a r t i s t : Jessica Bailiff & Annelies Monsere
t i t l e : Untitled
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Morc
c a t : MORC048
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2008
t r a c k s : 04
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 20,7 MB
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For this gorgeous release, Kranky's Jessica Bailiff joins
Belgian songwriter Annelies Monsere for a collaboration over
four tracks of adventurous songwriting. The odd, zoned-out
vocals of 'Common Ground' are set against a background noise
of buzzing synthesizer tones and sombre cello strokes plotting
out unfinished melodies. You might compare it to the droning
folk songs of Fursaxa, or Islaja's experimental, misshapen
songs. After a silky a cappella beginning, 'Let Time Breathe'
accumulates a distorted chord sequence played out on electric
guitar, giving a greater shape to the song than the unearthly
drones of that first piece. The duo have a closer run in with
a more recognisable kind of folk with the sinister, stop-start
dynamics of 'Like Yesterday', held together by sparse acoustic
guitar plucks and tentative string swells. The EP comes to an
all-too premature close on 'Shadow', a beautiful - if
surprisingly conventional - ballad, with bright synth
oscillations cutting through the moroseness of the vocals and
those bedraggled acoustic guitar strums. Here's hoping these
two get around to recording a full album soon. Absolutely
gorgeous.
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01-Common Ground [02:24]
02-Let Time Breath [03:16]
03-Like Yesterday [06:03]
04-Shadow [04:53]
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16:36 min