J'étais resté sur le - bon - souvenir d'un Erik Enocksson plutôt folk, et je le retrouve dans l'exercice de la bande originale dans une veine néo-classique. N'étant pas un grand amateur du genre, ça me laissera de marbre, mais d'autres seront certainement davantage sensibles à sa délicatesse.
Erik Enocksson
Man Tänker Sitt
CD Kning Disk KD070 (Sweden, 08-2009)
01. Prologue: Somnio
02. I. Nox Egoque Soli
03. II. Non Lupi
04. Non Strigis
05. Haec Silva Odi
06. III. Nox Egoque Soli
07. IV. Non Ursae
08. Finale: Ange, Nocte Nudapecta
09. Epilogue
Note : Alternative title: "Burrowing".
Soundtrack to the Fredrik Wenzel/Henrik Hellström film with the same title.
http://www.mediafire.com/?t8t07cfvgf699rn
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01/01/2012
12/11/2011
Harold Budd - In the Mist (Darla, 2011)
Actif depuis une trentaine d'années, Harod Budd n'a plus grand chose à prouver, et ce n'est pas avec cet album qu'il va fondamentalement se renouveler. Mais qui s'en plaindra? Dans le registre piano ambient il reste une référence, et on sait qu'un nouvel album signé Harold Budd a peu de risques de décevoir - pas comme Brian Eno par exemple. Et dans le genre, il renvoie à leurs chères études une grande partie des musiciens auto-complaisants qui encombrent le marché avec leurs albums néo-classiques inconséquents et interchangeables. Preuve supplémentaire de la maîtrise d'Harold Budd, si en elle-même l'utilisation du violon n'a rien d'originale son apparition sur l'album reste saisissante dans son effet. Alors il est comment, le Harold Budd cuvée 2011? C'est un bon cru, je dirai.
Harold Budd
In the Mist
CD Darla Records DRL248 (USA, 09-2011)
- The Whispers :
01. Haru Spring
02. The Whispers
03. The Startled
04. The Foundry (for Mika Vainio)
05. The Art Of Mirrors (After Derek Jarman)
- Gunfighters :
06. Three-Fingered Jack
07. Greek George
08. Black Bart
- Shadows :
09. Come Back to Me in Dreams
10. Parallel Night
11. Sun at 6 Windows
12. The Panther of Small Favors
13. Mars and the Artist (After Cy Twombly)
Note : Recorded and mixed by Michael Coleman at Orangewood Studio, Mesa, Arizona, March 2011.
Ce qu'en dit le label :
Harold Budd is a one of a kind modern neo-classical artist creating high-callibre and complex music with unique and subtle tension and abstraction, and simultaneous almost-pastoral but as-often otherworldly mood. Within the first three notes of a Budd composition, with trademark fresh-as-improvisation sound, whether deep dark or bright light, the listener is transcended to an enlightened state within the balance of empty space, sometimes wistful nostalgia, frequent idealism and always persistent love and beauty.
In The Mist is the artist purely distilled. It is the music of Harold Budd at its most raw, emotive and minimalist. In addition, Harold is writing for string quartet. In The Mist is comprised of three distinct movements. Tracks 1-5, The Whispers, are minimalist, tonal, sometimes tone-bending piano compositions. Tracks 6-8, The Gun Fighters, are more dramatic piano compositions with sparse electronic effects and percussive elements. Tracks 9-13, Shadows, are new Harold Budd string quartets, which add an additional component of interest - minimal, abstract, moody compositions.
http://www.mediafire.com/?9ioo7udib8d52a9
Harold Budd
In the Mist
CD Darla Records DRL248 (USA, 09-2011)
- The Whispers :
01. Haru Spring
02. The Whispers
03. The Startled
04. The Foundry (for Mika Vainio)
05. The Art Of Mirrors (After Derek Jarman)
- Gunfighters :
06. Three-Fingered Jack
07. Greek George
08. Black Bart
- Shadows :
09. Come Back to Me in Dreams
10. Parallel Night
11. Sun at 6 Windows
12. The Panther of Small Favors
13. Mars and the Artist (After Cy Twombly)
Note : Recorded and mixed by Michael Coleman at Orangewood Studio, Mesa, Arizona, March 2011.
Ce qu'en dit le label :
Harold Budd is a one of a kind modern neo-classical artist creating high-callibre and complex music with unique and subtle tension and abstraction, and simultaneous almost-pastoral but as-often otherworldly mood. Within the first three notes of a Budd composition, with trademark fresh-as-improvisation sound, whether deep dark or bright light, the listener is transcended to an enlightened state within the balance of empty space, sometimes wistful nostalgia, frequent idealism and always persistent love and beauty.
