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His third album for Just Music, 'The Grape & The Grain' sees Leo Abrahams explore instrumental English Folk music in this collection of tender and melodic pieces, featuring mainly guitar, but with added instrumentation, including a Hurdy Gurdy which Leo learnt to play specially for this record.
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"A musician of amazing ability and perception. Unmissable"
-- Glasswerk, 2009
"Abrahams is pushing boundaries that most guitarists haven't even thoughtabout" -- Guitarist, 2009
-- Glasswerk, 2009
"Abrahams is pushing boundaries that most guitarists haven't even thoughtabout" -- Guitarist, 2009
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I was given this record as a gift and to be honest had never heard of Leo Abrahams or the record label `Just Music' and plonked the CD in my player not expecting to much.
Serendipity! This record is easily the best thing I have heard in 2009 and I typically purchase a couple of hundred albums a year. This is ambient music at its very best and after googling the chap it obvious to see why he is in demand as a session player from magicians like Brian Eno.
The spirits of David Sylvian, Harold Budd, William Orbit and Sweet Billy Pilgrim could have been in the studio when this was recorded but there is no electronic trickery here. All the sounds heard on the record are real instruments, the bulk of which are played by Abrahams himself. Although his electric & acoustic guitars are the centre piece he also plays everything from the hurdy-gurdy through harmonium and bandura. And he plays them all awfully well.
`Masquerade' starts the record perfectly with an uplifting summer sunshine feel that could not fail to put a smile on your face, even as the rain pours through another English June. `From Here' is a slow dreamy piece evocative again of a summer's day as twilight begins to form as the sun dips below the horizon.
The track `Spring Snow' quickens the pace and features some terrific percussion from Martyn Barker, it also contains a gorgeous hook played on the acoustic guitar.
This album shines from track 1 to 11 and contains no filler. You don't get to write that very often. Buy this if you are into smart ambient / chillout and but also if the great guitar players are your thing - Richard Thompson, John Martyn, etc. In fact buy this what ever you like as it will soon become a favourite.
A genuinely breath taking piece of music.
Serendipity! This record is easily the best thing I have heard in 2009 and I typically purchase a couple of hundred albums a year. This is ambient music at its very best and after googling the chap it obvious to see why he is in demand as a session player from magicians like Brian Eno.
The spirits of David Sylvian, Harold Budd, William Orbit and Sweet Billy Pilgrim could have been in the studio when this was recorded but there is no electronic trickery here. All the sounds heard on the record are real instruments, the bulk of which are played by Abrahams himself. Although his electric & acoustic guitars are the centre piece he also plays everything from the hurdy-gurdy through harmonium and bandura. And he plays them all awfully well.
`Masquerade' starts the record perfectly with an uplifting summer sunshine feel that could not fail to put a smile on your face, even as the rain pours through another English June. `From Here' is a slow dreamy piece evocative again of a summer's day as twilight begins to form as the sun dips below the horizon.
The track `Spring Snow' quickens the pace and features some terrific percussion from Martyn Barker, it also contains a gorgeous hook played on the acoustic guitar.
This album shines from track 1 to 11 and contains no filler. You don't get to write that very often. Buy this if you are into smart ambient / chillout and but also if the great guitar players are your thing - Richard Thompson, John Martyn, etc. In fact buy this what ever you like as it will soon become a favourite.
A genuinely breath taking piece of music.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Pleasant and occasionally invigorating guitar instrumentals
22 Nov 2010
By William Merrill
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After greatly enjoying Brian Eno's sublime new album Small Craft, I wanted to check out one of Eno's two collaborators on the recordings, guitarist Leo Abrahams. (I was already familiar with the other, composer and electronic musician Jon Hopkins. His album Insides is quite good.) I decided to start with Abrahams' most recent release, the Grape and the Grain. Comprised of eleven guitar instrumentals with varying amounts of accompaniment, G&G is always nice to listen to. Sometimes it rises above the level of merely pleasant and offers up a complex and intriguing piece of music such as the striking "Spring Snow." Many of the other themes, including the pastoral "Come Morning" and the contemplative "Blind," sound a bit like Windham Hill music, but for me that's a good thing.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Love it
24 Feb 2013
By pickymickey
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Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Leo Abrahams is ACE! Just check this out on YouTube and if you like this kind of music you will love this. I like to listen to it in the car on long drives and also on my workout mix, which might surprise some but it works for me. Music is such personal taste - but I for one am a big fan of Leo.
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