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"The Third Time" starts Choir of Young Believers' Rhine Gold with the promising combination of slow keyboard washes and drones and a sudden, sweeping (and not entirely falsetto) vocal, an appropriately momentous start to what feels like a very chilled listening experience -- like what Sigur Rós would sound like if they aimed for a bit of focused clarity. When a melody kicks in, it almost sounds like something from a historical epic from India, continuing to shift into a sweet, string-plucked descending bridge. The fact that "Patricia's Thirst" shifts into a post-punk squelch-bass-power pop number of sorts demonstrates how the production is key here, where the elements sound old but the mix and recombination feel agreeably new. While the album starts on a seemingly forbidding or at least dramatic note, what's interesting is how it balances out the reserved with the enveloping; a song like "Sedated" may have elements related to the title, but there's a constant buzz of activity, with the lead bass, steady piano in and out, sudden string bursts, and lead vocals carrying everything easily to a sweet chorus. "Have I Ever Truly Been Here" ends up taking a calm, epic rock touch based around acoustic elements, thanks to the backing washes introducing space -- Coldplay done right, in essence -- while "The Wind Is Blowing Needles" takes a quiet funk turn and the title track ends on a very slow, contemplative note, like the flipside of the opening in that it draws everything to a close, with strings swooping then holding a steady tenseness. Meanwhile, the combination of pure Motorik and snaky bass (not to mention the synth bursts and the singing) on "Paralyse" give a further sense of how elegantly they recombine -- especially when they suddenly but perfectly shift into a couple of drumless acoustic guitar/vocal breaks; at first straightforward, then slightly woozier/weirder toward the end, and finally moving into a slow final wind-down.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
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Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Sony ATV, MusicPublisher - Aske Zidore, Producer - Choir of Young Believers, Artist, MainArtist - Jannis Noya Makrigiannis, Composer, Lyricist - Nis Bysted, Producer
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
Album review
"The Third Time" starts Choir of Young Believers' Rhine Gold with the promising combination of slow keyboard washes and drones and a sudden, sweeping (and not entirely falsetto) vocal, an appropriately momentous start to what feels like a very chilled listening experience -- like what Sigur Rós would sound like if they aimed for a bit of focused clarity. When a melody kicks in, it almost sounds like something from a historical epic from India, continuing to shift into a sweet, string-plucked descending bridge. The fact that "Patricia's Thirst" shifts into a post-punk squelch-bass-power pop number of sorts demonstrates how the production is key here, where the elements sound old but the mix and recombination feel agreeably new. While the album starts on a seemingly forbidding or at least dramatic note, what's interesting is how it balances out the reserved with the enveloping; a song like "Sedated" may have elements related to the title, but there's a constant buzz of activity, with the lead bass, steady piano in and out, sudden string bursts, and lead vocals carrying everything easily to a sweet chorus. "Have I Ever Truly Been Here" ends up taking a calm, epic rock touch based around acoustic elements, thanks to the backing washes introducing space -- Coldplay done right, in essence -- while "The Wind Is Blowing Needles" takes a quiet funk turn and the title track ends on a very slow, contemplative note, like the flipside of the opening in that it draws everything to a close, with strings swooping then holding a steady tenseness. Meanwhile, the combination of pure Motorik and snaky bass (not to mention the synth bursts and the singing) on "Paralyse" give a further sense of how elegantly they recombine -- especially when they suddenly but perfectly shift into a couple of drumless acoustic guitar/vocal breaks; at first straightforward, then slightly woozier/weirder toward the end, and finally moving into a slow final wind-down.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:28
- Main artists: Choir of Young Believers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ghostly International
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring 2012 Ghostly International under exclusive license from Tigerspring
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