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#ElizabethFraser

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Kristoffer Lawson

I’ve been listening to #MassiveAttack lately (I was of course aware of them but didn’t listen much), and I have to say #ElizabethFraser has an amazing voice. The kind so rare nowadays where she can hit each note, cleanly, hold it, and not play any gimmicks on it. All while giving real emotion, even when singing softly.

And no #autotune in sight (the cheapest and worst vocal effect ever).

#Teardrop is the signature track of course, but #BlackMilk is lovely.

m.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf9AgX4I

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1001 Other Albums

As randomly chosen by survey* on Mastodon, our next spotlight is on number 866 on The List, submitted by leonardo.

I assumed I knew nothing of this musician and composer, as the name, face, and sound didn’t ring any bells whatsoever. But then Wikipedia told me that Tiersen did the score/soundtrack for the French film Amélie! Mon dieu, I love Amélie!

While only one or maybe two tracks on this album remind me of Amélie, it does makes me think it could be a soundtrack to an as-yet unseen film. It’s positively full of absolute gems and a whole swirl of moods, and it also features a nice handful of collaborators including Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins, Stuart A. Staples of the Tindersticks, and the legendary Jane Birkin.

Given that Tiersen’s work apparently is often compared with that of Philip Glass and Michael Nyman, it’s safe to say that his work is right up my alley. I plan on checking it all out, tout de suite, starting with his most recent work up on Bandcamp. In fact, as I am writing, I randomly clicked on the cover I liked best in his Bandcamp – Portrait (2019) – and the very first song features not only Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))), but also harpischord. I’m in love.

*The survey choices that led to this spotlight were “D”, “A”, and “Y”, following the earlier surveys with “B”, “L”, “U”, “E” and “M”, “O”, “N”. The third letter was the winning selection, so the survey result was translated as picking the third album in The List by an artist whose name starts with the letter “Y”.

https://1001otheralbums.com/2024/10/09/yann-tiersen-les-retrouvailles-2005-france/

#1001OtherAlbums#Amélie#classicalCrossover
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@Puschel

#ThisMortalCoil: Another Day.
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#ElizabethFraser & #KateBush: Another Day.
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This Mortal Coil - Topic | InvidiousAnother Day (Remastered)Provided to YouTube by Beggars Group Digital Ltd. Another Day (Remastered) · This Mortal Coil It'll End In Tears ℗ 2009 4AD Ltd Released on: 1984-10-01 Associated Performer: Elizabeth Fraser Associated Performer: Ivo Watts-Russell Engineer: John Fryer Studio Musician: Martin McCarrick Studio Musician: Gini Ball Music Publisher: Harry Fox Agency Music Publisher: CMRRA Music Publisher: Warner Bros. Music Ltd. Composer Lyricist: Roy Harper Arranger: Martin McCarrick Arranger: Teddy Borowiecki Auto-generated by YouTube.
Dave Nanian

Cocteau Twins - Blue Bell Knoll

This was the first LP that was released in the US (those of us on the early bus had bought the imports of the previous albums), and it's kind of a summary statement of where they were then—almost an introduction.

This probably has the most indecipherable lyrics in the Twins canon (which is saying something), and some of the most lyrical singing. Beautiful water treading.

#nowplaying#vinyl#cocteautwins
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