- Audio CD (Sep 28 2011)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Fat Cat
- ASIN: B000F5GL3A
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #201,514 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Summerstorm |
| 2. Still |
| 3. One Kind Two Minds |
| 4. Unrest |
| 5. Disown, Delete |
| 6. All We Leave Behind |
| 7. Loose |
| 8. For Good |
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5.0 out of 5 stars
superb!,
By Mulatu Ostatke "Mulatu" (Toronto, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Ensemble (Audio CD)
Ensemble mainman Oliver Alary has worked with Bjork in the non-too-distant past and it's easy to see why the Icelandic wonder was attracted to his work if this is anything to go by. There's that same sense of spaciousness to proceedings, even when it's under-pinned by lots of clattery beats.The album opens beautifully with Summerstorm which builds from its alluring beginnings to its screeching sax finale, whilst Lou Barlow's (Sebadoh) heartfelt vocals bring out the best of One Kind To Mind. Cat Powers Chan Marshall fares similarly well on Disown Delete, a track likely to appeal to Bjork fans - but the pick of the album is undoubtedly All We Leave Behind where the vocals, c/o Mileece, are little short of gorgeous. Another highlight is Loose which has shades of My Bloody Valentine in their quieter moments before it ends in Unfinished Sympathy territory. At the risk of sounding like an old hippy, I want to write this is a deliciously airy piece that seems to float about you in some place where the air is clear, the sky is blue and the waves are lapping gently against the rocks. Common sense dictates that I word it differently and just say that manages to be soothing and beautiful without ever being bland. Excellent.
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a highly recommended album,
By Mulatu Ostatke "Mulatu" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Ensemble (Audio CD)
Olivier Alary first blipped on my radar when he released the understated and addictive `Sketch Proposals' on Rephlex some years back, since then he has gone on to produce tracks for Bjork and amass a number of quite significant collaborators - Sebadoh's Lou Barlow, Chan Marshall (Cat Power) and Mileece on this album alone.For a producer well known for his minimal electronics and restraint, Alary has made a surprising turn with this album, which practically celebrates excess - drums, guitars and of course layer upon layer of synthesizers. It works brilliantly and on `Summerstorm' Ensemble creates a future pop anthem, multitracked vocals and tricky drum parts giving it a mainline into the veins of art-pop fans everywhere. With a brief electronic interlude we're onto `One Kind two Minds', the exciting collaboration with Lou Barlow. Alary takes his time with the opening, restraining his production urges and carefully building static crackles and synthesized drones beneath Barlow's voice and a softly strummed acoustic guitar. Three minutes in though and a dense shoegazer distortion comes in with a reverberating crunch - a payoff that works wonders. Although never reaching the cloud-punching jubilation of My Bloody Valentine it approaches a similar production sentiment, Alary seems eager to distort pop in such a way that pushes it out of the realms of the regular and into a fuzzy land of radio static and tape hiss. By the time we reach the majestic single `Disown, Delete', a collaboration with Cat Power herself Chan Marshall, Alary's skill becomes blaringly obvious as he crafts a haunting, minimal track around Marshall's mesmerising drawl. The album draws to a satisfying close on the fizzing ambience of `For Good', leaving you submerged in an effervescent world of pseudo pop and experimental electronic excess. The word `ensemble' has rarely felt more appropriate - a highly recommended album. |
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