And She Closed Her Eyes - Stina Nordenstam

Advantages: It's real music
Disadvantages: It may take more than one listen

.... These notes are played all the way through giving all the other elements a pulse like structure to cling too. After the second volley of satisfying bass notes the vocal of Stina Nordenstam begins with a repeated Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh-Duh phrase, which is sung 3 times in between the heavily plucked strings of the bass. Sylvain then delivers his opening crooned lyric of “It’s a wonderful world, and you take and you give, and the sun fills the sky, in the space that you live, it’s a day full of dreams, it’s a dream of a day, and the joy that it brings, nearly sweeps her away, it’s a wonderful world, as the buildings fall down, and you quicken your step, till your feet the leave the ground, and your soaring above, all this sorrow below, and you’re falling in love, with those you don’t know, after the word... Read review

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Advantages: It's real music
Disadvantages: It takes a few listens

...had already recorded with his brother. (Think, "Talk, Talk album "The Spirit of Eden" and you are there) In May 2003 David travelled to Stockholm, Sweden to record Stina Nordenstam vocal contribution to the Nine Horses banner. With the success of the "Blemish" album a tour was being discussed this took the pair further away from the tracks. His brother continued working on a solo project and Sylvian began working with his long time friend and collaborator Ryuichi Sakamoto on a 5 track E.P. called "World Citizen" (catalogue number SS002) after these sessions he began to prepare for the Blemish tour. It was during the European leg (October 2003) of the tour that David met Brunt for the first time at a concert in Koln, Germany. David was aware of his work and liked it a great deal; he had felt that when the artistic sparks where not flying... Read review

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Advantages: Some great Judy Classics
Disadvantages: Sound tone not as clear as hoped for

...Yet another 'Classic' Judy. When you can hear her young voice you can get some rawness in her renditions, these small nuanices add to the magic that is a young maturing Judy. Listen with closed eyes as you can also hear happiness in her expert delivery of some great classics. This album also helps portray the 'long life' Judy had as singer, she was so young, she was so punished by those who should have looked after her. To think this talanted young person was used mainy as a vessel for studios to make money, she died young because of this. Another album we lovers of Judy must have in our collection It seems Judy is getting a new awarness, lets hope we continue to see more re-released and remastered recordings.... Read review

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