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Артист: Yasume Альбом: Where We're From The Birds Sing A Pretty Song, 2003 Жанр: IDM, Glitch, Ambient, Abstract, Experimental Формат файла: EAC S.M.---->FLAC With Cue & LOG Tagged Within Ссылка: CD 16 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey

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Yasume is the collaborative effort of 22 year old Midlands resident John Xela and 24 year old Californian Gabriel Morley. John is probably best known for his work on the Neo Ouija label as 'Xela' and Gabe has just released a dark and crunchy EP on (Warp approved) Team Shadetek's imprint under his anagram-moniker 'Logreybeam'. In setting out to record this amazing album both artists laid their ideas against a backdrop provided by a big influence on them both - David Lynch. John and Gabe had shared something of an obsession with the director and his surreal cinematic world, the first track brought to life as a great homage to one of his most famous creations - "When Audrey Dances." The music spanned into deep and varied realms : two laptops, two instances of Max/MSP (bearing in mind John had never even used a Macintosh before) and a carefully assembled display of chopped up beats and the warmest effervescent midnight melodies you'll hear this side of the Black Lodge. Twelve months were spent honing the sound and perfecting the tracks - bringing to life eight amazing cinematic soundpieces best summed up by the album's title : "Where we're from the birds sing a pretty song". An album that reflects the varied and seemingly incongruous elements at play : intricate beats, cinematic strings, dub aesthetics and, perhaps most importantly, an intuitive understanding of evocative instrumental songwriting. Although the words of the title are lifted from one of the defining moments of David Lynch's seminal 'Twin Peaks' - it totally defines the melting beauty Yasume manage to bring to life. "Where We're From The Birds Sing A Pretty Song" : two musicians from two totally different parts of the world, each reflecting their own place, their own time, bringing to the world music from nowhere, music without a home....perhaps it’s the music of dreams? One thing is certain though, in this place the birds really do sing a very pretty song. Gorgeous.

Review
While City Centre Offices is hardly the most prolific label, each of its releases evidences a level of quality that other labels would do well to match. Where We’re From the Birds Sing a Pretty Song, a gorgeous recording of sweeping symphonic electronica by newcomers Yasume, clearly maintains that superior level. Formed in late 2001 by John Twells (aka Xela) and Gabriel Morley (aka Logreybeam), Yasume’s debut takes its title from a dream sequence in David Lynch’s landmark television series Twin Peaks (the cover art also evokes the show by depicting the room with the red curtains where Agent Cooper encounters the dancing dwarf). The musical connection, of course, applies less to Lynch and more to composer Angelo Badalamenti, responsible for numerous haunting contributions to Lynch’s films. Imagine the darkly cinematic ambiance so expertly crafted by Badalamenti coupled with the densely constructed beats of Schematic’s Phoenecia and you’ll have some idea of what Yasume’s music sounds like. Twells and Morley spent twelve months perfecting the recording, resulting in an evocative orchestral suite whose forty-two minutes overflow with detail. While the eight tracks differ from one another in subtle ways, all combine intricate beats, extended tonal washes, and elements of dub sound production. The songs’ upper layers are typically atmospheric, whereas their bottom ends are busy and intricate, and coloured with dubby echo and bass. The general template is instantiated in the brooding opener ‘Rengoku (Condensed).’ It begins exotically with oriental ringing sounds and ambient, echoing tones, which soon are joined by a distant Asian female voice, similar to the sound of a voice echoing forth from an airport telecom. A classic Schematic beat, all treble tendrils and machine-like clicking sounds, appears, followed by a laconic dub bass that provides a supple anchor for the beat patterns and the mournful stretched tones that hover symphonically on top. Here and elsewhere, the slowly unfurling melodies are melancholy and mournful, in contrast to the funky pinprick beats that chatter incessantly below. Church-like tonal washes, shimmering chords, and glistening melodies transform tracks like ‘Slowly, Clearly, and Calmly’ and ‘Triumph of Two’ into epics of grandeur that are majestic yet unpretentious—no small accomplishment. With Where We’re From the Birds Sing a Pretty Song, Twells and Morley demonstrate a maturity one might expect to find in a group’s later releases as opposed to its first. The duo’s restrained incorporation of a sensual female voice, for example, in ‘2112 Crescent Heights’ proves delectable. Similarly, the deep dub bass that grounds many tracks is always handled with understatement; it’s present enough to provide an anchor but largely absent too, adding a satisfying spaciousness to the overall sound. It’s refreshing to discover the duo faithfully adhering to a ‘less is more’ principle when the common impulse is towards overkill and excess. In short, Twells and Morley manage with their stunningly evocative debut to stake out a distinctive niche for themselves within the ever-expanding electronica landscape.

