Fishtank Ensemble are the leaders in high-energy, cross-pollinated gypsy music. From California, they bring their unique blend of Romanian, Gypsy jazz, Flamenco, Balkan, Turkish and Tango influenced music to the world.

“Woman in Sin” Reviews and 3 months of touring

Hey  lovers of good music and good times everywhere, your friendly group of Roma-inspired musicians here beckoning you to follow our adventures on the road for the next 3 months and to listen/buy our 3rd musical offering, “Woman in Sin“.   But don’t take our word for it. check out some of the reviews below.

Also, have you checked out our ‘Shows Page‘ lately?  It’s packed with shows, festivals, parties and radio performances all over the west coast, central and mid-west United States.  In september and October we’ll be going to europe for the first time as a band.  The details for that will be up on our website shortly as well.  All of the shows we’ve been playing lately have been ridiculously fun and we don’t expect that to end anytime soon.   Last week we played a new event hosted by Chris Douridas of KCRW called School Night at Bardot in Hollywood that was perhaps the most fun we’ve ever had (and that’s saying a lot).  Some people even described it as a turning point.

Reviews for our latest album, ‘Woman in Sin’ have been coming in rapidly as of late. Allow us to tintalize you with some excerpts.   Here is part a review by TJNelson of World Music Central. Thanks TJ! (read the full review here)

“Fresh and flirty, clever and quirky, Fishtank Ensemble’s Woman In Sin is a veritable boatload of fabulous. Building on a resume of recordings that include 2005’s Super Raoul and 2008’s Samurai Over Serbia, Fishtank Ensemble’s Woman in Sin careens headlong into a musical landscape fashioned out of gypsy tunes, swing, jazz, Flamenco and folk melodies from Romania, Serbia and Transylvania, as well as brief dips into a manouche from Holland and Kurdish folk tunes, transforming the group into an American gypsy band.

Opening with the title track “Woman in Sin,” it’s difficult to not want a seatbelt as the group takes off with dazzling violin and guitar lines, but it’s Ms. Knudson’s stunning vocals that send the track off into outer space. . . “

Here’s is part of a review by Shannon Holliday of GoodSound.com.  Thanks Shannon! (here is the full review here)

“Fishtank Ensemble ups the ante with Woman in Sin (FE 1003), one of the most eclectic and pleasant new surprises I’ve uncovered in some time. . . First-rate musicianship harnesses the energetic thrust of the tunes, which the group renders rich with a Hot Club and theatrical flair. After just one listen, you’ll find it hard to resist the urge to clap and shout “Opa! Opa!” in chorus. . . I’m continually inspired by people who can have this much fun making a living.”

Amen to that Shannon.  We promise to keep making this music as you as you all promise to keep enjoying it (and maybe even supporting us while you’re at it). Alright, Fishtank Ensemble, over and out, eastbound and down, loaded up and pluckin’.

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