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Artist..........: Thus: Owls ▒▀
Album...........: Cardiac Malformations ▒
Genre...........: Rock
Label...........: Almost Musique
Catnr...........: ALMST01
Source..........: CDDA
Rip.Date........: 29-08-2010
Street.Date.....: 26-10-2009
Quality.........: VBR/44.1kHz/Joint Stereo
Url.............: http://www.myspace.com/thusowls
Size............: 68.04MB
Song.Title :
01. Yellow Desert 4:04
02. Eagles Coming In 6:32
03. Climbing The Fjelds Of Norway 3:52
04. Sometimes 3:29
05. The Sun Is Burning Our Skin 5:04
06. When She Arrived 5:08
07. Let Your Blood Run 4:45
08. My Thoughts Ain't Lovely 5:45
09. A Volcano In My Chest 5:21
10. You Arose To The Gods 4:07
11. The Atlantic 6:34
Runtime: 54:41 min
Release.Info :
It seems that, when it comes to music, the Swedes can do no wrong; while the UK
and America fight amongst themselves for the crown of popular music, our
continental neighbours are modestly producing some of the finest records of
recent times û if you care to turn an ear in their direction. Arriving to
further cement this idea are Thus:Owls.
Eclectic in their make up, the ensemble of Thus:Owls started life with Erika
Alexandersson, whose CV includes a Swedish Grammy nomination, being one half of
the free/improv/electronic band The Moth, and also duties in both Loney Dear
and Patrick WatsonÆs touring line-up. Also present are Cecilia Persson
(previously of progressive jazz group Paavo), Martin H÷per, Ola Hultgren (Loney
Dear), and MontrΘalÆs Simon Angell, a key member with Patrick Watson. Between
them theyÆve created one of the most dazzling, beguiling and (clichΘ alert)
achingly beautiful records these ears have heard in a long time: Cardiac
Malformations.
The first and most arresting strike the album delivers is Erika AlexanderssonÆs
exquisite voice: strong yet fragile, clear yet husky. However, her adorable
timbre is twisted before the recordÆs first line even reaches its conclusion:
ôMy thoughts ainÆt lovely, IÆm all false modestyö she pines. In cinema,
children in horror are used to make an audience feel uneasy; the presence of
evil in something so innocent being unnatural, disconcerting. The same could be
said of AlexanderssonÆs voice. Across the record she deploys it with great
affect û be it as choral washes of backing vocals, genuinely unnerving guttural
screams or fork-tongued beat poetry û never losing sight of her surroundings.
Thus:Owls have taken the adage ôItÆs not what you play, itÆs what you donÆt
playö and run with it. The bulk of Cardiac Malformations is comprised of
delicate compositions, every last note and beat seemingly pored over until
everything is perfect. Brass and strings dance with bass and drums; piano lines
fall in and out of consciousness. Accepted musical convention and construction
is pushed aside in the quest for mood and feel. IÆve not laid ears on anything
so perfectly pitched and executed since EfterklangÆs Parades.
There are also turns for Alexandersson and PerssonÆs jazz backgrounds in
æSometimesÆ and æA Volcano in My ChestÆ. The former builds on upright bass,
handclap percussion and subtle off-beat piano before dropping into an honestly
toned confession: ôI wanted to sing from my heart on your birthday party.ö The
latter, a beat poem, recounts the journey home after a waking up in a bed
thatÆs not your own: ôI feel very dressed up in this crowed on its way to
work.ö
The cinematic parallels go further than just a vocal comparison to the tone of
The Omen: as vocals and music combine, images form. On æThe Sun Is Burning Our
SkinÆ a high-pitched, sparse piano line is played almost at random, a
vibraphone doing itÆs best to mimic its erratic moves. As Alexandersson enters
with ôThe sun is burning our skin, while weÆre on your balcony,ö itÆs hard not
to imaging the piano sunlight glinting, dancing on water.
Cardiac Malformations is a record out there on its own. It belies
categorisation or comparison. ItÆs not always an easy listen û at times
desperately sad, at times genuinely unsettling û but, as it slowly reveals
itself Thus:OwlsÆ debut becomes so visceral, so tangible, you can almost see it
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