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Artist : Susanne Sundf°r
Album : Ten Love Songs
Genre : Pop
Year : 2015
Label : Warner Music
Cat# : 5054196340629
Source : CDDA
Bitrate : avg. 233kbps
Size : 78,29 MB
Runtime : 46:41
URL : http://susannesundfor.com/
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01. Darlings 02:40
02. Accelerate 05:26
03. Fade Away 03:18
04. Silencer 03:28
05. Kamikaze 05:12
06. Memorial 10:06
07. Delirious 04:56
08. Slowly 04:27
09. Trust Me 04:02
10. Insects 03:06
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With the release of The Brothel in 2010, Susanne Sundf°r
enacted a revolution on herself. She started working with Jaga
Jazzist's Lars Horntveth and shifted from an existence as a
quaint and largely inoffensive singer with an impressive
voice, to an artist whose every word and note has gravitas.
The foundations changed from basic to expansive and dense. Her
melodies became more elaborate and the way she approached them
more varied. She did this without compromise. Every album
since has been an evolution. The steps have been small but
significant. There is much of that feeling on Ten Love Songs,
too, though the step this time is perhaps the one that
elevates her to another world.
It is more suitable to call many of these tracks movements -
as was the case with A Night At Salle Pleyel - rather than
songs; and their parts passages rather than "verse" or
"chorus". Ten Love Songs is a whole and one which continues
the gradual and wonderful journey of Susanne Sundf°r. The
darker, slower-moving and theatrically voiced aspects that
made The Brothel and The Silicone Veil astounding listens are
amplified, lengthened and more fleshed out. Now they are
different beasts, with greater dynamic variation. Vocally,
there is little restraint, but musically Ten Love Songs is
littered with orchestral movements which act as a foil for the
grandness. These bookend the numerous intense moments,
allowing the listener a pause to take in and assess what
they've just heard, whilst seguing onto the next track. This
might be the only way to temper the album's constant audacity,
but it works.
There is a cinematic quality throughout. It is no coincidence
that Sundf°r leant her voice to the lead track for the Tom
Cruise-starring sci-fi flick Oblivion. It might be a slight
jump - but no insult - to say that Sundf°r has written a few
tracks which could easily be James Bond themes, too.
'Delirious' is a great example of this, complete with gun-
style percussion which pierces the foreground constantly and
dramatically. Once more, her voice is the focus. It is a
bona-fide pop song, yes, but it sways and morphs shape during
the way to another orchestral conclusion.
'Memorial' is another; a ten-minute long journey through vocal
and compositional talents. First the melody draws you in,
before differing orchestral movements and moods take over, as
pianos and strings take prominence in a lull. The return of
Sundf°r's now-languorous voice is a surprise which brings the
epic to a sullen conclusion. Other tracks like 'Fade Away' and
'Kamikaze' are probably two of the biggest and best pop songs
she has written.
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With each new album, Sundf°r upgrades her sound and slightly
modifies her modus operandi. And each time it becomes bigger,
the moves braver and the end product more wonderful. Yet, it
is still pop music. The centre of her musical universe is her
voice. It is powerful enough on its own without any multi-
tracking, but there is an awful lot of that, too. Around it
are formed items of increasing and varying complexity, ebbing
and flowing. But the core remains. It is a worthless task to
try and work out exactly what Sundf°r practices, beyond an
extreme form of uncompromising pop. But, for now, we can be
grateful for the fact that she simply exists.
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