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il 28 ottobre sarà pubblicato sarà pubblicata la riedizione di “The Trials of Van Occupanther” album dei Midlake
Per festeggiare un decennio dalla pubblicazione di questo instant classic ci sarà un versione lp di 180 grammi due brani inediti, un poster e foto e album cover nuova per l'occasione.
Ecco uno dei due brani inediti: https://soundcloud.com/bella-union/midlake-the-fairest-way/s-jHSdC
Midlake
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un po' Tame Impala, un po' Real Estate. E' il progetto Two Medicine di Paul Alexander, bassista dei Midlake. E promette molto bene
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“I’d always wanted Midlake to experiment more with the arrangements, or to get more into psychedelic textures,” says Paul Alexander, the bassist from Denton’s prog-folk voyagers. Those ambitions are fulfilled on Astropsychosis, Alexander’s debut album as Two Medicine, released via Bella Union in November. Richly ambitious in its sonic colour and conceptual reach, Astropsychosis is an album of luminous space and mindful grace, its depths and details coaxed into orbit with the lightness of an artist in his element.
As Paul explains, one key to its secrets lies in the project name’s nod to a national park in Montana:
“Two Medicine is a majestic place, without spoil. The land was ceded to the nation by the Blackfeet tribe. They were likely coerced into the deal, like most of the tribes who gave away their land. It is wild, humbling and probably collateral for the nation’s debt, where an inevitable capitulation looms. Beyond its geographical location, to me, the name Two Medicine represents a summation of this irony, whether created or inherited by the people of the United States.”
Hints of these thoughts emerge on “SF”, where mellifluous chimes, multi-tracked chorales, warm keys and a dream-pop bass-line provide warm bedding for a lamentation of something lost, the cost of such suggested in deathly images. If it seems like an enquiry into the high price of spiritual neglect, such is Paul’s intent: “One of the central themes is material and spiritual consequence, for myself, the US, and the world as a whole.”
“Oblivion” picks up the thread of dread with its haunted harps and misty vocals framing references to sacred summonings and bloodied swords. Sunshine keys and dreamy rhythms counterpoint reflections on darkening times in “Will Not”, while “Gold” is a glistening beauty, laced with rays of hope; “An Eye for an I”, meanwhile, revisits themes of consequence over sci-fi synths and a scudding space-pop bassline.
While the title-track sees the crimes of an unnamed “dope” held to account, the dreamier “Kuopio” points to mindful ways of living, humbled before nature and open to mystery. If hope is suggested therein, it’s a theme revisited on “tmrw”, which steers the album full circle: from its opening reflections on things past, to a tentative glance at the future. “Tomorrow,” Paul asks, “what then?”
Alexander began facing his future in January 2016, after a year-long break from music following Midlake’s tour for 2013’s Antiphon. “I wanted to find out if I could write songs and if I could sing them – basically, whether or not I could make an album on my own,” he asks. Over 15 months of writing, arranging and recording (in Midlake’s old studio in Denton), he got his answer. From the early reference points of Pet Sounds, dream-pop and pre–Dark Side of the Moon-era Pink Floyd, Astropsychosis blossomed into a very modern exploration of sound and psychedelia, bright on top and burning with purpose below.
The journey was not taken alone. Eric Nichelson (now the owner of Midlake’s old studio) offered friendship during what Alexander calls a “challenging and sometimes gruelling period”; he also contributed electric guitar to two songs. Jesse Chandler (Midlake/Mercury Rev) brought flute and bass clarinet to two cuts; Evan Jacobs added keys to one song; Matt Pence played drums.
As for tomorrow, what then? Two Medicine will tour as a duo, vocalist Aimee Adams making up the numbers. Meanwhile, Astropsychosis awaits, its hidden depths accumulating from its title downward. “I’m afraid I will have to leave the listener to interpret the album title,” says Paul. Time spent unfolding its enigmas is, we’d argue, time well spent.
As Paul explains, one key to its secrets lies in the project name’s nod to a national park in Montana:
“Two Medicine is a majestic place, without spoil. The land was ceded to the nation by the Blackfeet tribe. They were likely coerced into the deal, like most of the tribes who gave away their land. It is wild, humbling and probably collateral for the nation’s debt, where an inevitable capitulation looms. Beyond its geographical location, to me, the name Two Medicine represents a summation of this irony, whether created or inherited by the people of the United States.”
