Fuse - Fuse

The eponymously titled debut album from Fuse is released 17th May 2010. The duo are virtuoso musicians Linzi Stoppard and Ben Lee who harness their bespoke gold-coated Kevlar Carbon-Fibre signature Bridge electric violins and seize classic Rock tracks and put them through the Fuse wringer! The results are radical, innovative but loving reinterpretations for violin. The album features 14 incredible tracks including Fix You by Coldplay, Michael Jacksons Beat It, Glorious by Andreas Johnson and a stunning blend of the mediaeval O Fortuna from Carmina Burana and Zeppelins Kashmir. All tracks have been reworked and reanimated in the unique Fuse way. The duo have had to invent new ways to render melodies that were vocal on the original tracks. Fuse aim to prove that the electric violin can be as versatile as the electric guitar – a valedictory romp through I Love Rock N Roll seems to seal the deal! As Linzi says, "Its completely fresh, no one thought that what we do was even possible. Everything you hear is violins! The style that we use when we play is more akin to that of a guitar player, with more soul and electricity – literally! We chose work from artists that are huge stadium acts, and thats where we want to be. It is that big and that powerful - get some ear plugs! We specialise in blowing away peoples preconceptions." Fuse are already finding friends in the rock fraternity who appreciate what they do. After raving, "I love what youve done, how did you get that sound?", Francis Rossi appears on the album version of Quos Down Down, Nick Mason of Pink Floyd offered his services as a drummer and Roger Daltrey asked Linzi and Ben to support him! Linzi and Bens background is music all the way – though Linzi is also signed to Models 1 and she and Ben have both just become Princes Trust Ambassadors. With both having had real success individually in their careers thus far and worked with an amazing array of world-beating musical talent, their coming together as Fuse portends something really special. The sound that Fuse generate takes serious know-how and technical skill and live it is nothing short of incendiary – the violins are generally accompanied by the sound of jaws dropping! Crazy Nights indeed. What Fuse do can have a truly global appeal; there are no language barriers. Whilst they are very proudly a string band, listeners can sing along to the choruses that we all know. With the release of Fuse, the duo will be bringing their unique brand of entertainment to a whole new audience, lets hope they are ready! TRACK LIST: 1. Glorious 2. I Love Rock n Roll 3. Beat It 4. Go Your Own Way 5. Interlude 6. Chain, The 7. Crazy Crazy Nights 8. Final Countdown 9. Going Home 10. Fix You 11. Down Down 12. Battle Without Honour Or Humanity 13. Top Gun Anthem 14. Led Carmina