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Oak & Gorski Re-Release Vienna to Venice
Crazy to think it’s already been 5 years since Oak & Gorski, then known as the Ken Oak Band, released the album Vienna to Venice. Though not the first album put out by the group, it was the first album that they released solely as a duo. Ever since then it’s been just the two of them – hence the re-christening of the name from Ken Oak Band to Oak & Gorski. It seems like they are making this a short run, limited release so if you never got a chance to hear some of their early work… now is as opportune time as any. Buy it here.
1. Summer’s Kiss
2. Analog Girl
3. Hey Andrew
4. We’re Alright
5. Trampoline
6. Cold of December
7. Annabelle
8. Open Letter
9. Slow Dance
10. Grace Falls
Live Oak & Gorski Performance of ‘Analog Girl’ in Philly Posted
Some of you may know the song ‘Analog Girl’, an older track by the duo Oak & Gorski from their album Vienna to Venice. The footage is from a gig in Philly yesterday, so this is is hot off the press! (That phrase is pretty antiquated now isn’t it? haha) I’m a pretty big fan of this song though it lost some of the atmospheric charm that the studio version had. These guys sounded great though, and that cello solo at the end was pretty sweet.
Critic’s Corner: Oak & Gorski – Good Advice, Bad Advice
I’ve been a huge fan of Ken Oak since I first heard End Credits in the earlier half of this decade. After seeing the Ken Oak Band a couple summers back in Anaheim, my appreciation for their sound and style only grew. The combination of Oak’s vocals & cello combined with Gorski’s acoustic guitar and back up vocals yielded a unique soothing sound that still remained catchy and engrossing. So now that the two musicians have re-branded themselves as Oak & Gorski how does their first major release in 3 yrs, entitled ‘Good Advice, Bad Advice’, hold up?
I’m sure you know the routine by now, find out after the jump!
WTF: Ken Oak – End Credits
For our second installment of Weekly Thursday Freebies we bring you one of Ken Oak’s earliest songs from 5ish years back. ‘End Credits’ was the first song I ever heard from Ken Oak and to this day it is still one of my favorites. Ken Oak is now part of Oak & Gorski, whose latest CD I am in the process of reviewing.
The song is a catchy track about finalizing the end of a relationship. You can watch the video on youtube first to see if you like it. If you do, you can find the link for the file containing both the music video and the single after the break.
Oak & Gorski album preorder
These are the last couple of days to pre-order Oak & Gorski’s upcoming album, “Good Advice, Bad Advice” and get it autographed by the artists themselves!
If the album is anything like their past album it should be a great, chill, catchy album. The CD ships March 26th.
Ken Oak Band to release new album and band name
The Ken Oak Band has just announced via Myspace that they will be releasing a new album on March 26th. Also, it seems they will be rebranding themselves as Oak & Gorski.
Personally I can’t wait for the album. These two create great music. But I do question the move to renaming their band. Although I do understand that they are very much a duo and deserve equal billing, changing the band name after all these years may set them back in terms of recognition and word of mouth.
Read the myspace bulletin after the break.
News Quickies 11-16-08
Sorry folks. Not enough time to go around some days.
- A recent episode of CSI: NY featured “Summer’s Kiss” from the album Vienna to Venice by the Ken Oak Band. The episode aired on November 12 and is called “Dead Inside”. The song plays about 15 minutes into the show, in the bar scene where brother and sister are talking. Click here to view the episode.
- Far East Movement just got a 2nd song placed in an episode of HBO’s Entourage.
- Also, FM’s long awaited album “Animal” is finally set to drop Nov 25th!
- BoA will have her first global concert singing her US Single “Eat You Up” in November 22, 2008 at 8 PM EST (North America)/ November 23, 2008 at 3PM JST (Japan) through Youtube Live. It will take place in both Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, CA, USA and the Shinkiba Studio Coast in Tokyo, Japan. (Source: the Azn Tracker)
- CBS has begun litigation with Korean Hip Hop group over the use of the name “Mighty Mouth” due to its phonetic similarity to the cartoon Mighty Mouse. (Source: seoulbeats)
Kollaboration Acoustic 2 This Saturday
Kollaboration Acoustic, a spin off of the highly successful talent showcase is in it’s second iteration this saturday, August 2nd. For anyone in the LA area, I encourage you to check it out.
I personally am a big fan of Ken Oak Band, cello rock FTW!
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