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    • Victoria
  • Contact: Nikole Texidor/Manjinder Benning
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Supported by the Canada Council for the Arts in 2009, NikTex has just finished her second album "The Power of Yang". It is out and sizzling. "The Power of Yang" is a compilation of songs inspired by all the male figures in Texidor's life that influenced her and this album in any shape or form. It began as a Neo-Folk-Jazz solo project and became a collaboration between Nikole Texidor and Manjinder Benning halfway through the recording of the album in 2009. Benning's expertise in electronic music production added an explosive flavour to Texidor's songs and an eclectic mix of Indian and other worldly flavours with the tabla, dilruba and electronics. Nikole Texidor was heavily influenced by her father - a prominent Jazz Percussionist who primarily played with Jazz Icon Rahsaan Roland Kirk in the '60s and '70s. Together they shared the stage with Artists such as Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Led Zepplin, Frank Zappa and Jimi Hendrix to name a few. Roland Kirk passed away in 1977 and J.Habao Texidor in 2007. "...Call this one jazzy fem-folk 2.0 - a pleasant and pretty album with an eastern edge, courtesy of some talented musicians and writers indeed." -Amanda Farrell-Low, Monday Mag Engineered and Mixed by Corwin Fox Supported by Canada Council for the Arts.

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Monday Magazine Review of our album

Amanda Farrell-Low- reviewer Niktex - The Power of Yang (independent) A collaborative effort between musician and vocalist Nikole Texidor and KarmetiK’s Manjinder Benning, The Power of Yang is an ethereal, poppy blend of jazz and folk tunes with a dash of electronic sounds and Indian instrumentation. The daughter of jazz percussionist J. Habao Texidor, who performed with Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Nikole has definitely inherited her father’s talent; in addition to lead vocals and penning all but one song, she plays everything from guitar to glass cups to the South African kalimbe on this record. Also impressive is that Texidor and Benning don’t simply stick to their areas of expertise outlined in the liner notes; Texidor tries her hand at electronic production on a few tracks, while Benning throws in guitar, vocals and even some beat boxing in addition to his tabla (most prominitely featured on “Irrationalities”) and electronics. The Power of Yang has a very dream-like quality to it—Texidor’s voice seems to float in through your headphones, guiding you from one tune to the next. The multiple layers of vocals add to this quality, which makes for a pretty sound, but I found myself wanting to hear a bit more of Texidor’s raw voice­­—we get a bit of a taste of it in the first verse of “Un Hiver Sous Les Draps.” Call this one jazzy fem-folk 2.0—a pleasant and pretty album with an eastern edge, courtesy of some talented musicians and writers indeed.
Posted on Nov 08, 2010