Edge Of Time

The Esther Melody Band (EMB) is an eclectic, electric mix of the beautiful and the beastie. These intrepid musical adventurers are about exploring the realms of possibility in creative expression, life on the planet and beyond. Esther kicked off on her own but realised that while she could easily be the typical singer-songwriter, she had bands in her blood. With her powerhouse vocals, sassy stage antics and her brother Caleb, a force in his own right on the drums, the two siblings make up the core of the band. Their diverse repertoire of originals was initially produced with award winning artists/producers such as Tui winning Chris White (The Lads), Brad Dring (Rapture Ruckus), Nic Manders (Brooke Fraser), Oscar winning Mike Hedges (Lord of the Rings and King Kong) and Grammy/Dove award winning Joe Baldridge (Jewel, DC Talk), these new generation Kiwi pop rockers are now producing their own sounds. Take the Polish of the recorded music; add their energy, flair and charm and this is one act that really is best caught live. A facebook comment from a fan after their first gig having immigrated to Nashville stated Often with artists the live show is not as good as the recorded music, with the Esther Melody Band live was even better. If it were the vocal Olympics Esther would win gold, silver and bronze!'' This brother/sister team perform live primarily as a four piece with Esther on lead vocals, keys and acoustic guitar plus Caleb on drums and backing vocals complemented by guitar and bass. 'Edge of Time', EMB's new release is their first full album as a band. This self produced project features; classy vocal and instrumental musicianship, strong melodic focus, inventive harmonies, sophisticated rhythm, thought provoking lyrics and a 3rd millennium creative spin on life and relationships. Having written much of the material on her solo album Secret Message while still a teenager and with a couple of subsequent E.P. projects under their belt as a joint production team, Esther and Caleb see this as a definitive statement of what they are now about as musical artists. Their excitement about this project is added to by having outstanding illustrative designer Jeremy Kyle come on board as part of the team. Jeremy has focused his entire years work on the album artwork and media kit in finishing his second degree at Unitec in Auckland, New Zealand. In doing so he has created illustrations and related typography for all 15 tracks plus the cover. Thus the album package as a whole is both a musical and illustrative art collection. The illustrative artwork will of course feature in the album booklet and will be released at a later date in it's own right. Overall, like EMB live shows, 'Edge of Time' is more than musical and illustrative art to listen to and look at; it is an experience to engage in.