Mishaped Pearls

We here at TOW towers have long been fans of Mishaped Pearls. Ged Flood and Manuella Schuette are the musical couple at it's core flanked by, frankly, a mind blowing line up of carefully chosen folk musicians.
- The Other Woman, London, England

Please go to the press page on our website via the link below. - La Montagne, France

February 16th, 2011 - London, England based Mishaped Pearls joing Ra Ra Riot, Melissa Auf der Maur, Flying Lotus, Hemoptysis, Darrell Scott, Jackson Browne and David Lindley and other self released and independent label talent as Nominees for the 10th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs) the influential awards program for independent fans and bands. - Independent Music Awards

I have been fortunate to witness the birth of this fantastic band and their album ‘The Singer and the Poets’ is one of my favorite albums of all time. Their live shows are mesmerizing and I am delighted to share their music with you.

I caught up with Ged and Manuela for this interview for Spiral Earth recently.
- Spiral Earth

At a time when virtually every band describes themselves as 'unique' it is really refreshing to find one that truly is, Mishaped pearls are that band. Everything from their mix of classical, folk and pop melodies to the stunning vocal (and linguistic) abilities of singer Manuela Schuette screams originality. They have been around since 2009 and slowly the world is waking up to them, Tom Robinson reckoned they were one of the best acts featured on his BBC Radio 6 programme. - Spiral Earth

God didn’t rest on the seventh day; he made Mishaped Pearls. With endorsements by the likes of Tom Robinson and Damon Albarn, you'd automatically expect something quite sensational from the first spin of The Singer & The Poets. What you won't expect, however, are for those expectations to be surpassed.
Mishaped Pearls are a London-based classical-acoustic duo consisting of Ged Flood on instrumentation and Manuela Schuette on 'vocals'. 'Vocals' is here used to mean ethereal soundings so pure you cannot help but float away to the highest
point of beauty. God didn't rest on the seventh day...he made Mishaped Pearls. Mishaped Pearls - L'aimee de Sappho Schuette adds a unique quality to the duo by singing (it's such a bland word for something so beautiful) in Latin, Italian and French and as such brings a timeless sound to the record that you wouldn't have been surprised for King Louis XIV to have been a fan. There's
something in her voice which touches you, as subtle and yet discernible as the first snowflake of winter, but which holds a power that you just cannot explain. Being classically trained, it's pleasant how folk-sounding her voice seems sometimes - it's as if Cat Power had
operatic training...but so much more.
Lurking subtly in the background are the string-plucks of Flood, flitting into silver-gossamer
melodies upholding the vocals beautifully and skilfully and progressing the record as a
breeze does a mist in a Cotswold hollow. A single listen to Le Reveur or L'aimee de Sappho subtly belie a musical ability that speaks for itself. Coupled with this is an ear for exotic instruments such as a Turkish Oud, a Chinese Pond Zither and Afghan Rabab which create a
unique, subtly sensational sound.
There are so many literary techniques to be employed to describe music, and most of the
time this suffices. But, with Mishaped Pearls this won't do: there will always be something
lacking in a description of their work. After alot of thought and musing on this, I know what
this music has which you cannot describe: it's magic.
- www.moonandbackmusic.com