Ambient
In The Fishtank 15 豆瓣
7.9 (10 个评分)
Sparklehorse
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Fennesz
类型:
电子
发布日期 2009年9月14日
出版发行:
Big Brothe
2009 CD EP. Just two days in December 2007 were enough to record over 40 minutes of the sublime Fennesz and Sparklehorse combination. Prepared oddities and masses of inspiration make these recordings unique in their style and in this series in particular. Songs and soundscapes of rare beauty with stunning atmospherics, where abstract sounds and wellcrafted traditional song-structure meet and where acoustic instruments and electronics create outstanding ambience. Seven tracks.
Glimmer of Sunlight 豆瓣
Pawn
类型:
电子
发布日期 2012年2月28日
出版发行:
dynamophone
A magnificent collection of new tracks by Pawn, with collaborations with Danny Norbury, Cuushe, Josh Varnedore, The Lullaby League, Solo Andata, Moshimoss, Konntinent, and Geskia! With these illuminating and entrancing compositions of found sound, glass harp, electronics, this 4th full-length album stands out as a classic of Japanese experimental ambient. …
When Tone Sketch was released last October, it bumped Glimmer of Sunlight straight to 2012. This turns out to have been a smart decision, as the two releases might otherwise have competed against each other. The earlier album was more vocal-centric; Glimmer of Sunlight only contains vocals on the opening track.
Pawn (Hideki Umezawa) has a habit of releasing albums that are half new, half remix. The advantage of this approach is that listeners can decide which versions they like better and create their own playlists. The risk is that those who listen all the way through may feel they have just played the same album twice. Thankfully, there’s enough variety here to prevent that from happening. The best mixes preserve all that is great about Pawn – the bell tones and xylophones that have intrigued listeners ever since Glass + Breath. But the artists who impose their own sounds help the album to be more well rounded. For this reason, Solo Andata‘s ambient take on “A Thousand Cups of Coffee and Despair” is effective in context, even though it pales next to the original. And while Cuushe may be upset to find her vocals excised on the remix of “We are Alone Until the End of the World”, her absence allows the other guest star, Danny Norbury, to shine more brightly.
For a while, múm was the go-to reference band for music box music. If an album contained the sound of a music box, twee vocals, or both, the Icelandic collective always seemed to get mentioned. But múm has changed its sound so frequently that comparisons now need a time stamp in order to be valid. Pawn is the new old múm, as tracks such as “A Thousand Cups of Coffee and Despair” and “Sketch of a Wooden Hand Orgel” hearken back to Loksins erum við engin in their sense of playfulness and childlike wonder. Listening to these pieces is like listening to the sound of an infant’s mobile above a crib, and hearing the infant coo in response. But Glimmer of Sunlight also shares with Loksins erum við engin a spectrum of sound ranging from the folk-tinged (the title track) to the drone (“I Colored the Arctic White”). Pawn has expanded his horizons, adding much more than a glimmer of sunlight to his future; his new album is like a full-fledged sunrise. (Richard Allen)
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When Tone Sketch was released last October, it bumped Glimmer of Sunlight straight to 2012. This turns out to have been a smart decision, as the two releases might otherwise have competed against each other. The earlier album was more vocal-centric; Glimmer of Sunlight only contains vocals on the opening track.
Pawn (Hideki Umezawa) has a habit of releasing albums that are half new, half remix. The advantage of this approach is that listeners can decide which versions they like better and create their own playlists. The risk is that those who listen all the way through may feel they have just played the same album twice. Thankfully, there’s enough variety here to prevent that from happening. The best mixes preserve all that is great about Pawn – the bell tones and xylophones that have intrigued listeners ever since Glass + Breath. But the artists who impose their own sounds help the album to be more well rounded. For this reason, Solo Andata‘s ambient take on “A Thousand Cups of Coffee and Despair” is effective in context, even though it pales next to the original. And while Cuushe may be upset to find her vocals excised on the remix of “We are Alone Until the End of the World”, her absence allows the other guest star, Danny Norbury, to shine more brightly.
For a while, múm was the go-to reference band for music box music. If an album contained the sound of a music box, twee vocals, or both, the Icelandic collective always seemed to get mentioned. But múm has changed its sound so frequently that comparisons now need a time stamp in order to be valid. Pawn is the new old múm, as tracks such as “A Thousand Cups of Coffee and Despair” and “Sketch of a Wooden Hand Orgel” hearken back to Loksins erum við engin in their sense of playfulness and childlike wonder. Listening to these pieces is like listening to the sound of an infant’s mobile above a crib, and hearing the infant coo in response. But Glimmer of Sunlight also shares with Loksins erum við engin a spectrum of sound ranging from the folk-tinged (the title track) to the drone (“I Colored the Arctic White”). Pawn has expanded his horizons, adding much more than a glimmer of sunlight to his future; his new album is like a full-fledged sunrise. (Richard Allen)
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他们逃离了黑暗之重 豆瓣
9.1 (102 个评分)
Ólafur Arnalds
类型:
流行
发布日期 2010年5月7日
出版发行:
Erased Tapes
冰岛新的年轻天才，很有涵养的Olafur Arnalds 能把古典元素融合在氛围和微电子节拍里，有Sigur Ros的味道，也有Mum的感觉。
Olafur Arnalds原来在家乡Mosfellsbaer离雷克雅维克偏壤的一个小镇上，他同时身兼多支Hardcore乐队的鼓手职务，先是替友人的乐团My Summer as a Salvation Soldier担任多项乐器伴奏，还获邀为美国Indie-Rock乐团Cursive担任德国巡回演出的伴奏乐手。Olafur Arnalds的个人音乐作品以钢琴和弦乐为主， 与其说是post-rock， 不如干脆说是modern classical。
Olafur Arnalds原来在家乡Mosfellsbaer离雷克雅维克偏壤的一个小镇上，他同时身兼多支Hardcore乐队的鼓手职务，先是替友人的乐团My Summer as a Salvation Soldier担任多项乐器伴奏，还获邀为美国Indie-Rock乐团Cursive担任德国巡回演出的伴奏乐手。Olafur Arnalds的个人音乐作品以钢琴和弦乐为主， 与其说是post-rock， 不如干脆说是modern classical。
