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 Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: Thomas Feiner & Anywhen/The Opiates - Revised |
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For those who enjoy David Sylvian's unique sound landscapes check out
this newest offering from his Samadhisound label. Feiner's album is a
lost classic in the tradition of contemporary composers, dreamlike and
otherworldly in presentation:
Soundsample:
http://www.thomasfeiner.com/mp3/thesirensongs.mp3
Web site:
http://www.thomasfeiner.com/tracklist/
The Opiates opens like a journey: on "The Siren Songs," an anxious
orchestra buoys the captivating baritone of singer Thomas Feiner. This
sets the tone for an album that's stunning in its beauty and that
once lay on the brink of disaster. Whilst the album began as a group
effort, the band dissolved in the two years it took to complete
leaving Feiner to finish the project alone. Born in Gothenburg,
Sweden, Feiner was the frontman of Anywhen throughout the '90s,
working with a core group of Mikael Andersson Tigerstrom on bass,
Kalle Thorslund on drums, and Jan Sandahl on guitar. Originally
recorded in 2001, The Opiates was to be the band's third full-length
album, and its last. This updated, re-packaged and newly mastered
edition of The Opiates includes two of Feiner's more recent songs:
"Yonderhead," and "For Now," which was also featured in the German
film 'Love in Thoughts.' For many this will be the first they have
heard of Feiner (unless you caught his stunning guest appearance on
Steve Jansen's Slope), and it comes several years after Sylvian first
heard the album, which he regards as a lost classic since it never
came out in many territories. Sylvian recalls, "The dark, brooding,
romantic nature of the material and, in particular, the emotional
gravity of Thomas' voice, came as something of a surprise to me as it
was quite out of keeping with my listening habits of the time but I
couldn't help but be drawn into its widescreen, colour-drained,
soundscapes." Presented as ever in a beautiful digipak featuring
exquisite artwork (with a cover photo of Jean Cocteau taken by Cecil
Beaton), and designed by Chris Bigg. Fans of David Sylvian will find
much to love in this album. |
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