Artist : Konntinent
Title : Opal Island
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2010
Date : 01/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 12
Label : Home Normal
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 65:44 min
Size : 90,1 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Opal Island 03:39
02.Surrender number 05:54
03.Dry eyed 05:06
04.44 55 33 03:44
05.Frost Fair 05:54
06.Sabotka the dreamer 06:33
07.JanssonÆs Temptation 04:24
08.Numeral 06:09
09.Lossless 04:30
10.Collo & Orro 08:56
11.White Horse Falls 05:38
12.Uncertain steps to an unknown end 05:17
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65:44 min
Among many obvious definitions of the
æheartÆ is this: æthe vital center and
source of oneÆs being, emotions, and
sensibilitiesÆ.
ItÆs the first word I think of when I
hear the work of Antony Harrison (the
man behind the Konntinent moniker). And
when you listen to his work, its really
obvious why.
The Konntinent sound is very much based
on micro-elements I guess, at least this
time around. Unlike his earlier drone-
based work, æOpal IslandÆ has much more
of AntonyÆs guitar playing to the fore,
as it does the gorgeous vocals of Lisa
Madisson on æDry eyedÆ, as well as
AntonyÆs own beautifully subtle singing.
It has odd rhythms coming in and out,
piano, weird glitchy sounds and tones I
canÆt quite place. Its all in the
craftsmanship you see. Its very rare to
come across an artist who actually makes
æsongsÆ which can also be defined as
æpiecesÆ û and as such his work is so
hard to place.
All I am left to do is to go back to the
image of the heart. In Japan, there is a
faux-English usage of the word, made
adjectiveàthe Japanese say æheartfulÆ.
Its on billboards, products and people
use it all the time. Its basically used
to describe something which is full of
emotion and induces said emotion in
others. Whilst the word admittedly does
my head in when I am in Japan, in a nice
and concise way it covers my feelings
for the music Antony Harrison creates.
Opal Island is a very æheartfulÆ album,
as Antony is himself a very æheartfulÆ
artist and songsmith. And whilst
linguists will not initially thank me,
after hearing this record, you just
might get what I mean.
Ian Hawgood
Mastered by Taylor Deupree
Photography by Ian Hawgood
http://www.homenormal.com/