Musica Obscura 3: Rachael Lander

Well there is only one video this time. That is because I only really like one song and there is a really limited choice of videos. The song is actually a montage of two very different songs - Bad Girls by MIA and a Bartok folk song.

I can only describe the result as "erotic" and far better than either of the originals. It starts off quite understated and then then starts to build on Middle Eastern sounds which start to drip sensuality as scents pour off the strings. It is quite hypnotic and feels like you should be sitting on a bed of silk popping strawberries into someone's mouth while wishing you hadn't put your knee in that bowl of melted chocolate. To be honest I don't think that a guy could pull this off. they would sound far to much of a cliché.

Rachael Lander went to music school but suffered from really bad anxiety. She was praised by teachers but had real difficulty performing in front of crowds and would have panic attacks. She got round this by knocking back a couple of vodkas before going on stage. Before long she was taking a bottle of vodka on stage with her. As you might guess this was going end badly and she quit playing age 22 and became a waitress. She thought that the panic attacks would be over but they weren't. Here best friend convinced her to go to rehab and start playing again which she did. the solution to all this was playing as a session musician. Proven to be pretty successful at that.

Earlier Posts in this series can be seen by clicking the links below
Carl Hancock Rux
Uplift Spice