Schmooze Deluxe
Create the perfect cocktail hour at your place.
Keeping to a mellow vibe of chilled melodic and rhythmic sounds, these original compositions make for a journey ranging from trip hop, funk, soul, disco & electronica through to roots, contemporary pop, blues, jazz and cabaret. The songs are all original compositions by Canberra artists and are have been carefully chosen to take the listener on a harmonious and chilled groove journey.
You can find out more about each artist below, and sample each track by clicking on their image. The CD also features exclusive cocktail recipes from two of Australia's best cocktail lounges, hippo bar and the julep lounge, so you can create your very own Schmooze atmosphere at home!
“Schmooze Deluxe will probably make its way to bars around the world as the perfect atmospheric soundscape to sip martinis by.” Jorian Gardner, Arts Editor,Canberra Review
Buy the Album!
There are only a few hundred copies of the album available. You can purchase it several ways....
- Chaos Music online here: link
The CD is available at Abels Records (Franklin Street, Manuka) and at Schmooze events and is a limited edition release (only 500 copies were made).
Listen to the Music
You can sample the tracks by clicking on the images of each artist.
Track: Break My Back
Artists: Chanel Cole and Daniel Belle
Track: In Mind
Artists: Alien Digit
Composer: Jonathan Mullins
Recording Year: 2006 Artists performing on track: Jonathan Mullins, Trav Harvey
Track: Free Your Mind
Artists: Nick Culvenor Feat. Andrea Kirwin
Composer: Nick Culvenor/Andrea Kirwin
Recording Year: 2006
Artists performing on track: Nick Culvenor - Instrumental, Andrea Kirwin -Vocals
Track: Let It All Go
Artists: Caratgold Composer: Nicholas Gilmore
Recording Year: 2007
Artists performing on track: Sandcastle/Caratgold (Sandy and Nick)
Track: A Bird Song
Artists: Fire on the Hill
Composer: Aaron Peacey/Lachlan Coventry
Recording Year: 2004
Artists performing on track: Aaron Peacey - slide guitar/vocals, Lachlan Coventry - guitar/vocals, Daniel Kempers - drums, James Luke - bass
Track: Pines and Lullabies
Artists: Rays Train
Writer: Peter Hayes
Ray's Train are: Peter Hayes (guitar and vocals), Michael Cleaves (drums and vocals), Paul Ziesing (bass)
Recording Year: 2007
Track: Driving Me Insane
Artist: Jordan Best
Composer:Jordan Best
Recorded: 2004
Track: Last time
Artist: Katie Prior/Luke Griffin
Recording year: 2005
Artists performing: Ben Foster- keys, Steve Crispin- drums Katie Prior-Vocals
Track: My World
Artists: eytis
Composer: eytis
Recording Year: 2006
Artists performing on track: eg Danny Brown - Drums, Joe Blogs- Piano, Floozy Guy- Vocals Candie - keys, vocals; Mark - loops, decks, effects; Nic - fretless bass; Elliot - bass; Dan - keys
Track: Where's The Soul?
Artist: Ashley Feraude
Composer: Ashley Feraude
Recording Year: 2006
Track: Hippo Nights
Artist: Marcus St.John
Composer: Marcus St.John
Recording Year: 2006
Artists performing on track: Marcus St.John - Track Composer/Arranger/Producer, Niels Rosendahl - Saxaphone
Track: That interlude Artist: Ethan Snow
Composer: Ashley Feraude
Recording Year: 2006
Track: Alive, from Cris's album Flaming Momentos. Recorded in Killarney, Ireland.
Artist: Cris.Clucas
Composer: Cris.Clucas
Recording year: 2002
Artists performing on track: Cris.Clucas: vocals and guitar Jim Murray: guitars and shaker
Track: All Good Artists: Fire on the HillComposer: Aaron Peacey/Lachlan Coventry
Recording Year: 2004
Artists performing on track: Aaron Peacey - slide guitar/vocals, Lachlan Coventry - guitar/vocals, Daniel Kempers - drums, James Luke - bass
Track: Devil Town
Artist: Alice
Composer: Alice
Recording Year: 2006
Artists performing on track:Alice - Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer
Track: Perfect Seduction
Artists: Quagmire
Composer: Quagmire
Recording Year: 2005
Artists performing on track: Julian Dedomenico - Vox, Ben Stiel - Guitar, Jason Hart - Bass Guitar/Percussion
Track: A Love Song Artist: Andrea Kirwin
Composer: Andrea Kirwin
Recording Year: 2006 for both
Artists performing on track: "A love song" - Nick Culvenor on guitar and Andi on Vocals.
Track: Wake Up, O Sleeper
Artist: Cathy Petocz
Recording Year: 2006
Artists performing on track: Cathy Petocz: voice and piano; Rueben Lewis: trumpet
Track: Sit with Charlie
Artist: Anton Wurzer
Composer: Anton Wurzer
Recording Year: August, 2007
Artists performing on track: Piano Accordian,Anton Wurzer
Track: Kenny W
Artists: Mike Price Quartet
Composer: Mike Price
Recording Year: 2005
Artists performing on track: Mike Price guitar, Matt Keagan sax, Brendan Clarke bass, James Hauptman drums
Track: Wednesday's Theme Artist: Ashley Feraude
Composer: Ashley Feraude
Recording Year: 2006
Track: Imation
Artists: agentkaosComposer: Nik Harrison
Recording Year: 2004
Artists performing on track: Briohny Gillespie - Vocal, Barry
Petrovski - Guitar, Leigh Miller - Bass, Cuts keys beats - Nik Harrison
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