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Airport Lounge
BLINDMAN'S HOLIDAY launched their CD Airport Lounge in both 
Sydney and Melbourne in August, 1997 to critical acclaim.
"The CD as a complete work derives its integrity from the sheer joy the group takes (and gives) in a deep understanding of women's vocal music, gained through years of immersion in the genre. And they give a lot. From some swing in' microtones to chock-a-block harmonic density and authentic dialect inflections - snugly sitting among contemporary arrangements and a willingness to take risks...............Airport Lounge is full of inventive arrangements performed with a balance of precision and verve. There's a fine attention to detail - staccato stabs and contrapuntal lines weave a rich texture and the voices are fresh, strong and real." A.L. Huntley, Sydney Morning Herald, September 5, 1997
 
"Spectacular, innovative and highly individual.....absolute masters .....inspired.....gripping.....power ....absolutely entrancing.....high energy......heart and compositional talent - formidable!" 
Richard Mills, Cornstalk Gazette (NSW), December'97.
 
"I only tenuously grasp postmodernism but this may be some." 
Ewart Shaw, dB Magazine (Adelaide), January'98.

"strongest vocally and can actually entrance you with it" 
Michael Kessler, Revolver (Sydney), December '98.
Performers:  Maria de Marco, Clarita Derwent, Lee Hildyard, Linda Marr and Gemma Turner with
 percussionists Jess Ciampa and Peter Slattery and recording wizard Robert Sazdov.
The CD 'Airport Lounge' BH 9703, re-release of 'Archipelago' BH 9602 and 'Work Play Sleep' BH 0304 available now at concerts or from Indie Cds or from Amazon UK