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Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:21:10 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Movable Type 2.661 hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) 60 1 2 3 4 5 6 http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2114 Rating: 3/5 - Review follows]]> hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Alternative 2114@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:21:10 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2113 Rating: 4/5 - Lee Konitz's new nonet performs a strange kind of atmospheric chamber jazz that is more reminiscent of classical music than jazz. Ohad Talmor's arrangements are multi-layered and sophisticated, but one can't help the feeling that Konitz, despite having composer credits on many tracks, is little more than Talmor's featured artist. A very challenging album nevertheless, but it doesn't feel like genuine Konitz all the way through. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Jazz 2113@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Sun, 01 Jul 2007 16:17:35 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2112 Rating: 3.5/5 - I'm not sure if I agree with the critics who hailed Carlotti as the new Nico. Granted, she does have a similar timbre in her voice, as well as a similarly distanced delivery, but overall this album is about as lush and bright as you'd expect from a 4AD release, and it totally lacks Nico's existential darkness and angst. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Pop 2112@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Sat, 23 Jun 2007 16:14:35 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2111 Rating: 3.5/5 - Libaux's pseudo-musical on relationships is like a moody French movie with lots of dialogue, a few sparkles here and there, and a uncertain feeling of bewilderment at the end. Of the four singers, Nataf and Carlotti manage to convince most, or Katerine's and Noguetrra's characters are simply not as interesting. Good for casual listening. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) World 2111@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:12:19 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2110 Rating: 4/5 - Even though there are a few duds on this album, the overall mood is lighthearted and poppy coupled with a scant 60s feeling here and there, so this won me over rather easily. Perhaps I should only have given it 3 1/2 stars, but the utter silliness of a song like "Ding Dang Dong" is so impossible to resist. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Pop 2110@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:52:26 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2109 Rating: 4/5 - Folkloriko, inspired by Filipino spirits (on the track "Anitos") and the life of a Filipino immigrant worker (on the suite "Lakbay"), is a dense, atmospheric, percussive work that stretches many harmonic boundaries, but remains purposefully intense.]]> hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) World 2109@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:50:16 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2108 Rating: 4.5/5 - Frighteningly intense; a near-perfect classic. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Rock 2108@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Wed, 16 May 2007 15:45:08 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2107 Rating: 3/5 - Impressively overproduced album that celebrates its own pretentiousness. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Alternative 2107@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Sat, 12 May 2007 15:42:27 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2106 Rating: 3.5/5 - Sky Blue Sky simply lacks the kind of tension that made both of its predecessors so good. There are a few tracks here that I probably won't ever get tired of, but overall it's an album that I get tired from.]]> hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Alternative 2106@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Sat, 12 May 2007 15:39:57 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2105 Rating: 4/5 - An extremely ambitious, mostly satisfying set with only a few weaknesses, the most basic one being that no one can expect rüegg to write four consecutive hours of consistently interesting compositions; in fact it's amazing that disc 2 turned out so well. Depending on your big band taste you may want to skip some bits, but overall you have to admire rüegg's courage and perseverance, as you have to admire the musicians, all of which give flawless performances. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Jazz 2105@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Thu, 03 May 2007 15:33:14 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2104 Rating: 2/5 - Thoroughly disappointing. The lack of musical ideas is compensated with lush arrangements which in turn make Isaac Brock's voice sound ridiculous. Two or three good songs, the rest is either forgettable or annoying. By far their worst. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Alternative 2104@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Fri, 27 Apr 2007 15:30:02 GMT http://homepage.univie.ac.at/horst.prillinger/music/music.html#2103 Rating: 3.5/5 - Obviously this is the difficult second album which suffers from the massive expectations, the slight lack of a decisive direction and the impossibility of repeating the first album. Quite a few good songs on this one, but a definite lack in coherence, and no real standouts. hprill@excite.com (Horst Prillinger) Alternative 2103@http://www.aardvark.at/music.html Tue, 27 Mar 2007 15:24:30 GMT