In The Mist is the artist purely distilled. It is the music of Harold Budd at its most raw, emotive and minimalist. In addition, Harold is writing for string quartet. In The Mist is comprised of three distinct movements. Tracks 1-5, The Whispers, are minimalist, tonal, sometimes tone-bending piano compositions. Tracks 6-8, The Gun Fighters, are more dramatic piano compositions with sparse electronic effects and percussive elements. Tracks 9-13, Shadows, are new Harold Budd string quartets, which add an additional component of interest - minimal, abstract, moody compositions.
http://www.mediafire.com/?9ioo7udib8d52a9
12/09/2011
A Winged Victory for the Sullen - A Winged Victory for the Sullen (Erased Tapes, 2011)
Le nom ne vous dira peut-être rien, et ce ne sera pas la sortie la plus médiatisée de cette rentrée musicale. Et pourtant! Plusieurs noms devraient attirer votre attention. Tout d'abord, c'est sorti sur Erased Tapes pour l'Europe et sur Kranky aux USA. C'est composé par Dustin O'Halloran et Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid), avec les participations de Peter Broderick ou de Hildur Gudnadottir. En résumé, on dirait du Stars of the Lid avec beaucoup de piano, et c'est magnifique!
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
CD Erased Tapes Records ERATP032 (UK, 09-2011)
01. We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
02. Requiem for the Static King Part One
03. Requiem for the Static King Part Two
04. Minuet for a Cheap Piano Number Two
05. Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears
06. A Symphony Pathetique
07. All Farewells Are Sudden
Note : Scored by Adam Wiltzie & Dustin O'Halloran
Bassoon – Hugo Barone
Cello – Chris Jepson, Hildur Gudnadottir
French Horn – Rozanne Descheemaeker
Harp – Chester Desmond
Viola – Kristina Labitzke
Violin – Elissa Lee, Marlene Ito, Peter Broderick
We were always going to dig a band called 'A Winged Victory For The Sullen', but we're pleased to find that their music's actually very special too. It's a collaboration between composer Dustin O'Halloran and Stars Of The Lid's Adam Wiltzie, bolstered by contributions from Hildur Gudnadottir and Peter Broderick, and if you're familiar of the past work of all these sizeable talents then you'll have an idea of what to expect from the album: richly emotive chamber music with a supremely advanced grasp of space and atmosphere. 'We Played Some Open Chords' is the arresting opener, piano and string reverberations melting together imperceptibly before your very ears; 'Requiem For The Static King' is a fittingly beautiful elegy for the late Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, and sure enough it seems to tremble with its own terrible sense of loss. We can't think of many albums of recent times that have so skilfully balanced droning minimalism with open, expressive melody; the results are completely bewitching, swelling to a near-symphonic climax in 'Steep Hills Of Vicodin Tears'. This is a grief-stricken album, make no mistake, but the sheer artistry at work makes it a resoundingly uplifting listen. (Boomkat)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dbtem1cc4e2wj23
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
CD Erased Tapes Records ERATP032 (UK, 09-2011)
01. We Played Some Open Chords and Rejoiced, for the Earth Had Circled the Sun Yet Another Year
02. Requiem for the Static King Part One
03. Requiem for the Static King Part Two
04. Minuet for a Cheap Piano Number Two
05. Steep Hills of Vicodin Tears
06. A Symphony Pathetique
07. All Farewells Are Sudden
Note : Scored by Adam Wiltzie & Dustin O'Halloran
Bassoon – Hugo Barone
Cello – Chris Jepson, Hildur Gudnadottir
French Horn – Rozanne Descheemaeker
Harp – Chester Desmond
Viola – Kristina Labitzke
Violin – Elissa Lee, Marlene Ito, Peter Broderick
We were always going to dig a band called 'A Winged Victory For The Sullen', but we're pleased to find that their music's actually very special too. It's a collaboration between composer Dustin O'Halloran and Stars Of The Lid's Adam Wiltzie, bolstered by contributions from Hildur Gudnadottir and Peter Broderick, and if you're familiar of the past work of all these sizeable talents then you'll have an idea of what to expect from the album: richly emotive chamber music with a supremely advanced grasp of space and atmosphere. 'We Played Some Open Chords' is the arresting opener, piano and string reverberations melting together imperceptibly before your very ears; 'Requiem For The Static King' is a fittingly beautiful elegy for the late Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse, and sure enough it seems to tremble with its own terrible sense of loss. We can't think of many albums of recent times that have so skilfully balanced droning minimalism with open, expressive melody; the results are completely bewitching, swelling to a near-symphonic climax in 'Steep Hills Of Vicodin Tears'. This is a grief-stricken album, make no mistake, but the sheer artistry at work makes it a resoundingly uplifting listen. (Boomkat)
http://www.mediafire.com/?dbtem1cc4e2wj23
10/08/2011
Gavin Bryars - Hommages (Les Disques du Crépuscule, 1981)
Comment présenter Gavin Bryars? Le musicien classique favori de ceux qui ne connaissent rien au classique? Moins connu que son compatriote Michael Nyman ou que Philip Glass - car moins souvent utilisé pour des publicités ou des musiques de films, Bryars a lui aussi réussi à sortir des cercles de l'avantgarde pour toucher un plus large public. Son titre le plus connu est bien entendu The Sinking of the Titanic, caractéristique de sa musique sereine et hypnotique. Tout n'est certes pas parfait dans sa discographie, il faut parfois faire le tri. Ces ''Hommages'' ont beau afficher trente ans au compteur, leur charme intact agit encore aujourd'hui.
