Olily Wallace's soulful jazz tones seduce VEGA
Oilly Wallace recently released his second studio album as a solo artist. The critically acclaimed Sugar Baby Butterflyy, produced by Oilly Wallace's regular playmate and companion Johannes Wamberg.
The album, which strangely mixes genres of Beach Boys inspired 70s songwriting with Brazilian elements, has been highly praised by the music site Scandinavian Soul, who wrote in their review:
"Sprinkle some exquisite instrumentation, stir in a touch of jazz, add a hint of neo-soul, soft harmonies... and suddenly you've drifted into a luscious, jazzy world called Sugar Baby Butterfly — and it's absolutely gorgeous.”
Sugar Baby Butterfly is an aural gallery of portraits of a number of musical hotshots who have all influenced Oilly Wallace. Listen and catch for yourself the appreciative nods to David Sanborn's sax playing, Brian Wilson's vocal arrangements, Henry Mancini's orchestrati...
Olily Wallace's soulful jazz tones seduce VEGA
Oilly Wallace recently released his second studio album as a solo artist. The critically acclaimed Sugar Baby Butterflyy, produced by Oilly Wallace's regular playmate and companion Johannes Wamberg.
The album, which strangely mixes genres of Beach Boys inspired 70s songwriting with Brazilian elements, has been highly praised by the music site Scandinavian Soul, who wrote in their review:
"Sprinkle some exquisite instrumentation, stir in a touch of jazz, add a hint of neo-soul, soft harmonies... and suddenly you've drifted into a luscious, jazzy world called Sugar Baby Butterfly — and it's absolutely gorgeous.”
Sugar Baby Butterfly is an aural gallery of portraits of a number of musical hotshots who have all influenced Oilly Wallace. Listen and catch for yourself the appreciative nods to David Sanborn's sax playing, Brian Wilson's vocal arrangements, Henry Mancini's orchestrations, Marcus Miller's slap bass and João Donato's melodies.
The eminent musician has established himself as a well-known name on the Danish music scene since he first wet the saxophone blade. His playful musicality spans across genres, and major Danish pop stars such as Emma Sehested Høgh, Andreas Odbjerg and Coco O. have Oily Wallace as a regular in the starting lineup on their tours.
Since he debuted at the age of 18 on Norwegian drummer Snorres Kirk's album Europa, he has triumphed with his amazing jazz releases both as a solo artist and in fantastic constellations such as OTOOTO, Tabloid and Oilly Wallace & Johannes Wamberg.
In VEGA he brings a number of his very best musical acquaintances: Jonathan Bremer on bass, Rasmus Juncker on drums, Rasmus Sørensen on keys and Johannes Wamberg on guitar....
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