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The sophomore release for this melodic duo (actually a five-piece band, but the leads are Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen) based to some degree on the progressive bent of Porcupine Tree covers much of the same ground as their debut. The sound is still firmly in the realm of progressive rock, with hints of Radiohead and Oasis. Unlike Blackfield's previous album which was recorded off and on over a two-year span, this one was recorded in one short stretch, and shows somewhat more consistency in tone as a result. The album-opening "Once" has a particularly Radiohead-like vibe and a bit of heaviness, but the development of the album works into other veins as well, with large string movements, light piano accompaniment, and a generally melodic guitar approach. Somewhat '80s-influenced sounds come and go slightly, a touch of Pink Floyd comes through now and then (particularly on "Christenings"), and a general melancholy hangs over the album as a whole. Aviv Geffen has taken a larger role in lead vocals here with good effect (particularly in a handful of tracks he had composed, eventually translated from Hebrew). The overall effect is a fine one -- Blackfield II has more of what fans of the duo will enjoy and makes a fair introduction for newcomers, although debut album would serve them better as a first listen. The short nature of Blackfield II (coming in around 42 minutes) will almost certainly have some of the fans wishing for more.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
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Steven Wilson, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Music - Aviv Geffen, String Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ori Avni, Production - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director - Downtown Session Orchestra, String Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Steven Wilson, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, MixingEngineer - Aviv Geffen, Lyricist, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Music - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ofer Meiri, Additional Keyboards, Programmer - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion - Harel Ben-Ami, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Itamar Leshem, French Horn
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Steven Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Vocals, MixingEngineer - Aviv Geffen, Lyricist, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Music - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ori Avni, Production - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Gavin Harrison, Drums - Richard Barbieri, Electric Piano, Xylophone - Steven Wilson, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Music, MixingEngineer - Aviv Geffen, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ori Avni, Production - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Steven Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, MixingEngineer - Aviv Geffen, Lyricist, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Music - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ori Avni, Production - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Steven Wilson, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, MixingEngineer - Aviv Geffen, Lyricist, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Music - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ori Avni, Production - Daniella Pick, Background Vocals - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Steven Wilson, Lyricist, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Music - Aviv Geffen, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals - Blackfield, MainArtist - Eran Mitelman, Electric Piano - Ori Avni, Production - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Steven Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, MixingEngineer - Aviv Geffen, Lyricist, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, Music - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ori Avni, Production - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Steven Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, MixingEngineer - Aviv Geffen, Lyricist, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Music - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ori Avni, Production - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Steven Wilson, Producer, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Lead Vocals, MixingEngineer - Aviv Geffen, Lyricist, String Arranger, Additional Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals, Music - Blackfield, MainArtist - Ori Avni, Production - Seffy Efrati, Bass Guitar - Daniel Salomon, Director, Piano - Downtown Session Orchestra, Orchestra - Reuven Schapira, RecordingEngineer - Tomer Z, Drums, Percussion
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
Album review
The sophomore release for this melodic duo (actually a five-piece band, but the leads are Steven Wilson and Aviv Geffen) based to some degree on the progressive bent of Porcupine Tree covers much of the same ground as their debut. The sound is still firmly in the realm of progressive rock, with hints of Radiohead and Oasis. Unlike Blackfield's previous album which was recorded off and on over a two-year span, this one was recorded in one short stretch, and shows somewhat more consistency in tone as a result. The album-opening "Once" has a particularly Radiohead-like vibe and a bit of heaviness, but the development of the album works into other veins as well, with large string movements, light piano accompaniment, and a generally melodic guitar approach. Somewhat '80s-influenced sounds come and go slightly, a touch of Pink Floyd comes through now and then (particularly on "Christenings"), and a general melancholy hangs over the album as a whole. Aviv Geffen has taken a larger role in lead vocals here with good effect (particularly in a handful of tracks he had composed, eventually translated from Hebrew). The overall effect is a fine one -- Blackfield II has more of what fans of the duo will enjoy and makes a fair introduction for newcomers, although debut album would serve them better as a first listen. The short nature of Blackfield II (coming in around 42 minutes) will almost certainly have some of the fans wishing for more.
© Adam Greenberg /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:31
- Main artists: Blackfield
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All rights reserved. ℗ 2007 Helicon Ltd. under exclusive license to Snapper Music, PLC for the world outside of Israel under exclusive sublicense to Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and Canada. All Rights Reserved.
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