Gavin Bryars
Hommages
LP Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 027 (Belgium, 11-1981)
01. My First Hommage
02. The English Mail-Coach
03. The Vespertine Park
04. Hi-Tremolo
Note : All tracks recorded at the School of Expressive Arts, Leicester Polytechnic (UK) on 28th February 1981.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YAGEA9TV
Gavin Bryars
Hommages
LP Les Disques du Crépuscule TWI 027 (Belgium, 11-1981)
01. My First Hommage
02. The English Mail-Coach
03. The Vespertine Park
04. Hi-Tremolo
Note : All tracks recorded at the School of Expressive Arts, Leicester Polytechnic (UK) on 28th February 1981.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YAGEA9TV
01/08/2011
Edith Progue - Timeline (Mille Plateaux, 2006)
Derrière le pseudo Edith Progue se cache un certain Bernard Swell, qui entend raconter sur ce disque une journée passée dans son appartement parisien à regarder le canal St Martin. Compositions au piano calmes en surface, tapis électronique parce qu'on est sur Mille Plateaux (maison clicks 'n' cuts par excellence), album découpé en séquences correspondant aux différentes heures de la journée, ce n'est pas le genre de disque qu'on s'attendrait à trouver sur le label. Amateurs d'ambient piano, c'est pour vous!
Edith Progue
Timeline
CD Mille Plateaux MP 128 (Germany, 12-2006)
01. 4 A.M.
02. 5 A.M.
03. 8 A.M.
04. 10 A.M.
05. 12 A.M.
06. 2 P.M.
07. 4 P.M.
08. 6 P.M.
09. 12 P.M.
Note : Written, performed & produced by Bernard Swell.
Not a person but a French artists' collective, Edith Progue crafts minimalist ambient sounds designed to live under the noises of everyday living. The music here carries a faint pulse underneath pastel sketches of piano and synthesizer. It is calm but not calming, coiled and vaguely unsettling. It is a wonder that something so gentle could feel so poised to strike.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y8QA3K03
Edith Progue
Timeline
CD Mille Plateaux MP 128 (Germany, 12-2006)
01. 4 A.M.
02. 5 A.M.
03. 8 A.M.
04. 10 A.M.
05. 12 A.M.
06. 2 P.M.
07. 4 P.M.
08. 6 P.M.
09. 12 P.M.
Note : Written, performed & produced by Bernard Swell.
Not a person but a French artists' collective, Edith Progue crafts minimalist ambient sounds designed to live under the noises of everyday living. The music here carries a faint pulse underneath pastel sketches of piano and synthesizer. It is calm but not calming, coiled and vaguely unsettling. It is a wonder that something so gentle could feel so poised to strike.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Y8QA3K03
29/07/2011
Danny Norbury - Dusk (Static Caravan, 2007)
Pour les fans de Max Richter, voilà un disque à ne pas rater. Danny Norbury nous offre vingt minutes d'une musique pastorale à base de piano, qu'accompagne un violon sur certains morceaux. Quelque part entre neo-classical et ambient, Danny Norbury regarde la pluie tomber depuis sa fenêtre. Ou peut-être regarde-t-il le soleil se lever? Ou alors ce sont des souvenirs d'enfance, comme le suggèrent les titres Speak Memory, 1983 et Lullaby. Touchant!
Danny Norbury
Dusk
CDr3'' Static Caravan VAN 137 (UK, 05-2007)
01. Speak, Memory
02. From The Look Out
03. Hoarfrost
04. Pedal
05. 1983
06. Lullaby
Note : limited to 200 copies.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G3XW1SC3
Danny Norbury
Dusk
CDr3'' Static Caravan VAN 137 (UK, 05-2007)
01. Speak, Memory
02. From The Look Out
03. Hoarfrost
04. Pedal
05. 1983
06. Lullaby
Note : limited to 200 copies.
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G3XW1SC3
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