damusic.be
'Alden makes the world a little more beautiful with this record.'
maxazine.nl
'Alexandra is sensitive to her environment, as part of universe and time. And for the consequences…. “How even a small little action or event can eventually lead to something big: the butterfly effect.” '
musicmeter.nl
'Leads To Love is my first introduction to Alexandra Alden's music and it is a crushing introduction. Leads To Love is an album on which everything is just right, but it is also an album that always manages to surprise you. Musically it is rock solid, where it doesn't matter much whether Alexandra Alden chooses modest or exuberant songs. Everything sounds equally good, but the instrumentation is also full of adventure and seduction. Even more temptation comes from the voice of Alexandra Alden, who sings beautifully and more than once guarantees goosebumps. Leads To Love is a very handsome album that will continue to grow for a while.'
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(Biography)
Alexandra Alden has lived in three different countries and moves house at least once a year- not necessarily due to her own choosing. For some reason, she can't seem to stay put in one place for too long. This could be due to extremely bad luck, or due to the fact that fate chooses to push her in and out of moments of comfort and subsequently- discomfort. It's in the midst of these transitions that Alden's songs come to life, signalling the end of a chapter and the start of a new one. Her curiousity and her need to 'compress all that is important into its simplest form' continues to be the driving force behind Alden’s intricate and heartfelt storytelling, Some have described her music as 'minimalistic folk' with the sentiments of Nick Drake and Joni Mitchell, inspired by the warmth and sunshine of the Mediterranean with the distant undercurrents of a British heritage. "She writes timeless, classic songs with a hypnotic touch of minimalism. " - Ocki Klootwijk (Anouk, Herman Brood) ( Solo )
.( Recent Music Videos )(Quartet Performance
with piano, bass and drums) Current line-up:
Daniel Van Der Duim - piano, keyboards, sampling, backings Jurriaan De Kok - electric/double bass Jimmy Bartolo - electric guitar Luke Briffa - drums Possible in solo, duo, trio, quartet or quintet formation. |
"There is a mist of Mediterranean mysticism and poetry about Alden's songs that can be worldly and even raw at the same time."
- Mark Ritsema (review in the Popunie, Rotterdam, NL) Interview 2021: Leads to LoveInterview 2019: Wild HoneyThe Album: Wild Honey (2018) LISTEN on spotify 'The album features songs I have composed over the last three years while travelling back and forth between Malta and The Netherlands (where I am currently living). I think that the title of the album, ‘Wild Honey’ perfectly encompasses the themes and atmospheres I’ve explored throughout these songs often touching on sentimentality, loyalty and loss. These songs are formed around the core of my acoustic guitar playing, singing and lyrics with additional playing, production and engineering by my team at Rocktown Studios consisting of multi-instrumentalist and ambient artist Hanyo Van Oosterom, bassist Ocki Klootwijk and the incredibly diverse Marien Okkerse on acoustic and electric cello (all from the Netherlands).' 
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Contact:
General:
alexalden@hotmail.com
Bookings: Jan Muylaert
jan@salmonbookings.be
Press: Marlies Waters
marlies@marlieswaters.com
This project is supported by Arts Council Malta - Malta Arts Fund
With heartfelt thanks to all those who contributed through the crowdfunding campaign to fund the release of 'Wild Honey' at Zaar.com.mt
General:
alexalden@hotmail.com
Bookings: Jan Muylaert
jan@salmonbookings.be
Press: Marlies Waters
marlies@marlieswaters.com
This project is supported by Arts Council Malta - Malta Arts Fund
With heartfelt thanks to all those who contributed through the crowdfunding campaign to fund the release of 'Wild Honey' at Zaar.com.mt
