YOKO ONO's New "BETWEEN MY HEAD and the SKY", and TV Appearance !

     MUSIC NEWS - From Fluxus and performance-art pioneer and Two Virgins to chart-topping dance-music heroine (inspiring punk rock along the way!), Yoko Ono has been an

innovative and influential force on music and art, while simultaneously campaigning for peace on the world's stage.  At 76 years, Yoko continues to kick butt -- and has now released her new,  BETWEEN MY HEAD AND THE SKY, (buy below) a career-defining album made with her new Plastic Ono Band. The record is a mind-melting blend of styles, restating and sharpening themes while plunging into the always-mysterious future.  

The sessions took place at NYC’s Sear Sound, the same studio that used to house the old Hit Factory, where the Double Fantasy album was recorded. Sean Lennon both produced the new effort, with Yoko and acted as musical leader for a group divided between Japanese avant pop musicians, and downtown Manhattan improvisers. In the Japanese contingent is Yuka Honda of Cibo Matto, plus the current group led by Keigo “Cornelius” Oyamada, which includes Yuko Araki and Hirotaka Shimmy Shimizu. Cornelius and Ms. Ono performed together in Tokyo in January, and Yoko was so happy with the result she invited them over to record. In the Manhattan improv camp we find Shahzad Ismaily (guitar, bass, percussion), Erik Friedlander(cello), Michael Leonhart (trumpet, vibes), Daniel Carter (reeds) and Indigo Street (guitar) -- a singularly gifted group of instrumentalists.

As Sean says, “Yoko unleashed a deluge of new songs, writing about 16 songs in six days. The most prolific day peaking out at six songs written and tracked in an afternoon. The recording session was like a tornado of inspiration. Some of the best lyrics on the record Yoko actually 'freestyled' as if she were a lyrical divining rod.”

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band perform on The View this Wednesday, Sept. 30th at 11am !

Between My Head And The Sky is out now On Chimera Music

Comments

[mc]

Yoko STINKS and she can not sing either. Save your Money. This CD is Real Bad...

[mc]

Yoko.......... GET BACK! Paul was right; she had something to do with the Beatles Breaking up, But we will never know the real reasons.

[freed]

mc, you should learn a little more about Yoko Ono instead of blabla-ing. She played piano at an early age and had a sophisticated education for singing. Listening to certain tracks of her reveal complicated soundscapes well presented. Not to mention her groundbreaking performances, campaigns and collaborations. Remarkable at least.

[JOSE FRANCISCO LANZONI JARRETT]

IT MAY TAKE SOME TIME TO UNDERSTAND HER WORK AND THE MSGS SHE'S BEEN TRYING TO TRANSMIT THRU THE YEARS.
BUT I THINK THEY ARE OF GREAT VALUE.
IT WILL BE A GOOD THING TO HAVE BACK THE PLASTIC ONO BAND FOR A LONG TIME!