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Just when I thought I mightn't stomach another 1960s-soaked reincarnation
along came Darkness Falls. This Danish duo bring home the bacon on their
thoroughly splendid debut album 'Alive In Us'. Josephine Philip sings and
plays keyboards and Ina Lindgreen plays guitar and bass. What makes them
stand out from the crowd is their distinctive facility with melody and the
ability to create atmospheres which linger in both our memory and our bones.
There are twelve tracks in the collection including a brief 'Intro' which
sounds very much like an angry swarm of bees to me! Their idiosyncratic
songs are deceptively simple in structure but encompass a wide range of
moods and textures. They wear the raiments of that long-lost decade of big-
haired girl bands and kaftan-heaven with a knowing and loving sensibility.
Following the maniacal departure of our insect cousins the recording settles
down into a fine first song : 'Noise On The Line' glides along beautifully
on a wave of strummed acoustic guitar, plaintive harmonica and a distant-
drum backbeat. The tune is lovely in a melancholic kind-of way and the
harmonies delightful. The ladies, here and elsewhere, have a fondness for
reverb which gives their music an anachronistic period quality in keeping
with their muse. '100 Meter Mind Dash' could well have sprung fully-formed
from a Californian beach-town commune circa 1964. Hippie angels at play!
'The Void' digs down into a deeper beat and comes back with a sparkling
pop-infused confection redolent of The B-52s at their most mellow.
The angst-ridden 'Josephine' is fast-becoming a favourite for me. The spirit of
Soren Kierkegaard seems close at hand (indeed it may indeed be the great man
himself joining-in on backing vocals!) A dolorous but affecting invention.
'Night Will Be Dawn' lopes through a ghost town in spaghetti western territory,
the 'High Noon' guitar casting a long mournful shadow over the proceedings.
'Timeline' came as a bit of a surprise; a slinky slice of synth-infused electro
and the upbeat 'Before The Light Takes Us' kicks up a spirited clattering racket.
Final track 'Paradise Trilogy III' dawdles fruitfully in Ennio Morricone's back
yard with some evocative whistling carried away on the wind to sweet oblivion.
Denmark can be well proud of their dutiful daughters!
Highly Recommended.
along came Darkness Falls. This Danish duo bring home the bacon on their
thoroughly splendid debut album 'Alive In Us'. Josephine Philip sings and
plays keyboards and Ina Lindgreen plays guitar and bass. What makes them
stand out from the crowd is their distinctive facility with melody and the
ability to create atmospheres which linger in both our memory and our bones.
There are twelve tracks in the collection including a brief 'Intro' which
sounds very much like an angry swarm of bees to me! Their idiosyncratic
songs are deceptively simple in structure but encompass a wide range of
moods and textures. They wear the raiments of that long-lost decade of big-
haired girl bands and kaftan-heaven with a knowing and loving sensibility.
Following the maniacal departure of our insect cousins the recording settles
down into a fine first song : 'Noise On The Line' glides along beautifully
on a wave of strummed acoustic guitar, plaintive harmonica and a distant-
drum backbeat. The tune is lovely in a melancholic kind-of way and the
harmonies delightful. The ladies, here and elsewhere, have a fondness for
reverb which gives their music an anachronistic period quality in keeping
with their muse. '100 Meter Mind Dash' could well have sprung fully-formed
from a Californian beach-town commune circa 1964. Hippie angels at play!
'The Void' digs down into a deeper beat and comes back with a sparkling
pop-infused confection redolent of The B-52s at their most mellow.
The angst-ridden 'Josephine' is fast-becoming a favourite for me. The spirit of
Soren Kierkegaard seems close at hand (indeed it may indeed be the great man
himself joining-in on backing vocals!) A dolorous but affecting invention.
'Night Will Be Dawn' lopes through a ghost town in spaghetti western territory,
the 'High Noon' guitar casting a long mournful shadow over the proceedings.
'Timeline' came as a bit of a surprise; a slinky slice of synth-infused electro
and the upbeat 'Before The Light Takes Us' kicks up a spirited clattering racket.
Final track 'Paradise Trilogy III' dawdles fruitfully in Ennio Morricone's back
yard with some evocative whistling carried away on the wind to sweet oblivion.
Denmark can be well proud of their dutiful daughters!
Highly Recommended.
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