Some work in progress art work for next album
Last Astrakan Project album (2012) was the first album ever I used my art work for. With the exception of Yann’s portrait, I did not specifically create the paintings for the album, but once they were...
View ArticlePassing along our Music passion to next generation!
While reviewing some pictures we have on our hard-drive to see if we could use some of them for next album booklet (What? There will be a booklet? Hum…. ), I just got a hand back on a couple of...
View ArticleYour album isn’t ready yet + mind-mapping for self-produced album
I know that people don’t have any bad intention behind the question, and we musicians love to get questions about “how things are going”. Or at least, the intellectual side of me knows it. I know...
View ArticleHow to chose the right track order for your album?
Although we could have been tempted by this method : … we went back to the one we used for our first album instead ! The way we organised tracks is something we pay a lot of attention to, we discuss...
View ArticleWhat else do you need to release your next album?
… You need Gesso!!! Or at least, I need gesso! What? Gesso is a primer used to coat canvasses or paper before painting, especially loved and treasured by artists that love multiple layers and materials...
View ArticleGood signs!
Yesterday at sunset time we drove over the hills to find a quite place for a full listening of next album. Not only were we blessed by the wonderful sunset light when we got there, but also we saw the...
View ArticleOur music through the eyes of an Angel
What we love about our musician’s life is the amazing people we get to meet. Last July in Portugal we met a very sweet photographer, a lovely person, the kind of person anyone loves at first sight....
View ArticleMaking new from old AKA dare to sacrifice
Our album is right now being manufactured, it’s a big achievement already! We still have a lot to do, but we can be more relax since the first big deadline is over (and we made it! :) ) And since we...
View ArticleGreetings from England !
So, we’ve arrived in England last Friday, and we had an “acoustic rehearsal” in Hadleigh (Suffolk), and, well, it still sounds good! (this video has been posted on Facebook, but you still can access...
View ArticleSome footage from Breton Night in London
Urban Kelt team put together a very nice video from last Saturday’s gig in London for Breizh in the City. It was cool! We want to play again in London!Filed under: Musicians' Diary
View Article{very} Special Bundles for Album B Release
Tomorrow is our big day (hopefully yours as well!), our album B is about to be released! To celebrate and share the second album’s release of our project, we created very unique bundles. They are 2...
View ArticleThe album is out!!!
Hear it here! We are so proud and happy to share it! You can buy it directly from Bandcamp (don’t forget about the cool bundles we mentioned here) or from i-tines...
View ArticleAstrakan Project – B
Astrakan Project:The first review from our album is out, and we’re pretty sure it will bring us loads success! If you have time to read it carefully, you’ll probably find out a few things about our...
View ArticleOne more crazy night in Ipswich
It will probably be an habit for us, but every time we play in Ipswich (Suffolk, East Anglia), it has a special taste. This last gig was in the Library, that was opening that night specially for the...
View ArticleI’ll be waiting…
Since last album, I had forgotten this odd “in-between” time after the album’s release. The time it takes to go from “the release” to “what’s next”. Since the album’s release then, a couple of fans...
View ArticleCelebration time! We’re featured in fRoots’s album choices again!
It’s a great honour not only to get a really good review in fRoots current issue (available from today for subscribers, on sale on the 20th), but also we got chose among “album choices of the month...
View ArticlePromo time for album B!
We are really lucky we’ve been hosted by many nice people to promote our new album – it’s always a great chance to get our music out into the world while meeting very nice people at our interviews....
View ArticleSales VS Creativity
It’s always about the same. We released last album 2 months ago, we’re still in the middle of promoting, and actually we should even be doing more in that direction – by more, I mean do more follow up,...
View ArticleLa Jotinette – help us win a little contest!
“La Jotinette” is the name of a tune from Central France (the name of the dance is bourrée nivernaise). We entered a little contest on facebook, and proposed our version with a little video. Music-wise...
View ArticleBloavezh Mat – Happy new year message
Normally in Brittany, it is possible, acceptable, usual to wish “happy new year”… until the 31st of January! But since we have many other things – including music and video – to share in the up-coming...
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