Bond

Bond
Formed: 2000
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Styles: Club/Dance, Classical Crossover, Worldbeat
Group Members: Eos, Gay-Yee Westerhoff, Haylie Ecker, Tania Davis
Biography: Polarizing critics since their 2000 inception, Bond have continued to perfect their fusion of pop, worldbeat, and classical instrumentation. Eos Chater (violin), Haylie Ecker (violin), Gay-Yee Westerhoff (cello), and Tania Davis (viola) were well-educated musically, having played their specific instruments ...Read full biography
Born
Released: 2001
Label: Polygram
Critics' Rating:
Despite the conservatory training and classical pedigree of its members, Bond's debut album Born doesn't have much to do with classical music in actual fact. It may have string quartet instrumentation ...Read full review
Shine
Released: 2002
Label: Decca
Critics' Rating:
A sort of cross between Sex and the City and the Kronos Quartet as they might be remixed by Paul Oakenfold (actually Orion and the Beatmasters do most of the producing), Bond is a string quartet of toothsome ...Read full review
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