Posted 12 May 2006 - 11:24 AM
Bitter:Sweet The Mating Game from the album 'The Mating Game' reminds me of the pop music from James Bond - check it out, you will like it...
Visit the band's website at: www.bittersweetmusic.com
Here is some biographical information from MySpace.
Shana Halligan//Kiran Shahani
There is something mesmerizing and indisputable about things in life that come together by the mystery of fate be it a personal relationship, an artistic endeavor, or a simple matter of being in the right place at the right time. When all three converge, the result is something that goes beyond any realm of possibility
Such is the story of Los Angeles music duo BITTER:SWEET (Shana Halligan and Kiran Shahani) whose lives seemed to have over-lapped but never crossed until the perfect moment in time. How else can you explain two people who lived one block away from each other, and who recorded just one wall away, who never connected until an anonymous online posting? That is exactly how BITTER:SWEET came to make their intoxicating and playful debut artist album, THE MATING GAME, set for release April 4, 2006 on Quango Music. The beautiful, 11-track work features the extensive musicality of two respected musicians who now exist in perfect harmony.
On the album, Shana and Kiran stay true to their own unique musical souls by embracing everything from the previously untapped jazz qualities of Shanas voice to Kirans love of any type of music and production that makes your body move. Songs unfold like little vignettes of romantic interludes and scenes from enchanting films of days gone by on The Mating Game. Fans of Portishead, Zero 7, Serge Gainsbourg, Everything But the Girl and Bjork will fall in love with the albums sound.
When Kiran (producer, composer) and Shana (vocals, melodies, lyrics, co-producer) met, they were both not that into the L.A. music scene. There was a time when I had even stopped listening to music, explains Shana. But sometimes youre just meant to do things in life...
As a Southern California native, Shana had just returned home from having a beautiful experience in Europe when she decided to answer her first-ever ad for a singer. Not only was it an ad, it was on Craigs List! I cant believe I answered an ad, Shana says now, but I just did it! As fate would have it, her call was the first to be answered by music producer and dance music enthusiast Kiran, who, as a founding member of the Supreme Beings of Leisure, was largely responsible for their self-titled debut album (the one that broke the electronic/trip-hop group by selling more than 250,000 copies worldwide).
When we met, we agreed to just play some cool music together, while sticking completely to who we were as individuals, the two later reveal. The energy around what we did was so natural and fluid, we just kept doing it. Now each one cant imagine working without the other. Kiran now admits, Id been dreaming about her for a very long time.
After collaborating, Shana and Kiran discovered that they had the same exact taste in music (even in guilty pleasure bands from the 70s and 80s you know, the ones you wont admit unless you really trust someone!). They also discovered that six months prior to meeting, they had recorded just one wall away from each other in the same studio. They also shared numerous friends in common, and even stranger still, had lived one street away from each other, and still had never met until now.
On The Mating Game, echoes of each musicians past (present and future) is revealed in infectious songs like the sultry, exotic opening track Dont Forget to Breathe, which sets the tone for the entire album. Moving Forward is one of Kirans favorites for its amazing vocal performance, and is a track that Shana has a deep emotional attachment to. Solid production and a Vegas cool is the calling card of The Mating Game with its big band sass and zany James Bond feel. Shanas father (Dick Halligan) helped to write, arrange and conduct the strings heard on all of the aforementioned songs, as well as the angelic Bittersweet Faith.
The lovely yet quieted Heaven stands as a bewitching late-night ballad that bids a lover to stay just a little bit longer. Whereas, Our Remains is a super sexy tune accented by lush lyrics, drum n bass beats and stellar downtempo production. Down n dirty funk helps define Overdue, while a swaggering, dreamy confidence is heard on Moody. Overall, Shanas melodically sweet-and-sexy vocals paired with Kirans experimental pop beats and masterful programming make for an album that will stand the test of time.
BITTER:SWEETs debut album The Mating Game will be released April 4, 2006 through Quango Music Group.
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