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Vanessa Amara: »Music for Acoustic Instruments & Feedback«

Vanessa Amara: »Music for Acoustic Instruments & Feedback«. © Posh Isolation

Kristoffer Møllegaard. © Kristoffer Møllegaard

Music for Acoustic Instruments & Feedback får tiden til at stå stille. Kombinationen af akustisk instrumentering – klaver, klokker, akkordeon med mere – og feedback giver albummet en overjordisk kvalitet. Klokkerne på intronummeret »Bells« er hørbart til stede. De findes, i lighed med de andre instrumenter på albummet, et sted derude i verden. Deres lyde er på et tidspunkt blevet optaget og er nu blevet en del af nærværende udgivelse.

Feedbackens uigenkendelighed forplumrer dog billedet. Det er, som om jeg kan placere musikken i sted, men ikke i tid. Jeg henføres til dagdrømme, hvori tidens kontinuerlige og fremadrettede march ikke kan tages lige så for givet, som man gør det i sin vågne tilstedeværelse. Klaveret i »Piano & Two Tape Loops« skyller frem og tilbage, mens båndoptagelserne pludrer i baggrunden.

Der er noget ved disse numre, der sætter gang i den frie association, en midlertidig frigørelse fra min egen kødelige eksistens. De somme tider melankolske, somme tider sangvinske simple melodier, der svæver over en underskov af feedbackens flimrende, summende droner. Vanessa Amara gør sig i en form for underspillethed, der opfordrer til både mere og mindre fokuseret lytning. Begge tilgange anbefales herfra.

Playlist

01.01.2024

My name is Bill Frisell – would you like to see my playlist?

Bill Frisell. © Carole D'Inverno

Bill Frisell’s career as a guitarist and composer has spanned more than 40 years and many celebrated recordings. From Aaron Copeland and Charles Ives to Bob Dylan and Madonna. His mantra is simple: »I like when it's impossible to tell at first if something is black or white, or country or blues, or whatever«.

Born in Baltimore, Bill Frisell played clarinet throughout his childhood in Denver, Colorado. His interest in guitar began with his exposure to pop music on the radio.

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11.09.2023

My name is John Grant – would you like to see my playlist?

»Music has been a healing balm for me.«

John William Grant is an American singer, musician, and songwriter holding both American and Icelandic citizenship. He first came to prominence as a co-founder, lead vocalist, pianist, and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band The Czars. After releasing six albums between 1994 and 2006, the band disbanded, and Grant withdrew from music for four years before embarking on a solo career.

He returned in April 2010 with a critically acclaimed debut album recorded in collaboration with Midlake. Queen of Denmark was named Album of the Year 2010 by Mojo magazine and was also selected as one of the ten best albums of 2010 by The Guardian’s music critics and writers.