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For his follow-up to Open All Night, Marc Almond chose to work with a new partner, keyboardist and Iceland native Johann Johannson. A musical figure of some renown in his home country, with both his own projects Lhooq and Dip and his work with other acts, including the Hafler Trio, Johannson brought a very consciously cinematic touch to Stranger Things. Call it his own take on John Barry-touched trip-hop, though with generally less emphasis on rhythm and more on the dramatic strings, which he often arranged himself, though others assist in that role too. Almond himself, meanwhile, sounds in absolutely excellent voice -- indeed, arguably he's at a technical peak, with little evidence of the emotional cracking that has often marked his work. Lyrically, his reflections on love and lust are some of his calmest -- there's sparks at points, like on "Come Out," but little of his memorable turns of phrase. As a result, Stranger Things falls somewhere in the middle range of Almond albums -- it's no disaster, by any means, but it's definitely an album rewarding repeated listenings rather than immediately connecting. Where Open All Night was dark, sly, and desperate, Stranger Things, a few songs aside like the brassy "Dancer" and "When It's Your Time," is dreamy, swoony, and much more subtly involving. Consider the orchestration on "Born to Cry," which turns a fine song into a really great one, a Shirley Bassey-sung spy movie theme for a new century. "Glorious," which opens and, in an instrumental reprise, closes the album, is the clear standout on the record, having something of the same sweep and inspiration of "Meet Me In My Dream" from Tenement Symphony. Other highlights include "Lights," another in Almond's long-running series of songs about the romance of urban landscapes at night, the glitch-techno tinged "Moonbathe Skin," and the both moody and pretty crawl of the brilliantly titled "Love In a Time of Science."
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer - Petur Hallgrimsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer - Siggi Baldursson, Composer - Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
John Green, Composer - Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer - Siggi Baldursson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer - Petur Hallgrimsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
DISQUE 2
Marc Almond, Composer - Laska Omnia, MainArtist - Andrei Samsonov, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, Composer - Laska Omnia, MainArtist - Andrei Samsonov, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Charles Aznavour, Composer - Marc Almond, MainArtist - Erich Segal, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Serge Gainsbourg, Composer - Trash Palace, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Michel Polnareff, Composer, Writer - Marc Almond, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2001 Marc Almond Marc Almond
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
John Green, Composer - Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann, Producer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - KINKY ROLAND, Remixer - Marc Almond, Composer - Replicant, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Keen K, Remixer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2022 Marc Almond Marc Almond
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Divider, Mixer, Remixer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Strike Force Entertainment
DISQUE 3
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer - Petur Hallgrimsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2001 Marc Almond Marc Almond
John Green, Composer - Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2001 Marc Almond Marc Almond
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2001 Marc Almond Marc Almond
Charles Aznavour, Composer - Marc Almond, MainArtist - Erich Segal, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2001 Marc Almond Marc Almond
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2021 Marc Almond Marc Almond
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2021 Marc Almond Marc Almond
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2001 Marc Almond Marc Almond
John Green, Composer - Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2002 Marc Almond Marc Almond
Neal Whitmore, Composer - Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2008 Strike Force Entertainment Ltd Strike Force Entertainment Ltd
Marc Almond, Composer, MainArtist - Johann Johannsson, Composer
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2022 SFE SFE
Chronique
For his follow-up to Open All Night, Marc Almond chose to work with a new partner, keyboardist and Iceland native Johann Johannson. A musical figure of some renown in his home country, with both his own projects Lhooq and Dip and his work with other acts, including the Hafler Trio, Johannson brought a very consciously cinematic touch to Stranger Things. Call it his own take on John Barry-touched trip-hop, though with generally less emphasis on rhythm and more on the dramatic strings, which he often arranged himself, though others assist in that role too. Almond himself, meanwhile, sounds in absolutely excellent voice -- indeed, arguably he's at a technical peak, with little evidence of the emotional cracking that has often marked his work. Lyrically, his reflections on love and lust are some of his calmest -- there's sparks at points, like on "Come Out," but little of his memorable turns of phrase. As a result, Stranger Things falls somewhere in the middle range of Almond albums -- it's no disaster, by any means, but it's definitely an album rewarding repeated listenings rather than immediately connecting. Where Open All Night was dark, sly, and desperate, Stranger Things, a few songs aside like the brassy "Dancer" and "When It's Your Time," is dreamy, swoony, and much more subtly involving. Consider the orchestration on "Born to Cry," which turns a fine song into a really great one, a Shirley Bassey-sung spy movie theme for a new century. "Glorious," which opens and, in an instrumental reprise, closes the album, is the clear standout on the record, having something of the same sweep and inspiration of "Meet Me In My Dream" from Tenement Symphony. Other highlights include "Lights," another in Almond's long-running series of songs about the romance of urban landscapes at night, the glitch-techno tinged "Moonbathe Skin," and the both moody and pretty crawl of the brilliantly titled "Love In a Time of Science."
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
À propos
- 3 disque(s) - 40 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 02:51:36
- Artistes principaux : Marc Almond
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Maison de disque : SFE
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
© 2022 Cherry Red Records Ltd trading as Strike Force Entertainment ℗ 2010 Marc Almond / Strike Force Entertainment
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