Itâs fascinating to see this lady continue to develop. The last song is just âŚ
Very pretty, isnât it?
I like her voice, but to be honest I struggle to take her seriously as an artist. Her music generally comes across as vapidâŚprobably be the lyrics.
Tremendously musical album; my new LDR favourite and a strong candidate for my album of the year. Will need another second âlyricsâ listen.
This would have sounded great in HiRes of any form.
HiRes wonât help, itâs boring
Perseverance yields results â and sometimes produces things which just seem to get better and betterâŚlike Tonbruket (it means âsound factoryâ). The four Swedes have been making music together for 10 years now, and in their sixth album âMasters of Fogâ, the band has done the musical equivalent of throwing a smoke grenade. Musical genres suddenly become indistinct and blurry. Tonbruket give themselves up to the imagination, to the senses, and to the intoxication of the moment. It really doesnât fit into any category â except that it is deeply enjoyable.
The tunes are instantly recognizable: well-known standards such as âAll The Things You Areâ, âOver The Rainbowâ or âAutumn Leavesâ. And yet the listener always has the impression of hearing something completely new. On âPainting Musicâ, Danish pianist Carsten Dahl gives his own take on some of the great classics of the jazz repertoire in a way that is highly personal, resolutely individual and completely revelatory.
Born in 1967, Dahl has been one of the outstanding jazz pianists in Europe for many years. He came to instrument very late, however. He started on the drums as a nine-year-old, by the age of 12 he was already well advanced towards becoming a professional, and at 18 was admitted to Copenhagenâs renowned Rhythmic Music Conservatory, where his teachers included one of the greats, US drummer Ed Thigpen. And it was only during his time at RMC that he switched to piano â an instrument on which he had never had a single lesson before that time. So Dahl started his studies all over again, first with JÇżrgen Nielsen, then with his mentor Butch Lacy, whom Dahl still considers to have been his most important influence.
The South Korean ensemble juggles with different stylistic components of traditional Asian music, jazz, blues and rock elements as well as electronics. A powerful mixture, in which improvisation and traditional forms merge. The sound of unfamiliar instruments fascinates. Traditional flutes, percussion and string instruments draw intense soundscapes. Again and again, an electric guitarist breaks through the archaic, epic pieces with a sound reminiscent of Terje Rypdal and Jeff Beck. âKarmaâ - this is modern global music without borders, but with strong roots: an exciting audio trip!
I agree, her best album to date and very well mixed/ mastered.
Never been a big fan of Lana but I also like this album a lot. Moved it from streaming to download (bought it)
Dirk