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Sleepingdog
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Description: | LP from Stars of The Lid guy and True Bypass gal on Gizeh |
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| Format: | LP | |
| Genre(s): | Ambient, Experimental Pop | |
| Label: | Gizeh | |
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£13.19
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...according to our Clinton on 21 April 2011.
A collaboration between Belgium base chanteuse Chantal Acda and Adam Wiltzie, the latter famed for his work as one half of droopy Texan ambient masters Stars of The Lid. The typically long and some may say pretentious title marks this out as one of those certain to have appeal amongst the Sigur Ros brigade. The music is heartfelt, swooning at times, based around beautiful piano motifs, church organs and reverberated strings which build elegantly and expertly. Acda's voice is a pleasure too, with a charming naive way of singing which perhaps comes from the English as second language syndrome. The surprise really is despite the background of those involved the album at times is rather straight laced. The songs are generally straightforward with not too much in the way of experimentation or anything really to grab the ear. There are several moments of sublime ambient beauty particularly on 'Horse Lullaby' which with its rich organ textures, sub bass and gorgeous strings, possibly the closest this album gets to the textural minimalist approach of Stars of the Lid. More moments like this would have significantly more appeal than the twinkling piano and voice of some of their more sugary efforts. That, said however, this stuff sells in bucket loads so if you are a fan of Sigur Ros or any of their Icelandic counterparts, or a Stars of The Lid nut this is a must buy.
*Leeds-based Gizeh label releases new album from Sleepingdog AKA Adam Wiltzie from the undeniably legendary Stars Of The Lid and Chantal Acda from True Bypass.
*Acda and Wiltzie are joined on this record by some very special guests : Hildur Gudnadottir (Mum) on cello and Chester
Diamond on violin.
*First LP pressing on colour vinyl, rest black.
*Once upon a time in the days of the Belgian Franc, Chantal Acda made the acquaintance Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie, and the two became fast friends through a mutual love of disco bowling, and 1970's Danish scary movies. They first collaborated with vocals together on the infamous last track, 'The Struggle' on Mr. Wiltzie's 2004 'The Dead Texan' (kranky)
*Now, over the course of 10 years, this strange friendship has slowly developed into a musical collaboration which at this point is a rarity for Mr. Wiltzie, because of his notorious slow burning output for Stars of the Lid.
*For their new release, 'With Our Heads in the Clouds and Our Hearts in the Fields', these two have somehow gone back in time to capture the sound of glacial moving, dark cough syrup pop music. Mr. Wiltzie has manipulated his trademark Stars of the Lid sound of haunting ambience, deconstructing, and funneling it through the beautiful voice, and song compositions of Chantal Acda. Together, Sleepingdog have gently abducted these gaseous tones, and choruses of pacific tree frogs into some beautifully crafted melancholic orchestration that reminds us all that we exist in a world of strangers, drifting only two
feet apart.
*'With Our Heads in the CLouds and Our Hearts in the Fields' is Sleepingdog's third album after 'Naked in a Clean Bed' (Zeal - 2006) and the critically acclaimed 'Polar Life (Gizeh/Zeal – 2008).
01 – Maschine 02 – Wasp 03 – Wildthings 04 – Flinch 05 – Cheer 06 - Bear 07 – Crawl 08 – Tracer 09 – Neanderthal 10 – Giant 11 – Ira
