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With their risky third album, These New Puritans abandoned the angular dance-punk of Beat Pyramid and the gloomy electronic beats of Hidden to reinvent themselves once again for Field of Reeds, a record as indebted to classical scores and avant-garde jazz as rock. Taking a hands-off, live approach to the recording process, and allowing open space and emptiness to take precedence over beats, the music has a disturbing, dystopian feel to it, swinging from detached to nightmarish before resolving into something lovingly tranquil. Some of the best songs, like "Fragment 2," "V (Island Song)," and "Spiral" (which sounds like a fever-dream version of Björk and Thom Yorke's "I've Seen It All" duet from the Dancer in the Dark soundtrack), thrive in this push and pull between atonal dissonance and sheer beauty. Even These New Puritans' most stark numbers, while often lacking a concrete backbeat or definitive structure, are bursting with details and ideas. Ambient textures, constructed from melancholic horns and eerie analog synthesizer tones, add a wavering undercurrent that is often hair-raising and haunting. The production is equally unconventional. After writing the material in Essex and Amsterdam, Jack Barnett fleshed out the parts with his brother George and Tom Hein before recording in London, Gloucester, and Berlin with new honey-voiced Portuguese singer Elisa Rodrigues, utilizing an unusual magnetic resonator piano and meticulously detailing the songs with field recordings, including breaking glass and the screaming of an actual hawk. This perfectionism, present in the sonics and in the complex arrangements, makes Field of Reeds the most challenging title in their catalog and also the most groundbreaking.
© Jason Lymangrover /TiVo
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Henry Lowther, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Burt Bacharach, Composer - Hal David, Author, Writer - Chris Laurence, Double Bass - Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - Dan West, Trombone - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Nicholas Ellis, Clarinet - Jack Barnett, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Zoé Cartier, Cello, Violoncello - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Nikolaus Neuser, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Florian Juncker, Trombone - Paul Valikoski, Violin - Daniella Strasfogel, Violin - Justin Caulley, Viola - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson, Double Bass - Matthias Gödeker, French Horn - Sebastian Kunzke, Tuba - Stefan Most, French Horn - Till Krause, Trombone
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Henry Lowther, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Jack Barnett, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Zoé Cartier, Cello, Violoncello - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Florian Juncker, Trombone - Paul Valikoski, Violin - Daniella Strasfogel, Violin - Justin Caulley, Viola - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Matthias Gödeker, French Horn - Sebastian Kunzke, Tuba - Stefan Most, French Horn - Till Krause, Trombone - Faith Leadbetter, Piano, Electric Piano - Toby Kearny, Vibraphone
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Pete Smith, Tuba - Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Busher, Tenor Vocals - Micaela Haslam, Soprano Vocals - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - Heather Cairncross, Alto Vocals - Phillip Brown, Tenor Vocals - Michel van der Aa, Composer - Rachel Weston, Alto Vocals - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Jack Barnett, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Zoé Cartier, Cello, Violoncello - Elisa Rodrigues, Vocals - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Nikolaus Neuser, Trumpet - Florian Juncker, Trombone - Paul Valikoski, Violin - Daniella Strasfogel, Violin - Justin Caulley, Viola - Julia Wilson-James, Soprano Vocals - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson, Double Bass - Matthias Gödeker, French Horn - Sebastian Kunzke, Tuba - Stefan Most, French Horn - Till Krause, Trombone - Faith Leadbetter, Piano - Toby Kearny, Vibraphone
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Busher, Tenor Vocals - Micaela Haslam, Director - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - Heather Cairncross, Alto Vocals - Phillip Brown, Tenor Vocals - Rachel Weston, Alto Vocals - Elspeth Hanson, Viola - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Jack Barnett, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Julia Wilson-James, Soprano Vocals - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Faith Leadbetter, Piano
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Chris Laurence, Double Bass - Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - Dan West, Trombone - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Nicholas Ellis, Clarinet - Jack Barnett, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Zoé Cartier, Cello, Violoncello - Elisa Rodrigues, Vocals - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Nikolaus Neuser, Flugelhorn - Florian Juncker, Trombone - Paul Valikoski, Violin - Daniella Strasfogel, Violin - Justin Caulley, Viola - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson, Double Bass - Matthias Gödeker, French Horn - Sebastian Kunzke, Tuba - Stefan Most, French Horn - Till Krause, Trombone - Faith Leadbetter, Piano - Children Of St Mary's Church Of England Primary School, Choir, Vocals - Lindsay Kempley, French Horn
