover), Bina Engel ("Love Is", "Moon Child"), Michael A. Kleinert ("Bicycle"), Bernhard Stocker ("Little Princess", "Feel") and Stephanie Schuldes ("Her Name"). Session photography by Stephanie Schuldes, Anna Kneisler, Stephan Kleinert and Laura Dietrich Recorded in Heidelberg, Berlin, Aachen and Bonn, 2004 - 2007 Produced by Stephan Kleinert "Bicycle" co-produced by Reinhard Mayr "Miss You (3)" co-produced by Laura Dietrich Copyright © 2007 ubisonic productions. All rights reserved. The audio portion (music) of this work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA. "Grounded" on audio CD, complete with 20 page booklet and beautiful artwork, can be ordered on Botany Bay's homepage: http://botanybay.ubisonic.de/ Botany Bay; pop; alternative pop; postrock; Stephan Kleinert; Laura Dietrich; Heidelberg; Bonn; Aachen; Grounded; ubisonic http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/de/ 2007-10-11 23:12:35 2007-10-11 11:51:40 stephan@ubisonic.de stephubik stephubik stephubik stephubik stephubik stephubik 2007-10-11 23:36:01 2007-10-12 07:10:47 2007-10-12 20:08:11 2007-10-17 13:34:48 2007-10-17 13:43:06 2007-10-18 08:11:40 directly from CD master 68 minutes On the CD, nearly all tracks segue into each other. Unfortunately, this effect can not be achieved with all but a few mp3 players. We recommend using iTunes and its "gapless album" feature to get the most out of "Grounded". 2007-10-18 08:12:59 stephubik