Cellofourte

There are millions of musical artists out there, all with their own unique sound and twist on their own particular genre. However, one stands out to me as particularly unique and interesting, and that is the Pittsburgh quartet known as Cellofourte.

They pioneer a genre known as "cello rock", establishing their musical style by, as they put it, "boldly defying the boundaries of classical music and rock". Their music contains the subtle intricacies of classical music along with the catchiness, beat and groove of classic rock. It's lyricless, it's original, and it's like nothing you've ever heard before.

As a cellist, I am in love with their music. I highly suggest you take a look, if you're interested in hearing something a little bit out of the ordinary.

I offer two things - a music video of their song Combustion, and a link to their website. You can find some cool stuff there. (You can also check them out on Myspace.)

I also highly recommend that you buy their new album Combustion, which can be done here, for $10. Trust me, it's worth it.

Cello Rock

Well, I play cello. And I love to play cello, which you can tell by going slightly earlier in the posts and finding out that I recently played in Carnegie Hall, which rocked. But, y'know, as far as classical music goes, I can play it, I can appreciate it... but it's just not something I'd listen to on my iPod.

Enter Cellofourte, a cello quartet of epic proportions. A friend of mine at UPitt pointed them out, and from what I've heard, this is crazy stuff. Warning: This may not be for you.

Check it! It's their first music video: Combustion

They don't seem to have any digital releases yet, so I'm looking into getting a hard copy CD... somewhere... But, if I get any of their songs, I'll definitely pass 'em along.