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* Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal *
ARTIST..: Deleyaman
ALBUM...: The Edge
GENRE...: Indie
Style...: Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Post-Punk, Ethereal(Wave)
Style...: Shoegaze, Darkwave, Dark Ambient, New Wave, Goth Rock
YEAR....: 2014
LABEL...: TTO
COUNTRY.: USA
CURRENT.: Los Angeles, CA
FORMED..: October 2000, France
ENCODER.: FLAC 1.3.1 -8 -V
BITRATE.: 790 kbps avg
QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / 2 channels
SOURCE..: CD
TRACKS..: 13
SIZE....: 325.86 MB
URL..: http://www.deleyaman.com/www.deleyaman.com/Home.html
- TRACKLIST
1 Moon 5:04
2 Murdered Days 4:18
3 Hey Now 4:03
4 Castles In The Sand 5:04
5 Mental Horizon 4:51
6 Weight Of Things 4:46
7 Softly 3:10
8 Ethereal Dances 4:05
9 Thousand Days 3:02
10 Cygnus 3:11
11 Juillet 1:34
12 Beatrice 1 7:27
13 Outspoken 5:33
Total Playtime: 56:08
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This band has been going strong since the year 2000 and currently comprised
of members Aret Madilian, Beatrice Valantin, Gerard Madilian and Maria
Bjorlingsson. The band spans the old and new world (Los Angeles and France)
and includes touches of musical styles and instruments modern and ancient as
well including various synths, guitars, percussion and the ancient wind
instrument, the duduk which takes a prominent role in many tracks. The music
is hard to classify, spanning many different genres, mainly a taste of world,
alternative, dark wave, touches of ethereal and ambient are definitely there
as well. As far as bands to relate to, the most prominent would be Dead Can
Dance though Deleyaman really has much more of an alternative style than the
world music foundation that the former has embraced over the past several
years and last few albums.
The discography from this band is impressive and growing strong with six
full-length albums as of the writing of the latest reviews here. They
released their series of 00/1, Second, 3 and the duo of Fourth - part one and
Fourth - part two before breaking the mold and releasing The Edge. Along with
all of these albums, the band has managed to pull together a few small tours
mainly in the west coast area of Los Angeles and surrounding cities, but also
have been able to tour and play several locations in Europe including local
venues in Paris as well as Armenia. With their latest album the band
continues to transition in styles and grow in various ways as well as a new
booking agency in Europe possibly opening up more shows there. With these
releases we're happy to have this band here on the pages of Gothic Paradise
and look forward to more releases and live shows.
The Edge - Review
Here we have the latest release from these dynamic, talented artists breaking
away from the previous series of numbered releases. Fourth - Part TwoAlong
with the title shift, we also see a slight change in overall style from the
soft ethereal and ambient moods of the "Fourth" series, we find the band
adding more percussion and electric guitar for a bit of an "edge" to the
music making the title of the album just that more appropriate. With thirteen
all new tracks we have another great, full album to enjoy from this group.
Right from the start we see the slight shift in style from this band with the
grinding electric guitar over the somber, yet moving percussion, though the
soothing male and female vocals of Aret and Beatrice remain a foundational
sound over the layered set of guitars, synths, bass and percussion. Though
present in previous releases, we see a little more up-front political and
socially charged lyrics in this album, bringing out more of a neo-folk
element to match the alternative musical styles. The band has also come out
quickly with a pair of videos for selections from this album which the reader
can see by visiting the band's home page and also through various links we've
shared here and on our facebook page.
Again to just touch on a few highlights of the album, there are so many
excellent selections to choose from, the entire album is noteworthy and it's
hard to narrow down to a few to highlight here. "Hey Now" hails back to the
softer and simpler minimalistic styles from the previous releases and is
definitely a favorite. With Aret taking the lead on vocals, his smooth,
soothing voice is the solid anchor of this piece as soft guitar slowly moves
as the musical backdrop. "Castles In The Sand" shows a shift and dynamic
change in the style with a mix of piano and percussion providing a bit of a
jazzy trip-hop rhythm. The presence of the duduk and mix of male and female
vocals ground the track in the classic style from this group that makes it
instantly recognizable as Deleyaman. "Mental Horizon" is another piece that
really shows the more dynamic and moving styles with heavier percussion,
guitar and solid vocals. Immediately following this powerful piece is the
soft and somber track "Weight of Things" finding Beatrice taking on the lead
with soft ambient music as a back-drop creating an intensely emotional piece.
