Orkestra Del Sol – Lung Capacity

i discovered Orkestra Del Sol yesterday as a result of following Hidden Orchestra on Facebook. Joe Acheson of that group has produced this, their third album Lung Capacity which is released today

this is what their press release has to say about it:

“Orkestra del Sol is very much a live experience, as anyone who has seen their inventive performances will testify. With a line up of trumpet, trombone, saxes, clarinet, sousaphone, accordion and two drummers, and vast experience performing at prestigious street arts festivals internationally, Orkestra del Solʼs shows are legendary, full of virtuosic musicianship, wit and energy. It is always a challenge to reproduce something of this onto CD, but Lung Capacity rises to this challenge and conquers it head on.“

here is their rather entertaining video for This Is Honkstep

Lung Capacity is out now and can be purchased here

Hidden Orchestra – Night Walks on Vinyl Mixtape

in celebration of the release of the Night Walks album on vinyl, Joe Acheson of Hidden Orchestra has put together this ‘mixtape’. like his earlier Footsteps Mix, this is a thoughtfully compiled selection that combines both exclusive and familiar tracks as well as plenty of engaging spoken word odds and sods

the band are playing live on their European tour during March and April and throughout the festival season. details here

you can download this mix for free in 320kbps mp3 from here

below is Hidden Orchestras most recent upload to Soundcloud, The Burning Circle. it is currently available to dowload for free