a r t i s t : Johann Johannsson
t i t l e : The SunÆs Gone Dim and The SkyÆs Turned Black
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : 4AD
c a t : BAD2617CD
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Classical
r l s. d a t e : Oct/2006
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 16,4 MB
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Johann Johannsson's tenure at 4AD gets off to an incredible
opening with 'The Sun's Gone Dim And The Sky's Turned Black' -
a genuinely stunning re-edit from the utterly divine album
"IBM 1401, A User's Manual", backed by the exclusive
'Passacaglia'. Overused to the point of obsolescence, the term
"epic" gets bandied around to describe anything with strings,
but believe us when we say this is epic - with 'The Sun's Gone
Dim and The Sky's Turned Black' a sprawling master class in
orchestrated rigour that has to be heard to be believed.
Drawing upon swirling strings, muted atmospherics and some
poignant vocals, this will have you reaching for the thesaurus
as it evokes abject melancholy one minute and unbridled joy
the next. It's guaranteed to turn even the drabbest October
day into a cinematic canvas you'll be glad to step into...
Backing it up is the exclusive 'Passacaglia', wherein a string
quartet coax a tartly ethereal composition into life with a
skill and restraint that prevent it slipping into the
bombastic. Stunning.
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01-The Sun's Gone Dim and the Sky's Turned Black [05:41]
02-Passacaglia [06:02]
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11:43 min