a r t i s t : Christina Carter
t i t l e : Electrice
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Kranky
c a t : krank103
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2006
t r a c k s : 04
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 36,7 MB
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Christina Carter approached her new solo album with the
specific idea of recording all of the songs in the same key
and using the same guitar tuning. While some artists would be
hampered by such self-imposed constraints, Christina uses it
to her advantage by exploring seemingly innumerable ways to
twist and turn the same basic notes into new shapes, creating
just as much a mood as a song cycle. When asked to give her
thoughts regarding this new album, Christina Carter responded
with fragments rather than linear composition: "continuing
with subterranean song writing eliminating excess elements, at
the same time expansive because the 'mixing' of the record
doesn't mimic the sound of a 'live' band more cinematic or
sculptural, feeling of being a human body... piano-like
guitar... two personal songs, two universal songs idealization
and memory... songs created instantly, not knowing what i was
going to sing about until i sang, but I have a few ideas that
I carry around with me for extended periods until they find a
place╔ natural and artificial are two sides of the same
coin... often, it is best to do the opposite of what you think
you should do... inspired by 60's album art and band photos of
floating heads, slight physical 'defects' and skeletal
uncoordination, anachronistic futurisms, the idea of 'drone'
(4 different songs from the same basic musical elements),
dance choreography, and living with chronic pain..."
With Electrice, Christina has created the most cohesive and
fully realized version of her unique musical vision to date.
Electrice is the first widely available album from Christina
Carter since the reissue of her Living Contact album by kranky
in 2004. The album was recorded, mixed and edited entirely by
her. One of the two core members of Charalambides, Christina
Carter has been making her own path in both that ensemble as
well as with her solo releases for almost 15 years.
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01-Second Death [10:36]
02-Moving, Intercepted [08:26]
03-Yellow Pine [08:47]
04-Words Are Not My Words [12:29]
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