One eskimO March 8, 2009

Produced by Rollo (Faithless), a 4-piece band backed up by animations produced by Passion Pictures (Gorillaz)

Monday 23rd February sees the release of One eskimO's debut single 'Kandi' on Little Polar, which will be followed by the album 'All Balloons' in March 2009. One eskimO is a unique creation that combines gorgeous animations with the beautiful songs written and sung by One eskimO.

Produced by Rollo (Faithless), the work of Kristian Leontiou (who had a hit in 2004 with 'Story of My Life'), One eskimO are a 4-piece band who's album is uniquely backed up by a series of animations, produced by Passion Pictures, the team behind the Gorillaz. The animations have already won a 2008 British Animation Award - Public Choice Music Video for One eskimO's song 'Hometime'.

The story of the eskimO and his band - the giraffe, monkey and penguin is told across 10 episodes to each of the album's 10 tracks. The animations will form a short film about the eskimO and his plight.

Already getting radio support, mixes of 'Kandi' have been done by Cicada and Afterlife.

"The story of the eskimO begins because the little eskimO loved nothing more than just to sing. Now, every night shortly after the moOn came out and gazed down he would collect his stories and songs and walk away from the village, past the lake and towards the large snow hills.

On arriving he would clamber onto his ark, and smile. Home, the ark was the only place the little eskimO felt comfort and belonging. It was here in his beautiful ark that he would figure out how to join the stories with the songs that floated around in his head.

The eskimo, the giraffe, monkey and penguin decided that they would all head out and travel above the seas, past the moon and the planets and venture out through the stars.

They would travel together on the eskimO's special ark. For this was no ordinary ark, this was a dream ark. On this they could go anywhere they wished, all they needed to do was to play their music and follow their dreams..."

Here's some nice words other people have written about One eskimO:

"Rich, tender, seductive songs" - Neil McCormick (Telegraph).

www.myspace.com/oneeskimo

Official Website: http://www.thecellars.co.uk/detailedlistings.html#0301