About
Both reviled and revered for their unorthodox take on classical music, the
string quartet Bond is composed of classically trained former session
musicians Tania Davis, Gay-Yee Westeroff, Haylie Ecker and Eos. While
Gay-Yee and Eos had played for artists as diverse as the Cocteau Twins, the
Spice Girls and Talvin Singh, they were jaded about the backseat role
classical musicians play in pop music. Teaming up with Ecker and Davis, the
quartet decided to put the strings front and center -- and to liven things
up by involving electronica and world influences. The resulting fusion has
infuriated classical music purists but has raged across Europe, where
people don't mind a little booty-shaking with their Brahms. It doesn't hurt
that the players are eye-catchingly cute. "Explosive," off the 2004 release
Classified, was selected as the theme song for Australia's 2004
Olympic games coverage.
- Sarah Bardeen
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