About Bird

Bird is a name of at least nine acts: 01) A pseudonym of Japanese jazz singer Kitayama Yuki. 02) A pseudonym of London, UK, chamber popper Janie Price. 03) A Toronto, Canada producer / composer. 04) A Liverpool, UK band. A creation of Adele Emmas, Sian Williams, Alexis Samata and Christian Sandford. Hailing from Liverpool, they create dark, haunting yet enrapturing music which will entice you into their otherworldly universe. 05) A pseudonym of Thai male soloist Thongchai McIntyre. 06) A Netherlands indie-folk trio. 07) A Canadian alt-country group. 08) A San Jose, CA, USA grindcore band. 09) A Los Angeles, CA, USA rapper. 1) A pseudonym of Kitayama Yuki (北山有紀, b. 9 Dec 1975, in Japan), one of Japan's biggest names in jazz. Her fusion of jazz, R&B, bossa nova, swing and house has won her a fan-base all on her own. She began doing folk-type music in 2002, but after almost a year of hiatus, her single Warabigami was released. This time Bird went for a reggae feel. With her latest single Sparkles, she has gone back to her jazz roots but has mixed in disco as well. In July 1999, her debut album was released and sold 700,000 copies. Bird was given the Japan Gold Record for newcomers. In October, her first national concert Bird Tour 1999 Live! was sold out. In June 2006 she teamed up with Kama Aina, RT, and Moose Hill to form the unit Tori (Japanese for "bird"). Sites: En.Wikipedia. 2) A pseudonym of classically trained London, UK, chamber popper and cello player Janie Price. Her début album was "The Insides" (2004, Ice Cream) and her latest is "Girl And A Cello" (22 Jun 2009, Music For Dreams). Price has also released two singles, as Bird: "Falling Like Stars" (2004, Ice Cream) and "Some Boys EP" (24 Aug 2009, Music For Dreams). Sites: Da.Wikipedia, Discogs, SoundCloud, Twitter, Facebook, Bird-Music.co.UK (official). 3) A Toronto, Canada producer / composer who débuted with La Notte (Jul 2013), which contains "Heaven Can Wait". Sites: Vimeo, SoundCloud, BandCamp and Twitter. 4) A five piece Liverpool, UK band which combines haunting / poetic lyrics, with melodic and eerie / sweeping guitar riffs. They describe themselves as atmospheric folk. Their universe maybe magical and might leave one with hairs standing up, on the back of one's neck. Their début EP was Shadows (Aug 2012, Jack To Phono) and their latest EP is Ophelia (Feb 2013, Jack To Phono). In Addition: With a dynamic mixture of power and fragility, BIRD combine hypnotic, tribal drum beats, atmospheric guitars and dreamlike synth-scapes to create the foundation for Adele Emmas' beautiful, siren-esque vocals and lyrical poetry. After releasing two EPs (one of which was produced by composer and ex The Coral guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones) and continually touring the UK, BIRD have gained a large loyal following and garnered praise from all corners, including BBC Radio 1, 2,3 and 6music and the band have been invited to play sessions for Simon Raymonde (The Cocteau Twins/Bella Union) and BBC Radio Merseyside. The Guardian, Q magazine, The Line Of Best Fit, Metro, NYLON, NME and Channel 4 have all featured the band, and recent airplay of The Rain Song has brought praise from DJs such as Lauren Laverne and Janice Long, and led to the band being invited to open the main stage of the first ever 6 Music Festival. The Rain Song, a very sensitively attuned cover version of Led Zeppelin, from the new album My Fear and Me, released in May 2014. Sites: SoundCloud, Twitter and Facebook. 5) A minority naming of Thai male soloist Thongchai McIntyre, best known as เบิร์ด ธงไชย (aka Bird Thongchai). Sites: En.Wikipedia and Th.Wikipedia. 6) A trio from Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Since December 2008 Bird plays acoustic songs with a indie-folk character. Music to gaze by, melodies to dream away on or just simple; songs to drink a beer by. It all depends on the weather. Bird follows its own musical ambitions; Making records DIY style and playing at places where the music, in its most basic acoustic and storytelling form, still is appreciated. The music of Bird is often compared to Lou Barlow (Sebadoh), Bonnie Prince Billy and Blackheart Procession. 7) A short-lived alt-country group, featuring Canadian artists Hawksley Workman, Jason Collett, and Andrew Cash. Bird released one album, Chrome Reflection, in 2000. 8) A San Jose grindcore band that blends black metal, doom, and the intensity of 90's hardcore and grind. 9) A Los Angeles, CA, USA rapper who "the short album" with rapper Blu.