Hints of these thoughts emerge on “SF”, where mellifluous chimes, multi-tracked chorales, warm keys and a dream-pop bass-line provide warm bedding for a lamentation of something lost, the cost of such suggested in deathly images. If it seems like an enquiry into the high price of spiritual neglect, such is Paul’s intent: “One of the central themes is material and spiritual consequence, for myself, the US, and the world as a whole.”
“Oblivion” picks up the thread of dread with its haunted harps and misty vocals framing references to sacred summonings and bloodied swords. Sunshine keys and dreamy rhythms counterpoint reflections on darkening times in “Will Not”, while “Gold” is a glistening beauty, laced with rays of hope; “An Eye for an I”, meanwhile, revisits themes of consequence over sci-fi synths and a scudding space-pop bassline.
While the title-track sees the crimes of an unnamed “dope” held to account, the dreamier “Kuopio” points to mindful ways of living, humbled before nature and open to mystery. If hope is suggested therein, it’s a theme revisited on “tmrw”, which steers the album full circle: from its opening reflections on things past, to a tentative glance at the future. “Tomorrow,” Paul asks, “what then?”
Alexander began facing his future in January 2016, after a year-long break from music following Midlake’s tour for 2013’s Antiphon. “I wanted to find out if I could write songs and if I could sing them – basically, whether or not I could make an album on my own,” he asks. Over 15 months of writing, arranging and recording (in Midlake’s old studio in Denton), he got his answer. From the early reference points of Pet Sounds, dream-pop and pre–Dark Side of the Moon-era Pink Floyd, Astropsychosis blossomed into a very modern exploration of sound and psychedelia, bright on top and burning with purpose below.
The journey was not taken alone. Eric Nichelson (now the owner of Midlake’s old studio) offered friendship during what Alexander calls a “challenging and sometimes gruelling period”; he also contributed electric guitar to two songs. Jesse Chandler (Midlake/Mercury Rev) brought flute and bass clarinet to two cuts; Evan Jacobs added keys to one song; Matt Pence played drums.
As for tomorrow, what then? Two Medicine will tour as a duo, vocalist Aimee Adams making up the numbers. Meanwhile, Astropsychosis awaits, its hidden depths accumulating from its title downward. “I’m afraid I will have to leave the listener to interpret the album title,” says Paul. Time spent unfolding its enigmas is, we’d argue, time well spent.
Re: Midlake
È davvero un bell’ascoltare, ma è impossibile non pensare ai Midlake in molti(troppi?) passaggi.AFX wrote: ↑06 Nov 2018 16:19
un po' Tame Impala, un po' Real Estate. E' il progetto Two Medicine di Paul Alexander, bassista dei Midlake. E promette molto bene
Show“I’d always wanted Midlake to experiment more with the arrangements, or to get more into psychedelic textures,” says Paul Alexander, the bassist from Denton’s prog-folk voyagers. Those ambitions are fulfilled on Astropsychosis, Alexander’s debut album as Two Medicine, released via Bella Union in November. Richly ambitious in its sonic colour and conceptual reach, Astropsychosis is an album of luminous space and mindful grace, its depths and details coaxed into orbit with the lightness of an artist in his element.
As Paul explains, one key to its secrets lies in the project name’s nod to a national park in Montana:
“Two Medicine is a majestic place, without spoil. The land was ceded to the nation by the Blackfeet tribe. They were likely coerced into the deal, like most of the tribes who gave away their land. It is wild, humbling and probably collateral for the nation’s debt, where an inevitable capitulation looms. Beyond its geographical location, to me, the name Two Medicine represents a summation of this irony, whether created or inherited by the people of the United States.”
Hints of these thoughts emerge on “SF”, where mellifluous chimes, multi-tracked chorales, warm keys and a dream-pop bass-line provide warm bedding for a lamentation of something lost, the cost of such suggested in deathly images. If it seems like an enquiry into the high price of spiritual neglect, such is Paul’s intent: “One of the central themes is material and spiritual consequence, for myself, the US, and the world as a whole.”