Moving on a bit we're treated to the appropriately named "Ethereal Dances"
with a soft and beautiful ethereal style with the percussion moving the piece
along but taking a place in the background allowing the vocals and somber
guitar to take the lead creating a dynamic and spectacular piece. "Cygnus"
and "Beatrice 1" are stellar in their own light and lead up to the excellent
finale in "Outspoken". This piece is probably by far the most "main-stream"
sounding track with it's steady rock beat, yet still so very Deleyaman with
the quirky synths and the solid vocals of both Aret and Beatrice taking turns
and creating a nice harmony on the chorus.
There you have it, another dynamic and captivating album from this talented
group of musicians. Fans of all of the various related genres from folk, dark
wave, ethereal and softer alternative have something here to enjoy, pick it
up, it's worth it.
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Some more links to reviews
www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/neue-alben-how-to-dress-well-balbina-deleyaman-eno-hyde-a-976958.html
www.peek-a-boo-magazine.be/en/reviews/deleyaman-the-edge/
www.whiskey-soda.de/review.php?id=34898
carrysnewundergroundmusic.blogspot.fr/2014/07/review-deleyaman-edge-tto-records-2014.html
werksman.blogspot.fr/2014/06/deleyaman-edge.html
www.indiestyle.be/album-reviews/deleyaman-the-edge-smadelijke-nederlaag-voor-hokjesdenkers
www.rocktimes.de/gesamt/d/deleyaman/the_edge.html
www.metalinside.de/review/deleyaman/the-edge
damusic.be/cd/deleyaman/the-edge
www.whiteroomreviews.nl/cdreview/edge
www.eclipsed.de/de/reviews/deleyaman-edge
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About:
Deleyaman is a French-American band founded in 2000 by Aret Madilian,
Beatrice Valantin and Gerard Madilian. Their sound can't be pigeon-holed into
a single genre, it has been described as enigmatic and poetic. They are the
first alternative band to have included the ancient wind instrument, the
duduk, in their permanent line-up.
To define a moving entity such as music, one is tempted to search for its
anchor or a constant.
Since its creation in 2000, Deleyaman revolves around its founder Aret
Madilian, the craftsman of the music and its sound. However, it is no less
true that the band also revolves around the vocals of Aret and Beatrice as
the voices seem to be as much the central point of the work and the purpose
of their music as the compositions themselves.
The third voice of Deleyaman is that of the ancient wind instrument, the
duduk, which on each of their albums represents the humanity, the space and
the enigma of the music.
The french female voice of the band Beatrice Valantin is influenced as much
by the music of our times as she is by classical music and ancient sacred
chants.
Aret Madilian, born in Istanbul and raised in a Greek-Armenian family, has
migrated from Istanbul to Los Angeles in the late seventies when he was 13
years old. It's in Los Angeles that Madilian has taken his first creative
steps as a musician within the Californian counter-culture forming his
post-punk duo (Wog) whose debut album was produced by Spot (Glenn Lockett)
from SST Records (Black Flag, Hⁿsker Du, Minutemen) in 1983.
Initially moving from Los Angeles to Paris in his mid twenties, the American
musician and the band are based in a coastal village in Normandy, France
since the formation of Deleyaman.
Their albums have been described as dark wave, art-rock, ethereal,
avant-garde, world ambient, mystical, post-punk, post-rock or even neo-folk.
Their sound varies from post-rock to Anatolian mysticism, from ethereal
ballads to cinematic soundscapes, from dream-pop to poetic art-rock. Music
critics have likened some of the band's earlier work to that of Dead Can
Dance. Their music is impossible to pigeon hole into a single genre. What is
sure is that A. Madilian is unable or unwilling to classify their music.
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Shoegaze
is a genre of alternative rock that
originated in the late 80s. The genre is very
difficult to define, and it is even more difficult to evaluate music
within it. Generally, the genre is characterized by its
shimmering vocals, reverberating guitars, and
textural distortion that create
a tranquil, opaque
feeling.
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