Wednesday, March 02, 2005  

Dierdre Dubois used to be the singer in the world-electronica group Ekova. You can preview the foxy Frenchy's debut solo CD, One (Six Degrees), in its entirety, here. (You can also check out the "Firefly" video there.)

Double D is a distinctive yet chameleonic singer. (How's that for vacant reviewer-speak?) "A Maid in Love" sounds like Billie Holiday roaming through Anglais folk music that's been transformed into lite drum & bass. "Sweet and Sticky Perfume" recalls Laurie Anderson's herky-jerky sing-speak, and "A Way to Love" soars like the Cocteau Twins' Liz Fraser. (Like Liz, whose slightly crooked laser-blue eyes always creeped me the hell out, Dierdre ain't afraid to bust out a can of whoop-ass glossolalia.) And on "More Than the Ocean" I like how Miss D layers the squealy, wacky-woman vocals behind the sleepy, moaning, Tricky/Martina Topley-Bird-esque lead.

Here's the very cool video for One's opening track, "Waiting for Spring."

Comfort Radio has an MP3 of One's "Firefly."

A review of One over at EthnoTechno.

An NPR interview with Dierdre from 2000.

More Ekova sound samples & info at Six Degrees.

Dierdre's playing eight North American shows in March; info here.

Check here to see how you can win a whole lotta cool jank if you win a Dierdre remix contest.

Buy Dierdre's CD here.

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