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My Halo At Half-Light [CD]

Snakefarm Audio CD
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  • Audio CD (26 Sep 2011)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: CD
  • Label: Fledg'ling
  • ASIN: B005CYMAZ2
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 124,542 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Ten years since Snakefarm made their debut with the widely praised Songs From My Funeral they reappear with the equally scintillating 'My Halo At Half-Light'. As a solo artist, Anna Domino released four remarkable albums and two EP's for the Belgian label Les Disques du Crepuscule, between 1984 and 1990. Those recordings are often cited as major influences on the British trip-hop movement centred around Massive Attack and Portishead. Yet, the glorious New York summer afternoon that Snakefarm crept into her consciousness, Domino knew she'd found a whole new musical window to leap through - "I was waiting for the light", and said "We should take a bunch of those great old songs about murder and such, and start doing them with modern arrangements." The idea refused to sit still, and as soon as she returned home, Domino and Delory set to work on the experiment. "Just to see what would happen." Though subtle percussion and loops had distinguished her earlier recording, in Snakefarm Anna wanted the beats to be more prominent, yielding percolating arrangements that could carry the narrative content of the words. It worked. "It was so much fun," confesses the singer, "the arrangements almost wrote themselves. What surprised me was how it didn't take any forcing at all." 'My Halo At Half-Light' continues where the previous album left off and features scintillating arrangements that bring these stories from our collective past into the sunlight of today." Domino's stunning vocals are the high point of this unexpected gem, a voice that is at once smoky and crisp, somber and wickedly stormy, perfectly matched to the task of bringing new and disturbing life to such overworked material."

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"..a welcome return"
-- **** The Guardian

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Another gem 9 Nov 2011
Format:Audio CD
It has been a long wait, but the new Snakefarm album is a gem. Picking up familiar, traditional songs, Snakefarm twist them into beautiful, contemporary shapes. With themes of violent death and sadness, you would think this is a hard listen but it isn't: the album is audio equivalent of a great Western movie. The melodies sweep you up and carry you through.
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5.0 out of 5 stars MY HALO AT HALF LIGHT 28 Sep 2011
By BRID
Format:Audio CD
I am new to Snakefarms music. I bought this CD on the strength of the article in fRoots magazine by Ian Anderson.This album is superb. Anna Dominos voice is so haunting. If you are undecided about this CD. Buy it,you will not be dissapointed,I can promise you.Like me you will soon be ordering their previous CD'Songs From My Funeral'
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5.0 out of 5 stars This is Interesting 22 Mar 2013
By Eye Can
Format:Audio CD
I had to buy their other album. This was so original. Fascinating twists with
musical style yet keeping the spirit of the songs alive. Such an exciting album. I
enjoy again and again.
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