s w e e t b e a t s
march.02.2001 - #484
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artist : Beady Belle
album : Home
year : 2001
label : Jazzland Recordings
genre : Lo-Fi
catalogue : 013-509-2
url : www.jazzlandrec.com
quality : CD 192k HQ True Stereo
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01.Ghosts 05:11
02.Moderation 05:19
03.Lose Win 04:32
04.On the Radio Interlude 00:31
05.Drawback 07:13
06.Waiting Interlude 00:52
07.In a Good Way 05:37
08.Game 04:40
09.Mobile Bubble 05:32
10.Pantile 05:11
11.Consolatory Dance 08:55
11 tracks | 53:33 mins | 73,7 MB
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Beady Belle is one of the freshest new sounds to come out of the
left-of-field music underground of Norway. A collaboration between
singer Beate Lech and bassist Marius Reksjo, Beady Belle's debut
album is a sensuous mosaic of sound that draws on the vast
libraries of jazz, pop, techno, drums n' bass and ambient to reveal
the essence of Beate's stunning live performances yet manages to
combine it with the deliberate strategies of her creative
musicianship.
Recorded in Beate's home studio, hence the album title, she was
given the artistic freedom by Jazzland boss Bugge Wesseltoft to
take her vocal talents in any direction she wanted. It was the
opportunity of a lifetime and she took it with both hands -
composing, lyric writing, arranging, programming, recording and
producing, with Marius providing the rhythmic grooves.
Gradually, the project took on a life of its own, and Beate and
Marius decided to give it a name. 'I came up with Beady Belle,'
says Beate, 'I think it sounds like the name of something
beautiful, it's feminine which is why it's now become my stage name
as well as the name of the duo project.'
Beate's voice and dynamic live performances have long been one of
the sensations of the Norwegian underground. After graduating from
the Norwegian State Academy of Music, she sung with the trip-hop
band 'Folk & Rovere' recording for Universal in Norway, performed
with Insert Coin and was lead singer in the jazz project
'Metropolitan' (Sony). She has also collaborated with Bugge
Wesseltoft, Jon Eberson and the Brazz Borthers. Marius studied
music in University and was bassist for Insert Coin before joining
Eivind Aarset's 'Electronique Noir' band. He has also performed
with Bugge Wesseltoft and the Bobby Hughes Experience.
The transparent quality of Beate's lyrics and the architecture of
the songs driven by her haunting voice dovetail neatly with Marius'
unique rhythmic grooves and harmonic shading. Like all the best
music, *Home* has a spaciousness that opens doors in the mind for
audiences to find something new. 'To get an idea of what the record
is about try "Loose and Win" and "Mobile Bubble,"' says Beate,
'They've got this cool feeling, soulful and funky with a kind of
melancholic atmosphere I like and the beat.'
In fact 'Loose & Win' was recorded in Beate's mother's outhouse. In
search of a specific sound, she says she sang it under the stairs,
'Which I covered with carpets, eiderdown and pillows to reduce the
sound reflection -- there I was sitting in this little eiderdown
hut singing my song! It's cool and happy and it's got punch -- I
like the open sound of it' ╩
Reflecting on other tracks on the album, Beate says, 'I like "In a
Good Way" for its sorrow. The strings are especially beautiful -
they cry a bit but I also think the song has a dramatic quality.
"Moderation" has a tight beat and light melody, the sound is
comfortable and relaxing despite its high energy. "Consolatory
Dance" is another song with a great beat -- I feel like dancing
when I hear it. "Drawback" has a desperate atmosphere, which I
think fits the lyrics. There's an easy, slow melody on top of an
aggressive beat that describes the hopeless situation the person in
the song experiences.'
A combination of melancholy melodies and intense rhythms is
something that has a special fascination for Beate, 'I like this
kind of contrast - it gives nerve to the music,' she says and on
'Mobile Bubble,' 'Drawback' and 'Ghosts' it allows an intriguing,
dark side of her personality to emerge. In fact, when 'Ghosts' was
released as an advance promotional single for the album, it was
instantly playlisted by Norway's NRK P3 Radio for several weeks.
There's no doubt that *Home* achieves its ambitious goals. Just
listening to the album from beginning to end it sounds like music
Beady Belle, quite simply, had to record. 'I try and lift songs to
an ecstatic maximum,' says Beate, 'so that when the beat is pumping
neither the band nor the audience can stand still, they just have
to move to the music, dance. Then I just fly over the top with the
melody. When I perform live we loosen up the songs, more jazzy
perhaps, decide on the spot when to play the verse or the chorus,
we feel free to lift the songs or moderate the songs where it feels
natural. My role is more than that of a vocalist, I like to
participate in the progress of the songs.'
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