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Ekkehard Ehlers is an artist who refuses to be pinned down by genre constrictions or fan expectations. Over the course of seven full-length albums and compilations he has paid tribute to Albert Ayler, produced an album of folk-tinged glitch music, reinterpreted Schoenberg, and written lullabies for newborns. So it makes perfect sense for Ehlers to reinvent himself yet again with A Life Without Fear. This time around he digs deep into the darkness and records a nine-song session of Delta blues soaked with nihilistic lyrics and fuzzed-out computer crackles and pops. His instrumentation of choice this time around varies from his other works, as he collaborates with a small-group using viola, trumpet, mouth harp, and guitar to create drones that sound like they're processed through a rusted beer can. Covering the traditional "Ain't No Grave" and Ralph Stanley's haunting "O Death," Ehlers paints a stark portrait that would be a fitting soundtrack to traveling the destroyed Deep South countryside and viewing the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina. It is this disturbing tone that Ehlers serves as a reminder of just how beautifully fragile the human condition is under the strains of adversity and despair.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
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Traditional, Lyricist - Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher - Charles Haffer Jr., Lyricist
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Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Dumisani Abraham Maraire, Lyricist - Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Ralph Stanley, Lyricist - Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Ekkehard Ehlers, Composer, MainArtist - Joseph Suchy, Composer - Freibank, MusicPublisher
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Album review
Ekkehard Ehlers is an artist who refuses to be pinned down by genre constrictions or fan expectations. Over the course of seven full-length albums and compilations he has paid tribute to Albert Ayler, produced an album of folk-tinged glitch music, reinterpreted Schoenberg, and written lullabies for newborns. So it makes perfect sense for Ehlers to reinvent himself yet again with A Life Without Fear. This time around he digs deep into the darkness and records a nine-song session of Delta blues soaked with nihilistic lyrics and fuzzed-out computer crackles and pops. His instrumentation of choice this time around varies from his other works, as he collaborates with a small-group using viola, trumpet, mouth harp, and guitar to create drones that sound like they're processed through a rusted beer can. Covering the traditional "Ain't No Grave" and Ralph Stanley's haunting "O Death," Ehlers paints a stark portrait that would be a fitting soundtrack to traveling the destroyed Deep South countryside and viewing the wreckage of Hurricane Katrina. It is this disturbing tone that Ehlers serves as a reminder of just how beautifully fragile the human condition is under the strains of adversity and despair.
© Rob Theakston /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:25
- Main artists: Ekkehard Ehlers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ekkehard Ehlers
- Genre: Classical Experimental
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