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Track Listings
| 1. Tokyo Glasgow |
| 2. Two Sunsets |
| 3. Song For A Friend |
| 4. Vivid Youth |
| 5. Yomigaeru |
| 6. Modesty Piece |
| 7. About You |
| 8. Boats |
| 9. Hikoki |
| 10. Sodane |
| 11. Mou Mou Rainbow |
| 12. Start Slowly So We Sound Like A Loch |
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the most beautiful albums I've heard in a long time. The title track is superb. Well done you Pastels!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The remnants of Glasgow based ensemble Pastels
(Stephen McRobbie and Katrina Mitchell) join
forces with Japanese duo Tenniscoats (Saya and
Takashi Ueno) for a quiet collaboration;
a meeting of gentle minds.
This music is so static (in a perfectly pleasant way)
that it would be quite unlikely to create even the
smallest ripple on the surface of a summer pond.
There is more than enough music in the world to
make great waves so a little calm is always welcome.
'Two Sunsets' comprises twelve compositions, so light and
airy that they are in danger of floating off into the ether
while we are still listening and trying to grasp their meaning.
Guitar, bass, drums and a smattering of woodwind deliver
uber-relaxed soundscapes of almost childlike simplicity.
Much of this effect is down to the ethereally fragile voice
of Ms Ueno. It is a small instrument with the ability to
cast big spells. She is a truly magical presence.
Coming in at under two minutes the small but perfectly
formed 'Yomigaeru', with its faltering flute and slipping
and sliding vocal performance, is a perfect example of her
subtle but intoxicating art.
The country lilt of 'About You' came as a bit of a surprise.
Mr McRobbie sings it well. (Curiously I found myself
wondering what Lou Reed might have done with it!)
The glowing incidental harmonies are delightful.
Vocal duties on 'Song For A Friend' are shared between
Ms U and Mr McR. It is a wistful dialogue punctuated by
half-heard hamonica and a curiously angular guitar intervention.
'Boats' is a gorgeous dream-like composition decorated
with tinkling piano and a darker ground bass pattern which
floats under the main melody like a cloud reflected in a lake.
These guys really understand how to sustain a musical mood.
'Hokoki' is another delicate miniature which comes and goes in
what seems less than a moment. A feather caught in a breeze.
'Mou Mou Rainbow' is a more substantial piece which wraps
around like a warm blanket. Comfort music of the highest calibre.
The arrangement has an elegance not unlike some of the richer
early material of Procol Harum crossed with an elusive kind of
1960's French pop ambience.
Final track 'Start Slowly So We Sound Like A Loch' gets my
vote for left-of-centre song title of the year so far.
It is also a wonderfully melancholic melody with which to
bring this highly accomplished and enjoyable album to a close.
Two Sunsets + Four gentle folk = Pure enchantment.
Highly Recommended.
(Stephen McRobbie and Katrina Mitchell) join
forces with Japanese duo Tenniscoats (Saya and
Takashi Ueno) for a quiet collaboration;
a meeting of gentle minds.
This music is so static (in a perfectly pleasant way)
that it would be quite unlikely to create even the
smallest ripple on the surface of a summer pond.
There is more than enough music in the world to
make great waves so a little calm is always welcome.
'Two Sunsets' comprises twelve compositions, so light and
airy that they are in danger of floating off into the ether
while we are still listening and trying to grasp their meaning.
Guitar, bass, drums and a smattering of woodwind deliver
uber-relaxed soundscapes of almost childlike simplicity.
Much of this effect is down to the ethereally fragile voice
of Ms Ueno. It is a small instrument with the ability to
cast big spells. She is a truly magical presence.
Coming in at under two minutes the small but perfectly
formed 'Yomigaeru', with its faltering flute and slipping
and sliding vocal performance, is a perfect example of her
subtle but intoxicating art.
The country lilt of 'About You' came as a bit of a surprise.
Mr McRobbie sings it well. (Curiously I found myself
wondering what Lou Reed might have done with it!)
The glowing incidental harmonies are delightful.
Vocal duties on 'Song For A Friend' are shared between
Ms U and Mr McR. It is a wistful dialogue punctuated by
half-heard hamonica and a curiously angular guitar intervention.
'Boats' is a gorgeous dream-like composition decorated
with tinkling piano and a darker ground bass pattern which
floats under the main melody like a cloud reflected in a lake.
These guys really understand how to sustain a musical mood.
'Hokoki' is another delicate miniature which comes and goes in
what seems less than a moment. A feather caught in a breeze.
'Mou Mou Rainbow' is a more substantial piece which wraps
around like a warm blanket. Comfort music of the highest calibre.
The arrangement has an elegance not unlike some of the richer
early material of Procol Harum crossed with an elusive kind of
1960's French pop ambience.
Final track 'Start Slowly So We Sound Like A Loch' gets my
vote for left-of-centre song title of the year so far.
It is also a wonderfully melancholic melody with which to
bring this highly accomplished and enjoyable album to a close.
Two Sunsets + Four gentle folk = Pure enchantment.
Highly Recommended.
Format:Audio CD
A collaboration between the evergreen Glaswegian indie combo and an avant-garde duo from Tokyo. The time lapse between recordings allowed for fresh ideas and a good degree of fluidity, the result being an album with a lovely loose feeling. With lyrics in both English and Japanese, the songs draw on the natural environment and paint contemplative images and pictures within one's imagination. A truly remarkable record.
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