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His Name Is Alive's debut album, Livonia, is the group's artiest, most explicitly experimental release. It's also the most haphazard, in terms of musical success; the affecting ("If July," "Fossil") sits next to the affected ("You and I Have Seizures," "Reincarnation"). Even at its most contrived, however, Livonia features the elements the group used later to create their distinctive style: Karin Oliver's shimmery, ghostly voice and Warren Defever's open-minded production. Defever commented later that he saw himself as an avant-garde composer during the Livonia period; the album's found sounds, tape loops, and samples do give it an artsy and occasionally precious patina. At its best, Livonia explores death, dreams, and spirituality with transcendent music and lyrics. At its worst, it's an ambitious debut, introducing a creative, aspiring band.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Damian Lang, AssociatedPerformer - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Damian Lang, AssociatedPerformer - Jymn Auge, AssociatedPerformer - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Damian Lang, AssociatedPerformer - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Damian Lang, AssociatedPerformer - Jymn Auge, AssociatedPerformer - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Damian Lang, AssociatedPerformer - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy Unknown, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
His Name Is Alive, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Harry Fox Agency, MusicPublisher - Warren Defever, AssociatedPerformer - Karin Oliver, AssociatedPerformer - Perforate My Heart Music (BMI), MusicPublisher - CMRRA, MusicPublisher - Angie Carozzo, AssociatedPerformer
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
Album review
His Name Is Alive's debut album, Livonia, is the group's artiest, most explicitly experimental release. It's also the most haphazard, in terms of musical success; the affecting ("If July," "Fossil") sits next to the affected ("You and I Have Seizures," "Reincarnation"). Even at its most contrived, however, Livonia features the elements the group used later to create their distinctive style: Karin Oliver's shimmery, ghostly voice and Warren Defever's open-minded production. Defever commented later that he saw himself as an avant-garde composer during the Livonia period; the album's found sounds, tape loops, and samples do give it an artsy and occasionally precious patina. At its best, Livonia explores death, dreams, and spirituality with transcendent music and lyrics. At its worst, it's an ambitious debut, introducing a creative, aspiring band.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:35:39
- Main artists: His Name Is Alive
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: 4AD
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
1989 4AD Ltd 1989 4AD Ltd
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