MP3 Haale - Paratrooper

60s psychedelic rock meets Sufi trance

5 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Psychedelic, WORLD: Middle East



Details:
Special guest on this CD: Sean Lennon.
***Check out the companion EP to this one, called 'Morning,' http://cdbaby.com/cd/haalemusic1 *** AND Haale's website www.haale.com

PRESS

'Totally original songs.' CMJ

'HAALE...underscores the evolution and transformation of centuries-old art forms as they adapt to the new realities of a multiethnic city...'
THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Haale... A mixture of experimental downtown stuff with the vocal intensity of U2, but more intimate." DAVID BYRNE, http:// journal.davidbyrne.com/ April 7,06

'[Haale's] earnest blends of electric guitar, thoughtful lyrics, and vocal gymnastics borrow from both ancient song and the poetry of Persia. The surprise chestnut at the heart of the music is the dynamic, fiery delivery of Haale herself, whose voice is by turns deep and commanding, feather-light and breezy, and as rich and sensual as dark-chocolate fondue.' FLAVORPILL (MUSIC PICK: LA on 1/5/07, SF on 1/12/07)

"[Along with Sigur Ros and Gigi], Haale is one of 15 artists sure to make big
waves in the future ....This genre-bending seamstress will make you see stars while ascending to her own." GLOBAL RHYTHM

'[Haale] draws from both the American rock lexicon and Sufi mysticism...She sings in Persian and English, quotes Iranian poets like Rumi and can shred on guitar.' SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE


âThree shows, three different configurations of musicians, three spectacular musical experiences of psychedelic Persian magic. Haaleâs at least three steps to the left of almost everything else youâve ever heard, but sheâs so dead-on it you probably wonât notice. I suspect 2007 will be Haaleâs year.
METROLAND BEST OF 2006



BIO

HAALE (pronounced HAâ-leh, like Hallelujah) was born in New York City, of Iranian descent and grew up as many first generation kids do: with two cultures, two languages, two worlds to assimilate. âI grew up with Hendrix in one ear and Hayedeh [Persian singer] in the other,â Haale says. âI grew up hearing the musical traditions mixing, the languages mixing, sonically and even visually, it was all a big collage.â Haale's music emerges from this early sonic landscape, drawing from both 60's psychedelic rock and traditional Sufi music.

Haaleâs musical career began when she picked up the guitar in 1996. Within a year, she was performing in San Francisco and was invited to play the HORDE tour, along with a slew of bands including Neil Young and Primus. At this point she was writing songs mostly in English, in a folk rock tradition, but upon moving back to New York she spent four years developing her own distinct sound. "I was listening to a lot of Sufi music. In Sufi tradition, music is a tool for ushering listeners into a transcendent state, for turning them on, awakening their souls, propelling them into an ecstatic state....I think great psychedelic rock does this as well....There's definitely a kinship in a level of energy and fire that's in these two genres and in where that can take the listener...That's what I am interested in."

Whether singing her own lyrics in English, or those of mystical Iranian poets like Rumi, Attar, and Forugh in Persian, Haale's cinematic and collaged texts are woven through a trance-inducing tapestry of percussion, strings and shimmering electric guitars. Regarding performance, Haale says, "I like to get myself and my audience into a hypnotic state when I play...."

Haaleâs distincitve style and incendiary live shows have led her to collaborations with Tchad Blake, Sean Lennon, and most extensively with producer and composer Dougie Bowne. Over the last two and a half years, they have written and recorded more than 3 albums worth of material together together. In January 2007, Haale released their first body of work encompassing two EPs entitled 'Morning' and 'Paratrooper.'

Haale has performed at venues such as Lincoln Center, Joeâs Pub, Symphony Space, Bowery Ballroom, Mass MOCA, Temple Bar, Pianos, Club Helsinki, Mercury Lounge, Levitt Pavilion, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Earthdance, Dartmouth's Hop Center, National Geographic Headquarters, and Carnegie Hallâs Zankel Hall (2/4/07). Haaleâs ensemble includes Matt Kilmer, John Shannon, Dougie Bowne, Shane Shanahan, Megan Weeder, and Ken Hashimoto. Sheâs also had the pleasure of recording and/or performing with with Shahzad Ismaily, Pete VanNostrand, Eyvind Kang, Marika Hughes, and Raz Mesinai.

(Some of the quotes are from an interview conducted by Vanessa Guida for Symphony Space)


MORE PRESS

'New York-born vocalist Haale and her band craft an hypnotic aural
experience...Prepare to be transported somewhere precariously yet beautifully balanced between the ancient and modern, East and West.'
NEWYORKCITY.COM

'Haale puts you in a passionate trance that would be the envy of Sufi mystics.' IRANIAN.COM

"A combination of Jim Morrison, Nico, Edith Piaf, and Selma Hayek...Haale's
voice was playful, sultry, and nuanced; she could wail over the din as well as
coax a melody out of her breath... The 90-minute set seemed to pass in a
blink." METROLAND

'Haale summoned and harnessed some of the madness of a distant desert moon...her Sufi-inspired music with rapid staccato drums and her soaring voice singing the words of the ancient Persian poet Rumi called upon the ageless magic of the moon as the sun set and the winds rose from the West in approval...' DESERT POST WEEKLY