Artist : Valgeir Sigurdsson
Title : Ekvφlbrφum
Genre : Electronic / Indie
Year : 2007
Date : 09/2007
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 10
Label : Bedroom Community HVALUR3CD
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 49:16 min
Size : 64,10 MB
Tracklist:
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01.a symmetry 04:42
02.evolution of waters 04:39
03.focal point 06:09
04.baby architect 04:51
05.after four 03:39
06.winter sleep 04:49
07.equilibrium is restored 08:25
08.before nine 01:42
09.kin 05:09
10.lungs, for merrilee 05:11
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49:16 min
Ace producer Valgeir Sigurdsson has had a hand in the
recent outpourings of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and his Icelandic
compatriot Bjork.
Just dropping those two names should be enough to give you
some idea of how good a producer this guy is.
After hearing Bjork's Medulla you'd assume that Valgeir was
some electronic whiz kid, but by the time Will Oldham's The
Letting Go dropped there was ample evidence to suggest that
he was equally at home recording in a predominantly acoustic context.tes
The same high definition warmth that characterised those projects
is cast over Sigurdsson's solo debut, an album for all connoisseurs
of recorded sound, marrying exceptional electronic detail with real
instrumentation on a grand scale. Being the studio high-flyer he is,
Sigurdsson gets to call in favours from modern classical composer
Nico Muhly (who contributes on piano), Faun Fables' Dawn McCarthy
and the aforementioned Will Oldham, lending his vocals to two tracks here.
The first of the Oldham-sung pieces ('Evolution Of Waters') is a real
spa treatment for the ears, loaded with gorgeous strings, scuttling
pitter-pat beats and chiming music box melodics.
Instrumental piece 'Focal Point' works on a similar set of principles,
with an unprecedented crispness and clarity of sound at the essence
of its success. Slightly more amorphous soundscaping characterises
the middle section of the album, with 'After Four' and 'Equilibrium is
Restored' converging on a richly layered ocean of sonic texture.
The Dawn McCarthy collaboration 'Winter Sleep' takes the album to
operatic levels of orchestral melodrama, only for the scale to gracefully
shrink on the chamber piece for strings 'Before Nine'.
Ekvilibrium stretches far beyond showcasing Sigurdsson's studio
prowess, it proves he's an artist to be reckoned with in his own right.
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