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Discography
Fluently Helvetica - 1995
Something So Simple - 1998
Postcards from Nanna - 2000
Live1 - 2001
Reviews
FLUENTLY HELVETICA
Debut album released in 1995
‘An articulate, intelligent, and intensely tuneful songwriter … with a swag of techno and street savvy.’
Rolling Stone
‘Her voice is more of a miracle than a mystery. When rieniets sings she is equally capable of stratospheric highs that recall the ethereal headiness of
Joni Mitchell but she can also hook into a diaphragmatic earthiness that resonates with connections to the likes of Armatrading, lang and Lennox.’
HQ Magazine
‘The CD … is an eclectic collection, brimming with original ideas…rieniets’ own voice is a rich mixture of styles as it glides easily through the musical challenges she sets herself.’
Spinout
‘What you get is a very rare commodity blending haunting beauty, emotional clarity and insight ‘
Capital Q
‘With her haunting yet powerful voice, and brilliant computer-generated music, Andrea has succeeded in producing a ‘must have’ debut album.’
The Guardian
‘Andrea rieniets forges her own distinctive path, daring to perform musical alchemy with clever fusion of the organic and the technical…a modernist focus on language and voice…It’s a rich piece of art on disc.’
Adelaide Advertiser
SOMETHING SO SIMPLE - EP
An apology to Indigenous Australians
Released in July ‘98 for National Sorry Day
‘Very beautiful, very powerful - another great piece from a great songwriter.’
5UV Radio
‘We all cried when we played this, it’s so beautiful.’
Indira Naidoo
SBS National News
‘I get goose bumps when I hear this. It’s just a great song delivered.’
3D Radio
LIVE PERFORMANCE
‘Andrea rieniets is a rarity amongst contemporary Australian artists … her emotively charged music guides and seduces her listener with its range from post-electro-pop to deep soul to soaring ballads … all swept up by the vast range of her expressive voice.’
Black & White magazine
‘…high point of the evening for the full house at the State Theatre’.
The Australian
‘I saw Andrea rieniets live last night and I was totally impressed by the vitality and honesty of her songs and her gutsy performance.’
John Vincent
MMM FM
‘At Womadelaide Andrea rieniets could do no wrong for her rapturous audience.’
Adelaide Advertiser
‘The captivating paradox about rieniets is that all the low-rent, hi-tech paraphernalia of the digital diva only adds to the warmth she radiates. She is slender, verging on tall, with a boyish, feminine elegance. Her voice is more of a miracle than a mystery. When rieniets sings, she is equally capable of stratospheric highs that recall the ethereal headiness of Joni Mitchell but she can hook into a diaphragmatic earthiness that resonates with connections to the likes of Joan Armatrading and Annie Lennox’
Womadelaide Feature
The Advertiser
‘I didn’t believe the tears in my eyes as Andrea sang with sheer beauty. Sorry for the cliche but this is the performer not to be missed.’
GT Magazine
‘The woman has soul and power and a stunning variety of styles at her command’
GT Magazine
‘A star in the truest sense; a brilliant light to navigate by.’
Campaign Magazine
‘Her original love songs are delicate and charming under the wayward corkscrew curls and wry grin.’
GT Magazine
RADIO
1997 WOODEN CHILD is added across the board on over 140 ABC stations nationally hitting Top 10
On Air Quotes:
‘Fabulous. Everywhere I go, people know and love Andrea’s music. She is world star material.’
Bruce Elder The Sydney Morning Herald on 5AN
‘The high point of the Big Backyard disc is Andrea rieniets from Australia.’
WOUI Radio, Chicago
‘The sound of Australia - Andrea rieniets.’
Radio Nova - Paris
‘The fabulous Andrea rieniets.’
Jaclyn Hall JJJ
‘It is the most requested song on 5AN still, after twelve months! - people adore you.’
Julia Lester Radio 5AN
‘Every time we play that song we get inundated with calls asking, “Who is that?” ‘
Simon Royal Radio 5AN
‘The gorgeous voice of Andrea rieniets.’
ABC Radio, Perth