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New album on Six Degrees Records out on Tuesday, March 23, 2010

New York, NY – March 17, 2010… Six Degrees Records is proud to announce the release of No Prisoners by London-based producer and solo artist Gaudi. Gaudi will kick off his worldwide touring in May 2010, which includes headlining dates at big festivals like Joshua Tree, Shambala and Earthdance. No Prisoners hits record stores and online retailers on Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

No Prisoners comes to us after a very fertile year in which Gaudi toured the world, rocking dance floors and gathering fans with his unconventional innovative performance style and irresistibly floor friendly tunes. It was also a year where Gaudi was nominated for a BBC World Music Award for his Six Degrees release, Dub Qawwali (in which he added all new reggae & dub production to rare and previously unreleased tracks by the revered Pakistani vocalist Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan). That album’s success extended Gaudi’s fan base substantially, particularly in America and Canada, reaching #2 on the iTunes World Chart in the US and #1 on Amazon.com’s Electronica charts.

On his previous releases, Gaudi has worked to create his own unique synthesis, using elements of dub, electronica and world music producing tracks that have been mostly down-tempo in nature. No Prisoners is a very different and definitely up-tempo creation. Stylistically its primary energy comes from breakbeat influences underpinned with fat basslines and subtle live world instrumentation such as Oud and tribal percussion. The performances of many fine musicians on the album bring a human touch; with live bass and guitars, percussion, melodica, highland bagpipes and piano amongst others. The electronic elements, as per all of Gaudi’s albums, come from his beloved analogue equipment – vintage synthesizers, tape echoes and moog. The result gives No Prisoners the warmth and authenticity of sound, which has become synonymous with Gaudi’s music.

A highly respected line-up of featured guests add their international appeal and individual flavors to the album, amongst them; California’s conscious political lyricist and founder of Spearhead Michael Franti, who lends his emotive voice to “There’s Enough” and long established Brooklyn based reggae artist Dr Israel (of Easy Star All Stars’ “Dub Side of the Moon” fame) who features on “No Time”. Multi-million selling Italian singer-songwriter Elisa brings a feminine edge to “Brainwashed Again” and Jamaican Reggae vocalist Kenny Knots goes deep with the ecclesiastical “Strictly Goodness”. Other notable guests include pioneering down-tempo dub producer Dub Gabriel on “Barracudub”; UK Breakbeat duo Far Too Loud and emerging electro-breaks producer Tom Real; who contribute to “No More Blood” and “Bad Boy Bass” respectively.
No Prisoners as the title suggests, is an album made without concessions, each track uncompromising in the delivery of its sonic payload. It is a fresh and versatile album with the potential to become an original classic.

Gaudi – No Prisoners tracklist:
1) Bad Boy Bass
2) There’s Enough (feat. Michael Franti and Hardage)
3) Serious Ting
4) Back To Baia
5) Oud We Think We Are?
6) No Time (feat. Dr.Israel)
7) Barracudub
Hotel Caledonia
9) Strictly Goodness (feat. Kenny Knots)
10) Brainwashed Again (feat. Elisa and Danny Ladwa)
11) No More Blood
12) Space Phenomena

Confirmed tour dates as of date:
Fri, May 7, 2010 9pm Portland, Oregon – Crystal Ballroom
Wed, May 12, 2010 8pm Santa Cruz, CA – Moe’s Alley
Fri, May 14, 2010 8pm Joshua Tree, CA – Joshua Tree Music Festival
Sat, May 22, 2010 8pm Sunshine Coast, British Columbia – Faeries and Fools Gathering
Sat, Aug 7, 2010 8pm Naimo, British Columbia – Shambhala Festival
Sat, Sept 18, 2010 8pm Laytonville, California – Earthdance

Gaudi’s new album No Prisoners out NOW!

www.gaudimusic.com