Silje Nes - Ames Room

Debut album from Norwegian singer-songwriter / multi-instrumentalist Silje Nes. ‘Ames Room’ announces the emergence of a hugely talented and distinctive young artist.Entirely home-recorded, ‘Ames Room’ gathers material created between Autumn 2004 and Summer 2007. Attesting to the primacy of the recording process, the songs were actually written as they were recorded - spontaneously, organically, embellished by their imperfections.Whilst creating a sound-world entirely her own, ‘Ames Room’ shows a similar single-mindedness and adventurousness to peers such as Tujiko Noriko, Bjork or Islaja / Lau Nau, as well as the homespun beauty of bands such as The Pastels, Pram, or Crescent.Broad ranging and full of character, the album moves from languid dream-pop to stomping, upbeat tracks, to more introspective or abstract numbers. With sparkling melodies at times exuding a music-box sweetness, spindly electronics weave around a vast array of instruments including cello, electronics, drums, guitar, bass, keyboards, recorder, glockenspiel, xylophone, melodica, and trumpet, as well as percussion played on all manner of found objects. Live shows are the next thing on Silje’s agenda. Having played a handful of special events and gallery shows so far, Silje is mesmerizing to watch – playing everything herself, gradually building songs on a loop-station through guitar picking, singing, playing a drum kit and other percussion (tambourine, glass bottle, etc) and a xylophone, sometimes being accompanied by a little robot beating a kick drum.

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