After a shaky start with the B-movie tinged When Debbie's Back From Texas, this album gets going with "Viewed From the Spire" and doesn't look back. "Crime," featuring avant-garde trumpeter Jon Hassell, and the acoustic "Little Star" (also included on the Romeo & Julliet soundtrack) are pristinely perfect. Nordenstam sings in a cutesy, girly way. Often it's difficult to make out her whimsical words. The music is dreamy, atmospheric, and at times, angelic. A choir is employed for "Little Star" and "Murder in Mairyland Park." Quite clearly this is an alternative album; if comparisons are to be made, let's just say that if there's a place with an interesting jukebox, Nordenstam's second release would sit nicely with David Sylvian's Brilliant Trees. Further gems shine through in "Something Nice" and "She closed Her Eyes," which closes with the sound of rain.
This is a mix i made for someone a while back. I don't remember who I made it for, or for what occasion. I was reminded of it after reading a couple of posts by some fellow moggers.robwillis - Things I Got For Christmaspoebegone - Her Name Is PatriciaThe disc is tiltled Empty Eyes. (song - artist - album)Going, Going, Gone - Stars - NightsongsTeardrop - Massive Attack - MezzanineGirls Of Sum...
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My cousin, Michael, knows his music. I’m fortunate to receive, every so often, a cd from him, from somewhere in the world. This morning I decided to crawl back under the downy covers to sudoku with my iPod. Along came this choice piece of music by Stina Nordenstam. I had listened once before, and had dismissed her as a Swedish Hanne Hukkelberg. I have posted about Hanne "here":http://mog.c.
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This is a mix i made for someone a while back. I don't remember who I made it for, or for what occasion. I was reminded of it after reading a couple of posts by some fellow moggers.robwillis - Things I Got For Christmaspoebegone - Her Name Is PatriciaThe disc is tiltled Empty Eyes. (song - artist - album)Going, Going, Gone - Stars - NightsongsTeardrop - Massive Attack - MezzanineGirls Of Sum...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 When Debbie's Back from Texas |
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| 2 Viewed from the Spire |
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| 3 Crime |
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| 4 Fireworks |
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| 5 Proposal |
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| 6 Little Star |
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| 7 Hopefully Yours |
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| 8 Murder in Mairyland Park |
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| 9 I See You Again |
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| 10 So This Is Goodbye |
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| 11 Something Nice |
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| 12 And She Closed Her Eyes |
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