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About Beatbeat Whisper
"Ayla and Davyd Nereo straddle Americana and indie, practicing contemporary 'outsider' folk at its best: modest, smart, and enduringly satisfying."- East Bay Express
Begun among the oak trees and upright pianos of Sonoma County, Beatbeat Whisper is the project of siblings Davyd and Ayla Nereo, now based in Oakland, California. The two began making music as wee ones; Ayla notated piano chords in her own music language, and Davyd recorded experimental punk-folk into a computer. By the last year of college Ayla had finished her first album Play Me A Time, and Davyd was working on his second album The Things We Know How To Love.
When their first co-written song, "Try not to let the rain in your boots, child," was chosen to be on the compilation Stanford Soundtrack 2006, Ayla and Davyd knew they'd have to make more music together. And that was the beginning of Beatbeat Whisper.
Since then, their songs have been in two films, many more compilations (including the 2007 Stanford Soundtrack and Digital Cloud Records' Firsts), and across the airwaves and Top 10 lists of KUSP, KZSU, KZSC, KDVS "Cool As Folk," , KCSB, KCPR, WUML, WSCA and more. Wonder Continental was included in several "Top 50 albums of 2008" lists, and Beatbeat Whisper has been featured on podcasts and articles from Daytrotter, The Bay Bridged, East Bay Express, Pacific Noise, and soon among the pages (and CD sampler) of Paste Magazine.
Each an outstanding songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, their voices weave together to create what's been called "dreamy, poignant renderings of life's breathless moments." Listen yourself and see what you feel.
Beatbeat Whisper has released two full-length albums, Beatbeat Whisper (2007) and Wonder Continental (2008). Current projects include two music videos for Wonder Continental, launching the Dapper Bay Bootlegs performance series, and producing a third full-length album.
---> Look for Beatbeat Whisper's feature in the February 2009 issue of Paste Magazine, along with their song "Mismanaged Skies" on the sampler.
"Nature talking its own jive." – Daytrotter
"Intuitive use of sound and space to craft full, strong melodies... incorporating a variety of pop and rock influences that further set them apart" – The Bay Bridged
Members
Ayla Nereo and Davyd NereoAudio
Mismanaged Skies
Lulu
A Childhood of Playful Heart
Up the long tracks
And suddenly apart was shared
To listen to Beatbeat Whisper's audio, visit http://www.ourstage.com/epk/beatbeatwhisper
Setlist
Lulu Up the long tracks Mismanaged Skies Door to door And suddenly apart was shared Childhood of playful heart Eager Eyes Tennessee Swell & Still I think it might rain, I hate to say itSetup Requirements
Two vocal mics, one instrument mic, mic for amp, acoustic guitar DI, keyboard DI.Press
"One sibling's voice never leaves the other without harmony for long, and their blend sounds natural enough to be a joint birthright... winding folk and prosodic storytelling."
http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/02/beatbeat-whisper-grows-up-and-plays-on.html
"Mismanaged Skies" featured on Paste Magazine's February CD sampler, along with Neko Case, M. Ward, Andrew Bird, and Tom Waits.
"The music that they make together - is much like that icy stream flowing down from spots on a mountain that people don't get to very often. They plume out of instruments that sound as if they've had countless hands touch them over their many decades - love them and treat them in their own ways, all of them. It can be spooked and startled and yet it's not precious at all, nature talking its own jive."
www.daytrotter.com
"Intuitive use of sound and space to craft full, strong melodies... incorporating a variety of pop and rock influences that further set them apart from a more traditional folk setup... a surprisingly unified and consistent sound from a band with two individual songwriters."
"Each tune is crafted seamlessly into a subtle flurry of vocals, acoustic guitar and piano, throwing in shades of rock, pop, and even some quirky rockabilly for good measure... when explored further, your ears will be treated to something entirely more complicated and inherently breathtaking."
"Their self-titled debut earned immediate attention within the indie-folk scene, and its mellow, charming 2008 follow-up, Wonder Continental, is bound for national buzz. Whenever an insular movement like neo-folk yields something as universally appealing as Beatbeat Whisper, people take note."
"Dreamy, poignant renderings of life's breathless moments... delicate melodies in Nick Drake-like guitar weavings. Fans of Devendra Banhart and Jolie Holland will find this friendly territory, but they'll wish they sounded more like this. If hummingbirds made music, this is what they'd sound like."
"Within such a controlled space, the voices of siblings Ayla and Davyd Nereo bounce like those of rare conservatory birds against the walls and through the vacuum tubes. It is sweet folk music."
"Both handle their instrumentation with care; creating a delicate and floating sound in their songs that pay homage to traditional folk music yet are fresh and present."
"Nothing overwhelmed anything, and they were perfectly musically joined, and were such a divine honor to the notion of simplicity. It can be so much more powerful than expected."
"Ayla and Davyd Nereo straddle Americana and indie, practicing contemporary "outsider" folk at its best: modest, smart, and enduringly satisfying."
"Press accounts have thrown around names like Devendra Banhart and Jolie Holland when describing their music, and the comparisons seem appropriate. They remind me a bit of Elephant Parade without being terribly quirky... a gentle blend of New Weird America and '70s singer-songwriter sensibilities."