Hans York
Country of origin:
Born in Germany, now in U.S.
Type of music generally:
Soft pop
Status:
Most recent release, Spellbound (2015)
See also:
Hans York's site
Comparisons:
Other soft pop artists: Sting, Kenny Rankin
Covers/own material:
Own and cowritten
General comments:
Soft pop/easy listening with lovely guitar work. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Recommended first album:
Inside Out is the first we've heard
Recordings:
- Hazzazar (1997)
- Wien wartet auf dich (1998)
- Sau Gut (2005)
- Inside Out (2005)
- Young Amelia (2008)
- Heard or Herded? (2012)
- Spellbound (2015)
Inside Out
Release info:
2005—Hazzazar Records—003
Availability:
See Hans York's site
Ecto priority:
Recommendedfor fans of soft pop and easy listening
Group members:
Hans York—vocals, acoustic guitar, bass, loop, keyboards, piano, baritone guitar, drum, electric guitar, backing vocals
Guest artists:
Elke Diespenbeck—backing vocals 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; vocals (5)
Asita Hamidi—harp (2)
Fredrik Gille—udu (2)
Tom Armstrong—percussion (3, 7, 10), brushes (5)
Daniel Tochtermann—electric guitar (3, 8, 10)
Orville Johnson—dobro (4), slide guitar (7)
Jon Hamar—upright bass (5, 8)
Ralf Göldner—drums (7)
Edo Zanki—vocals (8)
Björn Meyer—bass (10)
Produced by:
Hans York and Phil Cohen
Comments:
This isn't really the Ectophiles' area of music, but I would recommend this album to any soft pop fan. The album is nicely produced and constructed, sweet and intimate-feeling. The guitar work is lovely, and Hans York's vocals and songwriting are a pleasing listen. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Thanks to Sophia Gurley for work on this entry.
