Artist : Bradien
Title : Linden
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2009
Date : 01/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 10
Label : Spark sp18cd
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 28:18 min
Size : 37,4 MB
Tracklist:
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01.fed 03:21
02.magari 02:41
03.haw 03:13
04.san marino 02:28
05.plume 01:38
06.n in s 02:43
07.nemoroso 04:06
08.dip 03:02
09.hoke 01:51
10.daligado 03:15
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28:18 min
Our new bid for 2009 shows every sign of
becoming the most distinctive in
spa.RK's discography, but even so it
doesn't clash with the label's more
electronic elements. With their first
full length LP, Bradien hits on two
factors that we at spa.RK take very
seriously: using electronics as a
creative tool which integrate perfectly
into the musical language; and
demonstrating an absolute consistency of
material by separating the wheat from
the chaff and pushing ideas to the
maximum. And it doesn't take more than
30 minutes to make ôLindenö an original
and charming record, having a trace of
melancholic, summery nostalgia û that
captivates us. It's a work which
incorporates microelectronica, bedside-
table folk, evocative soundtracks and
the warmest pop.
Pop? Yes indeed. Bradien create a pop
somewhere between laptop folk (here at
spa.RK we know a lot about this, our
.tape. is one of its most active
proponents), the Ahornfelder label, the
ocean's swell of the Beach Boys, the
delicate Japanese scene, Frank Pourcel
vinyls and experimental deconstruction,
as well as having post-rock
reminiscences, and where references to a
Hawaian luau and Czech animation
soundtracks also sit comfortably. And
these are surely qualities that have
caught the attention of the people they
have played with in their short career,
opening concerts for Yo La Tengo or
playing alongside Shiu-Yeung Hui (from
Maher Shalal Hash Baz) or Tom Brosseau.
For this project they holed up in the
studio together with Simon Wallbrook û
one of the producers of Kool Keith's
ôThe Return of Doctor Octagonö - which
brought clarity to their already
luminous and crystalline sound.
Bradien is a band û yes! a band! -
formed in 2005 and currently made up of
three musicians (Balbini, Dave Harris
and Matφas Rossi, leader of the band and
an artist with a wide experience in
experimental electronica) and multiple
collaborators (on cello, DJ/rupture
collaborator Jenny Jones; the American
poet John Giorno; Pablo Ribas; Pope from
STA) which means that whether live or in
the studio, they exchange instruments:
bass, trumpet, melodica, xylophone and
guitar being passed from one to the
other to catch the fleeting magic of the
moment.
With two self-released records - ôMinoi
Tiareö, a gorgeous 3ö CD (2006), and a
7ö single shared with Scottish group
Dosimat (2007) - Bradien haven't tried
to hide their attention to detail and
delicateness of a sound that never veers
off into the na∩ve. But the best
companion to their records is seeing
them live, when the chaos of changing
instruments works in their favour, and
the amalgam of influences are reinforced
with visuals which are totally in tune
with their 50s references. Delightful.
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