“Oblivion” picks up the thread of dread with its haunted harps and misty vocals framing references to sacred summonings and bloodied swords. Sunshine keys and dreamy rhythms counterpoint reflections on darkening times in “Will Not”, while “Gold” is a glistening beauty, laced with rays of hope; “An Eye for an I”, meanwhile, revisits themes of consequence over sci-fi synths and a scudding space-pop bassline.
While the title-track sees the crimes of an unnamed “dope” held to account, the dreamier “Kuopio” points to mindful ways of living, humbled before nature and open to mystery. If hope is suggested therein, it’s a theme revisited on “tmrw”, which steers the album full circle: from its opening reflections on things past, to a tentative glance at the future. “Tomorrow,” Paul asks, “what then?”
Alexander began facing his future in January 2016, after a year-long break from music following Midlake’s tour for 2013’s Antiphon. “I wanted to find out if I could write songs and if I could sing them – basically, whether or not I could make an album on my own,” he asks. Over 15 months of writing, arranging and recording (in Midlake’s old studio in Denton), he got his answer. From the early reference points of Pet Sounds, dream-pop and pre–Dark Side of the Moon-era Pink Floyd, Astropsychosis blossomed into a very modern exploration of sound and psychedelia, bright on top and burning with purpose below.
The journey was not taken alone. Eric Nichelson (now the owner of Midlake’s old studio) offered friendship during what Alexander calls a “challenging and sometimes gruelling period”; he also contributed electric guitar to two songs. Jesse Chandler (Midlake/Mercury Rev) brought flute and bass clarinet to two cuts; Evan Jacobs added keys to one song; Matt Pence played drums.
As for tomorrow, what then? Two Medicine will tour as a duo, vocalist Aimee Adams making up the numbers. Meanwhile, Astropsychosis awaits, its hidden depths accumulating from its title downward. “I’m afraid I will have to leave the listener to interpret the album title,” says Paul. Time spent unfolding its enigmas is, we’d argue, time well spent.
Re: Midlake
Forse è un po' stucchevole dopo un po'. Ben concepito, ma ho un po' faticato ad arrivare in fondo. Detto questo, è uno dei migliori album nel suo genere degli ultimi 2-3 anni.
Re: Midlake
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Incredibile, ci siamo...dopo 8 anni arriva finalmente un nuovo disco dei Midlake, se ho capito bene prodotto da John Congleton(Paper Chase).
Presumo che abbiano finito di registrare, speriamo di avere a breve più informazioni, ma già così c’è di che essere felici.
Domani quella perla di Antiphon in loop.
Incredibile, ci siamo...dopo 8 anni arriva finalmente un nuovo disco dei Midlake, se ho capito bene prodotto da John Congleton(Paper Chase).
Presumo che abbiano finito di registrare, speriamo di avere a breve più informazioni, ma già così c’è di che essere felici.
Domani quella perla di Antiphon in loop.
Re: Midlake
bella notizia, sicuramente non ci mangiano con quello che fanno, ma che gruppomadsun wrote: ↑06 Feb 2021 01:14 https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7V0r7nk3S ... qg3om5skh4
Incredibile, ci siamo...dopo 8 anni arriva finalmente un nuovo disco dei Midlake, se ho capito bene prodotto da John Congleton(Paper Chase).
Presumo che abbiano finito di registrare, speriamo di avere a breve più informazioni, ma già così c’è di che essere felici.
Domani quella perla di Antiphon in loop.
Re: Midlake
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Sempre com estrema calma ragazzi, mi raccomando…
Sempre com estrema calma ragazzi, mi raccomando…
Re: Midlake
Ci vuole un disco loro fatto bene. Siamo rimasti appesi ad Antiphon per troppo tempo
In generale ci vuole musica rock, folk rock, heavy rock fatta bene
In generale ci vuole musica rock, folk rock, heavy rock fatta bene
Re: Midlake
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Un altro passo in avanti per la band più lenta del mondo, stanno girando un video…che sofferenza
Un altro passo in avanti per la band più lenta del mondo, stanno girando un video…che sofferenza
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