Artist...: Pavel Khvaleev
Title....: Sonder
Label....: Black Hole Recordings
Genre....: House
Quality..: VBR kbit/ 44,1 kHz
Source...: CDDA
Ripdate..: Dec-18-2018
Encoder..: LAME 3.98.4 (VBR -V0 --vbr-new)
Tracks...: 20
Tracklist:
Cd1
01.Pavel Khvaleev & RINNGS - 03:25
Videos
02.Pavel Khvaleev & Blackfeel Wite 07:19
- So Real
03.Pavel Khvaleev & Pryce Oliver - 06:17
The Saviour
04.Pavel Khvaleev & Lia - Losing 03:24
Battles
05.Pavel Khvaleev & Avis Vox - Sun 04:44
06.Pavel Khvaleev & Blooming - 03:34
Human Touch
07.Pavel Khvaleev & Blackfeel Wite 05:28
- The Star
08.Pavel Khvaleev & Loolacoma - 04:00
Dark Angel
09.Pavel Khvaleev & Olga 03:55
Wojciechowska - Blind Infinity
10.Pavel Khvaleev & Sopheary - Skin 03:37
Cd2
01.Pavel Khvaleev - Nocturnal 06:29
02.Pavel Khvaleev - Visions 07:15
03.Pavel Khvaleev & Erase Me - 06:03
Dark Story
04.Pavel Khvaleev - Find You 05:42
05.Pavel Khvaleev & ASYS - Forever 06:28
06.Pavel Khvaleev - Indigo 06:25
07.Pavel Khvaleev - Sonorous 06:02
08.Pavel Khvaleev & Ivan Starzev - 06:03
Siberia
09.Pavel Khvaleev & Jan Zyabovski 05:08
- Blackout
10.Pavel Khvaleev - Shades Fade 07:01
186,4 MB
Notes:
SonderÆ û the sophomore solo LP from
Moonbeam founder Pavel Khvaleev.
Following his 2017Æs æRebirthÆ debut,
æSonderÆ is a continuation of
effectively his lifeÆs work: breaking
down the barrier between what we hear
and what we see.
æSonderÆs tracks are loosely themed
around the Dictionary Of Obscure
SorrowsÆ definition of the word. Namely
the conceptual realisation that every
random person passing us lives an
existence every bit as real & intricate
as our own.
To realise this Pavel re-orbited with
MoonbeamÆs established, extraordinary
troupe of singers/artistic
collaborators. Avis Vox, Blackfeel
Wite, Loolacoma, Sopheary, Jacob A. &
others û all vets of the groupÆs 10-
year run - resumed their inimitable
singing & songwriting work. Others
though are newer-comers to PavelÆs
high-texture universe. The album
features first-time pairings with UK
duo RINNGS, Polish composer producer
and multi-instrumentalist Olga
Wojciechowska and J-Pop sensation LIA.
Through æSonderÆ, Pavel is presenting
an album thatÆs as close to uncharted
territory as exists in this electronic
music day & age.
On the surface, æSonderÆ is a spectacle
for both ear and (through its
accompanying videos) eye. Deeper down
however itÆs a swirling admixture of
deeper meaning, channelled through the
avant-garde, the introspective,
spiritual & abstract. Across two discs,
the album is divided equally &
unambiguously into vocal & instrumental
works.
Dedicated to the former, disc one is a
platform for one transcendently
affecting song after another. Among
them youÆll find æVideosÆ, which
(commented DJ Mag in their 8/10 review)
ôis sung to achingly beautiful effect
by UK M/F twosome RINNGSö. æLosing
BattlesÆ - the albumÆs most recent
single with LIA projects house-ier,
more Disclosure-ish vibes. Equally
tranquil in nature are æSo RealÆ and
æThe SaviourÆ - Blackfeel Wite and
Pryce Oliver respectively handling
their beautifully accented vocal
components. Alumni from MoonbeamÆs
breakthrough æAround The WorldÆ album,
Avis Vox is in radiant form on the
bittersweet future-folk of æSunÆ.
æBlind InfinityÆ and æSkinÆ meanwhile
draw subtle but reminiscent parallels
with the early works of Lamb,
Portishead and others.
Everything is relative on Planet Pavel,
so to say that Disc 2Æs instrumentals
are of a clubbier profile would be a
qualified statement. It does however
move onto a 4/4 footing, the warming of
its synths on opening numbers like
ÆNocturnalÆ, æVisionsÆ and æFind YouÆ
comparatively signalling a more æup'
tone to its second act. æForeverÆ (with
A*S*Y*S) locks in a groove factor,
while æIndigoÆ, æSonorousÆ, æBlackoutÆ
and others assume trancier tempos and
outlines. æShades FadeÆ closes out
PavelÆs dazzling second solo LP. In
bleepy, quirky, engaging form, it plays
with your perceptions of what he
is/does to æSonderÆs very last.