Electric Butterfly came into being when the unique vocalist and songwriter Sally Doherty began working with the gifted musician and producer Colin Elliot.

Based in Sheffield, their cool left-field pop sound is exotic and reveals glimpses of Sally’s life-long passion for Celtic folksong, Brazilian bossa nova, French chanson, South American bolero and the songs of Jacques Brel and Scott Walker, and her love of incredible singers such as crazy Peruvian princess Yma Sumac and the smooth and seductive Chet Baker.

Photo: Simon Buckley

After studying fine art and experimental film-making (her first short film was inspired by finding a dead man one night in a local stream) Sally then wrote the music for an unusual BBC television documentary, ‘Empire of Death’ and for several experimental radio dramas. As well as a few collaborations, including with Italian dance outfit Planet Funk and Richard Hawley, Sally has released collections of her songs on her own label and in Europe, “rare gems drifting around in different parts of the world”.

Colin is the long-time producer, musician, engineer and orchestral arranger with Richard Hawley. He came from an orchestral background and then worked as a session player for numerous artists including Finlay Quaye, Womack and Womack, Boy George and many others. He developed his own studio where he produces, engineers and performs.

Together they have made a haunting, uplifting and musically outstanding collection.

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Tracklisting: Something more • Butterfly • Autumn • You’re falling • Neon night • Time • Frost • Milk and honey • Oporto dawn • One day • Where have you gone to?

Guest musicians include Richard Hawley: guitars and vocals • Shez Sheridan: guitars • Liz Hanks: cello

All songs written by Sally Doherty; produced and mixed by Colin Elliot

Cover design by Lex Johan

Butterfly

Autumn

Something More

Neon Night

You're Falling

You can also hear full versions of the above songs at www.myspace.com/electricbutterflymusic

See also www.myspace.com/sallydoherty

Reviews:

www.mentenebre.com (in Spanish) • www.kronic.it (in Italian) • Ikonen (in German)

D-Side magazine (France):

Sally Doherty, britannique maîtresse ès folk/pop, signe sur le label revenant Shayo un essai réalisé en compagnie du producteur et musicien Colin Eliot, et s'adjuge l'assistance d'autres instrumentistes : Richard Hawley (guitare, chant), Shez Sheridan (guitare) et Liz Hanks (violincelle). Il découle de cette collaboration un contenu à tendance plus expérimentale que ses prédécesseurs, plus mat aussi (le duo 'Milk and Honey' et qui recherce davantage la manière, l'orchestration. Les effets sonores parsèment une collection de chansons séduisantes et en voie de modernisation (l'électronique fondant 'One Day') mais auxquelles certains reprocheront une production trop enrobée. La parcourt le doux chant sirène d'une Doherty à fleur de peau (le sensible 'Autumn' ou 'You're Falling'), spleen touchant), à l'aise dans un registre côtoyant pure pop comme terres de vapeurs (l'hypnotique issue de 'Butterfly'). A la limite du lounge sur certains titres, le son reste dans la recherche du calme mais gagne quelque chose de plus easy listening que vraiment folk, ce qui ne manquera pas de surprende ceux qui s'étaient faits à la simplicité acoustique des productions précédentes.

 

Ikonen (Germany), English translation:

Sally Doherty’s solo album ‘Electric Butterfly’, which the singer is also presenting as a songwriter, comes across as somewhat more conventional (than Goodbye Ivan)… those who already know her earlier albums would probably see a logical development here. It seems almost as though she has brought her experiences together and developed them along with guitarist Richard Hawley and brought them to maturity. In any case, ‘Electric Butterfly’ broadens the spectrum in the direction of Chanson and Bolero, doesn’t shy away from simple pop harmonies and occasionally plays with Jazz gestures… What comes out would excite fans of Goldfrapp…

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