Cadotsch Lucia

Speak Low Cadotsch Lucia

“We’re putting all our ideas into one rocket, we fire that off, it explodes and spreads out all over the fucking place but some of the stuff is gonna land right where we’re standing and what is left is what we use.“ This is how Petter Eldh captures the magic of Speak Low. Another way of putting it: what’s special about this trio is the absence of both a harmonic and a rhythmic instrument. But if you think this would narrow the trio's expressive range you are mistaken. SPEAK LOW have everything they need to interpret these beautiful songs in their own unique, stirring and very contemporary way. In one place, you hear the saxophone and think of a vintage synthesizer; in another, the strings and wood of the bass sound like the kick and claps of an 808. Still: no effects. This is a real band, with musicians who can play the shit out of anything and are not afraid to hold back. Above all, Lucia Cadotsch lays it down straight: she sings freely and with pride, she uses her gorgeous instrument like a real storyteller. What she sings always sounds real because there is a hotline between the song and her heart. The newspaper DIE ZEIT recognizes in the native Swiss singer one of the most important voices “for the resurrection of jazz melody beyond tired scripts and singer-songwriter clichés