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  • Viva Viva

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    Artist: Viva Vertigo

    Label: Bad Afro Records

    Viva Vertigo is the brainchild of singer/songwriter Simon Beck who under the moniker Viva Vertigo has put together a strong team of musicians to perform the songs on his debut album. Viva Viva has been on the way for a long time since Simon Beck cut the first demos on a 4-track recorder back in 1999. The material grew from acoustic songs to a more rocking sound and things progressed when Beck met Mick Grondahl (Jeff Buckley Band) who had recently moved to Copenhagen. That shaped the idea of recording Simon Becks songs with skilled musicians while maintaining an open band structure. A structure that still exists today and enables Simon Beck to work with musicians of his choice.

    The songs on Viva Viva have a timeless quality to them and finds inspiration in a wide range of sounds from the 60's to the present. Viva Vertigo combine upbeat rockers like "Devilhead" and "Viva Viva" with melodic baritone songs like "Jaguar Tornado" with great ease and the album sounds cohesive although the songs can be everything from dreamy, shamelessly poppy tunes to right on guitar rock with a ghostrider touch. Becks background as a singer/songwriter shines through but he is not afraid of rocking out when necessary.

    Viva Viva was recorded during 2002 at various nightly sessions at Sauna Recording Studio and Winther Wonderland in Copenhagen. Then the master was literally left under Simon Becks bed during 2003 where he among other things moved to Los Angeles for awhile. But late last year i...