Arbol
You Travelled My Heart Inside Out

A Norman Records recommendation (20th November 2008)

Cover art for You Travelled My Heart Inside Out by Arbol Description: CD on Lejos Discs
Format: CD
Genre: Experimental Indie
Label: Lejos Discs
Price: £9.79
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Based on 1 review(s).

Rating: 5
...according to our Phil on 20 November 2008.

I think Arbol are up to their 3rd album and I couldn't tell you a thing about 'em aside from they're Spanish (I think). OK so I can't even tell you that. What sort of reviewer am I? Piss poor I think you'll find. Anyway I'm enjoying this album by them. It's all new to me and I like hearing new artists which aren't shit (there's a lot of gash out there...). 'You Travelled my Heart Inside Out' kicks off and it reminds me of Piano Magic crossed with Murcof. Weird gothy sounding folky soundtracky gear with some early style Murcof clicks and beats. It's surprisingly good actually. Lots of tinkly electronics, plenty of clicks and cuts, mardy strings, some delicious piano and the occasional delicious vocal (though it's largely instrumental). This sounds like it should have come out on Make Mine Music. It's absolutely gorgeous and I can't recommend it enough!! Comes in a fancy trifold digipak or whatever you call 'em. CD only on Lejos Discs from Spain.

What their label says...

Arbol´s 3rd release “You Travelled my Heart Inside Out” is out now. Miguel
Marín, aka Arbol, continues to walk a path that the enigmatic lushness of his previous
work cannot erase. Where a clearing in the forest of "Dreams made of paper" (Lejos Discos, 2005)
forced us to linger over songs that poured down on us as a sudden and marvelous
light before continuing on our mottled passage, the select track of "You
Travelled my Heart Inside Out" opens like a delta to new and wide pastures, bringing
calm waters to soak the feet of the city. For this new release, Miguel has
collaborated with Suzy Mangion, D-fried and the Japanese singer Eri Makino. It was recorded between
2004 and 2007 in London, Barcelona and Tokyo and confirms the crucial role played by Miguel Marín in the
development of imaginary soundtracks as an independent musical genre. “You Travelled my
Heart Inside Out” shows the influences that Arbol´s music has been subject to in recent
years as he moved between three completely different cities, three distinct ways of seeing
music and life.

Track list:
you travelled my heart inside out / nomi / avio / 01_29 / my life is full of rivers
and mountains / yume utsutsu / dreams / 00_58 / garda / maria is a bird

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