 Open Your Eyes (NZ)8 track solo loop album. Released December 2013. Includes postage within NZ.
 +or- (NZ)11 track debut album. Released September 2012.
Includes postage within NZ. |
 Open Your Eyes (INTERNATIONAL)8 track solo loop album. Released December 2013. Includes international postage.
 +or- (INTERNATIONAL)11 track debut album.
Released September 2012. Includes international postage. |
Listen and/or download my music on the following link
NZ Musician Album Review +or-
By Stu Edwards
Swiss ex-pat Andre Manella sharpened his music skills in his homeland before relocating to NZ,
where he is steadily making an impact in the live scene and song writing forums.
His current project is Taranaki-based five-piece Sonic Delusion. Carrying a message of positivity,
the independently released ‘Positive Or Negative’ blends a fantastic range of styles including funk,
folk and Latin. With such a melting pot of influences the album could easily have lost direction,
but this isn’t the case, it is a strong collection of well-written songs. White Bread Life has a folk
approach with both funk and reggae undertones. Be Strong and Follow Me could easily stand as
acoustic showcases with strong melodies and smooth accompaniments. Manella shows his more
experimental side on instrumental No Name and the moody closer I Can Return.
A solid debut that will certainly leave listeners intrigued and wanting more.
Swiss ex-pat Andre Manella sharpened his music skills in his homeland before relocating to NZ,
where he is steadily making an impact in the live scene and song writing forums.
His current project is Taranaki-based five-piece Sonic Delusion. Carrying a message of positivity,
the independently released ‘Positive Or Negative’ blends a fantastic range of styles including funk,
folk and Latin. With such a melting pot of influences the album could easily have lost direction,
but this isn’t the case, it is a strong collection of well-written songs. White Bread Life has a folk
approach with both funk and reggae undertones. Be Strong and Follow Me could easily stand as
acoustic showcases with strong melodies and smooth accompaniments. Manella shows his more
experimental side on instrumental No Name and the moody closer I Can Return.
A solid debut that will certainly leave listeners intrigued and wanting more.