Track Title

1 Rengoku (Condensed)
2 When Audrey Dances
3 2112 Crescent Heights
4 The Prevailing Wind
5 Peculiar Fascination
6 Sing The Noises
7 Slowly, Clearly and Calmly
8 Triumph Of Two


Comments
Amazing project by Xela and Logreybeam, an abstract electronic trip....a must-have for IDM lovers, in particular for Boards Of Canada-sound Lovers

RAR:HQ Covers, Cue, Log
Yasume.-.Where.We're.From.The.Birds.Sing.A.Pretty.Song.(CUE,.LOG.&.COVERS)/{ErPom/}.rar 60 clicks

Review
While City Centre Offices is hardly the most prolific label, each of its releases evidences a level of quality that other labels would do well to match. Where We’re From the Birds Sing a Pretty Song, a gorgeous recording of sweeping symphonic electronica by newcomers Yasume, clearly maintains that superior level. Formed in late 2001 by John Twells (aka Xela) and Gabriel Morley (aka Logreybeam), Yasume’s debut takes its title from a dream sequence in David Lynch’s landmark television series Twin Peaks (the cover art also evokes the show by depicting the room with the red curtains where Agent Cooper encounters the dancing dwarf). The musical connection, of course, applies less to Lynch and more to composer Angelo Badalamenti, responsible for numerous haunting contributions to Lynch’s films. Imagine the darkly cinematic ambiance so expertly crafted by Badalamenti coupled with the densely constructed beats of Schematic’s Phoenecia and you’ll have some idea of what Yasume’s music sounds like. Twells and Morley spent twelve months perfecting the recording, resulting in an evocative orchestral suite whose forty-two minutes overflow with detail. While the eight tracks differ from one another in subtle ways, all combine intricate beats, extended tonal washes, and elements of dub sound production. The songs’ upper layers are typically atmospheric, whereas their bottom ends are busy and intricate, and coloured with dubby echo and bass. The general template is instantiated in the brooding opener ‘Rengoku (Condensed).’ It begins exotically with oriental ringing sounds and ambient, echoing tones, which soon are joined by a distant Asian female voice, similar to the sound of a voice echoing forth from an airport telecom. A classic Schematic beat, all treble tendrils and machine-like clicking sounds, appears, followed by a laconic dub bass that provides a supple anchor for the beat patterns and the mournful stretched tones that hover symphonically on top. Here and elsewhere, the slowly unfurling melodies are melancholy and mournful, in contrast to the funky pinprick beats that chatter incessantly below. Church-like tonal washes, shimmering chords, and glistening melodies transform tracks like ‘Slowly, Clearly, and Calmly’ and ‘Triumph of Two’ into epics of grandeur that are majestic yet unpretentious—no small accomplishment. With Where We’re From the Birds Sing a Pretty Song, Twells and Morley demonstrate a maturity one might expect to find in a group’s later releases as opposed to its first. The duo’s restrained incorporation of a sensual female voice, for example, in ‘2112 Crescent Heights’ proves delectable. Similarly, the deep dub bass that grounds many tracks is always handled with understatement; it’s present enough to provide an anchor but largely absent too, adding a satisfying spaciousness to the overall sound. It’s refreshing to discover the duo faithfully adhering to a ‘less is more’ principle when the common impulse is towards overkill and excess. In short, Twells and Morley manage with their stunningly evocative debut to stake out a distinctive niche for themselves within the ever-expanding electronica landscape.

Track Title

1 Rengoku (Condensed)
2 When Audrey Dances
3 2112 Crescent Heights
4 The Prevailing Wind
5 Peculiar Fascination
6 Sing The Noises
7 Slowly, Clearly and Calmly
8 Triumph Of Two


Comments
Amazing project by Xela and Logreybeam, an abstract electronic trip....a must-have for IDM lovers, in particular for Boards Of Canada-sound Lovers

RAR:HQ Covers, Cue, Log
Yasume.-.Where.We're.From.The.Birds.Sing.A.Pretty.Song.(CUE,.LOG.&.COVERS)/{ErPom/}.rar 60 clicks