Artist : Klimek
Title : Dedications
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2007
Date : 12/27/2007
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 08
Label : Anticipate Recordings
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 45:47 min
Size : 57,4 MB
Tracklist:
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01.For Jim Hall & Kurt Kirkwood 04:02
02.For Ezekiel Honig & Young 05:51
(Pan) Americans
03.For Zofia Klimek & Gregory Crewdson 06:38
04.For Eugene Chadborne & Henry Kaiser 06:06
05.For Michael Gira & Vladimir Ivanovich 05:19
06.For Marvin Gaye & Russell Jones 06:03
07.For Mark Hollis & Giacinto Scelsi 06:48
08.For Steven Spielberg & Azza El-Hassan 05:00
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45:47 min
From Boomkat:
Absolutely incredible album from German ambient pioneer Klimek (aka Sebastian Meissner), who made
his name recording for the legendary Mille Plateaux and Kompakt imprints. His sound has always been
balanced on the electronic processing of 'real instruments' - guitars primarily, and this philosophy carries
into 'Dedications' admirably with a record that sounds like a cross between Arvo Part, Marsen Jules and
Deaf Center, with a series of dedications to his many influences. This is a road we saw travelled most
notably by Ben Frost on 'Theory of Machines' earlier in the year, itself a paean to the great Michael Gira, but
Meissner takes this concept further by dedicating each track to two of his favourite artists, of any discipline.
For instance the opening piece is entitled 'For Jim Hall & Kurt Kirkwood', the second 'For Ezekiel Honig &
Young (pan) Americans' and so on - each holding a personal resonance for Meissner himself. In this it is
the artist's most varied album to date, building on relationships, on influences and on the artistry of his
career so it's hardly surprising that it has taken four years to piece together. Guitar, piano, strings and
percussion are woven together so lightly it's almost impossible to hear where one piece ends and the next
begins, while delicate samples emerge and erupt seemingly without warning. 'For Mark Hollis & Giacinto
Scelsi' opens with the kind of spacious, smudged piano melodies you might expect to hear on a Talk Talk
record, gradually changing through a mire of radio static before being lost in a digital fog. 'For Steven
Spielberg and Azza El-Hassan' takes cinematic string parts and overlays echoing percussion resulting in a
smoky atmosphere Deaf Center would be in awe of and resulting in one of Meissner's most ineffably
beautiful tracks to date. Interestingly, the album is extended in the form of a special bonus cd (initial copies
come free with 'Dedications') which takes the concept still further, with four extra tracks adding to the
theme, ending on my favourite of all 'For Lia & Jim Corrigan - the smartest kid on earth' which through
processed field recordings and delicate piano work sounds something like Harold Budd through a
mountainous Middle Eastern mist. So called 'ambient albums' rarely reach the grandeur or expertise of
Meissner's expansive productions, and it seems fitting that Anticipate should welcome him to the fold with
one of the loveliest albums of the year. ESSENTIAL PURCHASE
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