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Cult with no Name: Above as below (2012)
Otro de los discos llegados a nuestra bandeja de entrada particular donde podéis enviar cualquier material sonoro que pueda tener cabida en el blog, es este Above as bellow (2012), el quinto álbum de este dúo londinense llamado Cult with no Name.
El grupo está especializado en un Piano-Pop de cortes intimistas, un sonido tranquilo y relajado que fluye durante los catorce temas de este disco, a veces con influencias del Electro-Pop a veces con ínfulasChamber-Pop a veces del un cierto sonido algo más experimental. Una especie de cruce entre Pet Shop Boys taciturnos bajo la sombra -siempre alargada- de Tindersticks.
Podéis disfrutar del álbum en el enlace Soundcloud que acompaño y adquirirlo más abajo.
El grupo está especializado en un Piano-Pop de cortes intimistas, un sonido tranquilo y relajado que fluye durante los catorce temas de este disco, a veces con influencias del Electro-Pop a veces con ínfulasChamber-Pop a veces del un cierto sonido algo más experimental. Una especie de cruce entre Pet Shop Boys taciturnos bajo la sombra -siempre alargada- de Tindersticks.
Podéis disfrutar del álbum en el enlace Soundcloud que acompaño y adquirirlo más abajo.
“After a year which saw them being nominated for the prestigious Exposure Music Awards, London’s acclaimed post-punk electronic balladeers Cult With No Name return with their fifth and undoubtedly strongest album to date.
Above as Below showcases the duo at their lightest, darkest, most melodic, sardonic, nonchalant, bon vivant, serious and humorous. 14 tracks that span everything from pure synth-pop (‘What’s Certain’), to sweeping piano-led chanson (‘Maitre D-Day’), swirling trip-hop (‘Hope is Existence’), Black-American spirituals (‘Shake Hands with the Devil’), and stark spoken word (‘Losing my Elan’). Lyrical perspectives include everything from the frustration of life as a P.A. to an African dictator (‘Idi’s Admin’), to attacking holocaust revisionism (‘Numbers’).
Above as Below’s musical dexterity provides the backdrop to an illustrious supporting cast, including extensive contributions from Kelli Ali (Sneaker Pimps), Luc van Lieshout and Bruce Geduldig (Tuxedomoon), John Ellis (Stranglers, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill), and Meg Maryatt (17 Pygmies). Packaged in a deluxe fold-out letter-pressed sleeve, designed by world-renowned graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook (David Bowie and Damien Hirst), Above as Below not only represents the pinnacle of CWNN’s achievements, but stands alone as an innovative, addictive and enduring song-cycle” (Press)
Above as Below showcases the duo at their lightest, darkest, most melodic, sardonic, nonchalant, bon vivant, serious and humorous. 14 tracks that span everything from pure synth-pop (‘What’s Certain’), to sweeping piano-led chanson (‘Maitre D-Day’), swirling trip-hop (‘Hope is Existence’), Black-American spirituals (‘Shake Hands with the Devil’), and stark spoken word (‘Losing my Elan’). Lyrical perspectives include everything from the frustration of life as a P.A. to an African dictator (‘Idi’s Admin’), to attacking holocaust revisionism (‘Numbers’).
Above as Below’s musical dexterity provides the backdrop to an illustrious supporting cast, including extensive contributions from Kelli Ali (Sneaker Pimps), Luc van Lieshout and Bruce Geduldig (Tuxedomoon), John Ellis (Stranglers, Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill), and Meg Maryatt (17 Pygmies). Packaged in a deluxe fold-out letter-pressed sleeve, designed by world-renowned graphic designer Jonathan Barnbrook (David Bowie and Damien Hirst), Above as Below not only represents the pinnacle of CWNN’s achievements, but stands alone as an innovative, addictive and enduring song-cycle” (Press)
Loose English translation:
Another of the discs arrived in our inbox particularly where you cansend any audio material that can be accommodated on the blog, this isas bellow Above (2012), the fifth album from this London duo calledCult With No Name.The group specializes in a cut-Pop Piano intimate, laid-back sound that flows during the fourteen songs on this album, sometimes with Electro-Pop influences sometimes ínfulasChamber-Pop sometimes the soundsome more experimental. A sort of cross between Pet Shop Boystaciturn, always under the shadow of long-Tindersticks.
You can enjoy the album that accompanied the Soundcloud link belowand purchase it.
Cult With No Name Soundcloud:
The release date of Cult With No Name's fifth release Above as Below (01/01/2012) could somehow be considered symbolic. It's certainly a great way to start the year for the band's fans and followers. For not only are CWNN one of a kind - how many otherpost-punk electronic balladeers can you name? - but because they are true krafstmen (sic), a band that never cheat nor allow themselves to be cheated. Already people like Brett Anderson (Suede), John Foxx are recognising CWNN's solid songwriting, and for Above as Below the band call on the skills of a number of respectful guests; Tuxedomoon's Bruce Geduldig and Luc van Lieshout, John Ellis ofStranglers' and Peter Gabriel fame, Meg Maryatt from labelmates 17 Pygmies and Kelli Ali once of the Sneaker Pimps.
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