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Micaela Haslam, Soprano Vocals - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Jack Barnett, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Zoé Cartier, Cello, Violoncello - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Florian Juncker, Trombone - Paul Valikoski, Violin - Daniella Strasfogel, Violin - Justin Caulley, Viola - Julia Wilson-James, Soprano Vocals - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson, Double Bass - Matthias Gödeker, French Horn - Stefan Most, French Horn - Toby Kearny, Vibraphone
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Henry Lowther, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Chris Laurence, Double Bass - Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Busher, Tenor Vocals - Micaela Haslam, Soprano Vocals - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Adrian Peacock, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - Heather Cairncross, Alto Vocals - Phillip Brown, Tenor Vocals - Rachel Weston, Alto Vocals - Dan West, Trombone - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Nicholas Ellis, Bass Clarinet - Jack Barnett, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Zoé Cartier, Cello, Violoncello - Elisa Rodrigues, Vocals - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, Organ, AssistantEngineer - Nikolaus Neuser, Flugelhorn - Florian Juncker, Trombone - Paul Valikoski, Violin - Daniella Strasfogel, Violin - Justin Caulley, Viola - Julia Wilson-James, Soprano Vocals - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson, Double Bass - Matthias Gödeker, French Horn - Sebastian Kunzke, Tuba - Stefan Most, French Horn - Till Krause, Trombone - Toby Kearny, Vibraphone
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Pete Smith, Tuba - Chris Laurence, Double Bass - Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - Dan West, Trombone - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Nicholas Ellis, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet - Jack Barnett, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Zoé Cartier, Cello, Violoncello - Elisa Rodrigues, Vocals - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Paul Valikoski, Violin - Daniella Strasfogel, Violin - Justin Caulley, Viola - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson, Double Bass - Toby Kearny, Vibraphone - Lindsay Kempley, French Horn
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Henry Lowther, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Stuart Hawkes, Engineer, MasteringEngineer - Andrew Busher, Tenor Vocals - Micaela Haslam, Soprano Vocals - Phill Brown, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - Adrian Peacock, Bass-Baritone Vocals - Spike Stent, Mixer - George Barnett, Drums, Percussion - Christian Bader, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Graham Sutton, Producer - Heather Cairncross, Alto Vocals - Phillip Brown, Tenor Vocals - Rachel Weston, Alto Vocals - These New Puritans, MainArtist - Nicholas Ellis, Clarinet - Jack Barnett, Composer, Producer, Bass Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Electric Piano, Vibraphone, Vocals, Gong - Duncan Campbell, Engineer - Geoff Swan, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Zoé Cartier, Cello, Violoncello - Elisa Rodrigues, Vocals - Thomas Hein, Bass Guitar - Ben Mclusky, Engineer, AssistantEngineer - Nikolaus Neuser, Flugelhorn, Trumpet - Paul Valikoski, Violin - Daniella Strasfogel, Violin - Justin Caulley, Viola - Julia Wilson-James, Soprano Vocals - Campbell Duncan, AssistantEngineer - Kristjan Orii Sigerleifsson, Double Bass - Faith Leadbetter, Electric Piano - Toby Kearny, Vibraphone - Lindsay Kempley, French Horn
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
With their risky third album, These New Puritans abandoned the angular dance-punk of Beat Pyramid and the gloomy electronic beats of Hidden to reinvent themselves once again for Field of Reeds, a record as indebted to classical scores and avant-garde jazz as rock. Taking a hands-off, live approach to the recording process, and allowing open space and emptiness to take precedence over beats, the music has a disturbing, dystopian feel to it, swinging from detached to nightmarish before resolving into something lovingly tranquil. Some of the best songs, like "Fragment 2," "V (Island Song)," and "Spiral" (which sounds like a fever-dream version of Björk and Thom Yorke's "I've Seen It All" duet from the Dancer in the Dark soundtrack), thrive in this push and pull between atonal dissonance and sheer beauty. Even These New Puritans' most stark numbers, while often lacking a concrete backbeat or definitive structure, are bursting with details and ideas. Ambient textures, constructed from melancholic horns and eerie analog synthesizer tones, add a wavering undercurrent that is often hair-raising and haunting. The production is equally unconventional. After writing the material in Essex and Amsterdam, Jack Barnett fleshed out the parts with his brother George and Tom Hein before recording in London, Gloucester, and Berlin with new honey-voiced Portuguese singer Elisa Rodrigues, utilizing an unusual magnetic resonator piano and meticulously detailing the songs with field recordings, including breaking glass and the screaming of an actual hawk. This perfectionism, present in the sonics and in the complex arrangements, makes Field of Reeds the most challenging title in their catalog and also the most groundbreaking.
© Jason Lymangrover /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 9 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:56
- Main artists: These New Puritans
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Infectious Music
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2013 Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2013 Jack Barnett, George Barnett and Thomas Hein p.k.a. These New Puritans under exclusive license to Infectious Music Ltd., a BMG Company
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