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│ Ostinatos presents: │
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│ Christian Burns - Love Songs From Suburbia │
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│ Artist: Christian Burns │
│ Album : Love Songs From Suburbia │
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│ Genre : House │
│ Date : 2021-06-26 │
│ Encoder : LAME 3.100 (-V0) │
│ Quality : 262 kbps avg │
│ 4410kHz / Joint Stereo │
│ Track(s) : 12 │
│ Playtime : 00:50:11 │
│ Size : 99.04 MB │
│ Language : English │
│ Source : CD │
│ Label : Black Hole Recordings │
│ Catalognr : BHCD218 │
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│ ôHopeö, says Christian Burns - ôif thereÆs one word that sums this │
│ album up, thatÆd be itö. Now if this sounds unduly upbeat given our │
│ times, bear-with - the context will become much clearer. The story of │
│ æLove Songs From SuburbiaÆ (for there clearly is one) begins in Los │
│ Angeles in April of 2020. DonÆt get too comfy there though - in 48hrs, │
│ itÆs going to be eight timezones away. │
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│ This album was spurred by not one, but two sizeable occurrences. One │
│ was global (no prizes) and the second, about as personal as they come. │
│ For the first time in decades, long-time LA resident Christian suddenly │
│ and unexpectedly felt far from home. With a real sense of the way the │
│ West Coast winds were blowing, last April he hopped a flight back to │
│ the familial north of England. Adding extra impetus to the │
│ international situation was the recent demise of his long-term │
│ relationship. So leaving behind house, studio, car and everything else │
│ non-suitcase-sized, he landed back in his native Greater Manchester. │
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│ Writing his second artist album (the long deferred follow up to 2013Æs │
│ æSimple Modern AnswersÆ) couldnÆt have been further from the plan, │
│ simply as there wasnÆt one. Without a permanent base in the county, a │
│ returning Christian took refuge under his sisterÆs roof. Within a │
│ matter of days, creatively - and by his own admission unexpectedly - │
│ something began to stir. Setting up a makeshift studio in a vacant │
│ building in the middle of a field on his siblingÆs property he began to │
│ writeà and out came æLove Songs From SuburbiaÆ. │
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│ Emotion - it probably goes without saying - is baked into the album. │
│ Notable though, only by their complete absence, are tones of gloom, │
│ pessimism or reproach. And when you consider the primary drivers behind │
│ æLove SongsÆ, thatÆs quite remarkable. In their place sit vibes of │
│ wistfulness and quiet acceptance. Less æwhatÆs happenedÆ and more │
│ æwhatÆs to comeÆ, all bound up in - that word again - ôhopeö. │
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│ While the temptation might be there, donÆt look at æLove SongÆs track │
│ titles (twelve in total) anticipating a chapter-like overview of │
│ ChristianÆs inspirations. Poker-faced, from æTigersÆ or æHonourÆ at the │
│ frontend to æThe Hands That MatterÆ or æEverywhereÆ at the back, │
│ thereÆs not one title that allows conclusions. ItÆs within the albumÆs │
│ verses and choruses that ChristianÆs meanings lie, some just below the │
│ surface, others core deep. As the mind translates them, a journey takes │
│ place and æLove SongsÆ figurations become clear. │
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│ First listens to ChristianÆs second album will likely leave the │
│ impression that itÆs musical elements are there solely as a passive │
│ bit-part players. The feet move, the ears prick, but your focus rarely │
│ traffics from ChristianÆs absorbing-to-mesmerizing songs, refrains and │
│ harmonies. A testament to their stunning tact though, over time those │
│ elements begin to pop more to the fore, and with them the realisation │
│ of just what kind of extraordinary balancing act æLove SongsÆ is │
│ pulling off. │
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│ A wistful, blissful, sun-on-your-face-styled feel - æCafΘ del Mar with │
│ beatsÆ perhaps - it carries its tone innately first track through last. │
│ ItÆs an album with nothing to prove other than art-of-lyric, │
│ authenticity of voice and depth-of-meaning always wins through. │
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│ 1. Christian Burns - Tigers [ 4:39] │
│ 2. Christian Burns - Any Love [ 4:13] │
│ 3. Christian Burns - Eyes Wide Open [ 3:36] │
│ 4. Christian Burns - Honour [ 3:29] │
│ 5. Christian Burns - The Magic [ 3:46] │
│ 6. Christian Burns - Truth [ 4:35] │
│ 7. Christian Burns - Friendly Fire [ 5:08] │
│ 8. Christian Burns - Alive [ 3:48] │
│ 9. Christian Burns - The Hands That Matter [ 3:58] │
│ 10.Christian Burns with M.O.S. - Now or Never [ 4:32] │
│ 11.Christian Burns - Breathing Fire [ 3:46] │
│ 12.Christian Burns - Everywhere [ 4:41] │
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