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Dal panorama sempre "fresco" della Norvegia ecco un altro disco bellissimo. Una voce accattivante, con arrangiamenti ben fatti. Si passa dall'elettronica al jazz pur rimanendo in un'atmosfera costante e dolcemente malinconica.
Mi ha letteralmente incantato fin dal primo ascolto, cosa che ormai non accade più così spesso; per "entrare" in un disco devi ascoltarlo più e più volte, ma il tempo chi ce l'ha? Questa piccola perla fa eccezione lo senti e te ne innamori senza neanche pensare troppo a chi sta dietro, intendo produzione e affini. La voce della Hukkelberg è suadente e carezzevole, gli arrangiamenti ricordano a volte i carillon delle Cocorosie, ma di presa più diretta, nei pezzi più elettronici si può ritrovare la prima Goldfrapp, spesso la Feist di "Let it Die", bellissimo disco di qualche anno fa. In realtà forse è la sintesi di tutto ciò che di buono si è sentito ultimamente; argomenti musicali assimilati e digeriti, come dev'essere.
Le varie tracce scorrono dolci e senza discontinuità, personalmente darei all'ultima traccia del disco, "Boble", la palma del pezzo migliore, parte con pianoforte accompagnato da una tastiera ossessiva ma dolce, poi quasi contemporaneamente entrano fisarmonica e voce a creare un'atmosfera niente male che trasporta lontano. In "Displaced" l'arrangiamento viene affidato a una chitarella e dei fiati che ricordano il Tom Waits fine anni '80 di Rain Dogs. Insomma non sembra il disco di una sprovveduta, oltre a piacere a primo impatto, ascoltandolo con più attenzione non si può che apprezzarlo ulteriormente.
Elenco tracce testi e video
02 Searching (03:05)
I was a lovely hunter
With just fingers and a palm
I'd hunt a dust through a gentle breeze
And grab it between the point and thumb
I raised a dust, started the search
The more I tried the harder it became
But when I sat down, it fell into my hand
I was a lonely hunter
Bow and arrow on my back
I couldn't see, had to count on my heart
Then i knew i would find the one
I tried the best i could
But got lost in the woods
Searched all night, but couldn´t see
But now that I can see
My man will come to me
03 Little Girl (02:56)
Go, little girl, to the woods, the trees
They've been waiting for you and your
Springscream in green
You've come to make them see
And to set them free
And then run into spring
Run, little girl, and bring your spade
Start to dig up their cold and frozen souls
You'll see that far underneath
There's a soul you can take
With you into the spring
Thoughts of the winter; freezing cold and tired
White and burying snow slowly, slowly
Laid the woods to sleep
Everything is lying still
Until somebody wakes them
Listen, little girl, the sun will tell you that
All the rays will come visit you now
The sun will spread its light and
Bring you all into the spring
04 Cast Anchor (04:15)
Once i had this urge to go sailing
Leaving the shore in a boat of wood.
Sailing, sailing on, all alone
I will cast anchor a place where it's calm
And stay for a while
Sit back and wonder how things are down under and smile
Not the urge to go somewhere else
Not the urge to blow away
Not the urge to travel far
But the urge for standstill
I can imagine the fine weather
Sunrays' playing between kind waves
A jumping fish says hello and the birds are singing
05 Do Not as I Do (03:44)
She was haunted by the dead but friendly ghosts.
As her helpers they stayed as her hosts.
And the reason why she kept them was her fear for herself.
Yes, she was dangerous, she might
Drink some wine, sing all night, mess up the yard,
Steal a man, rape his love, then throw it away
And she became what she tried to avoid, she said
Do now as i say, darling, not as i do.
See the way i play, kid, not do as i do.
Do do dodo do do dodo do do not as i do
Or you'll feel blue.
That which no one knew was that her own love was gone,
Stolen from her dead man long ago.
Their son was treated bad 'cause of her ego and selfish thoughts.
She cared less 'bout him than 'bout her own.
He was soft, now he's hard,
Seemingly strong.
All he gets is empty looks,
No confirmation.
All he was taught was throught her and (to) keep quiet, see
Do now as i say, darling, not as i do....
It was like a crime she can't undo.
Now nothing can be done and
It runs in his blood, too
It's not possible to teach a kid by preaching
When you do the opposite.
Do now as i say, darling, not as i do...
06 Balloon (03:13)
He still held my hand in his thread
His head filled with helium
Pulled me up so I couldn't walk
But look at things from a different angle
To hang on to my balloon
And to be shown a glimpse of the truth
Made my cheek flush and my mouth smile
My chest's like a cage full of butterflies
It tickled and I laughed ”such a rare, rare joy”
Suddenly the balloon loosened itself, he said
“I have to move further on, I'll keep on flying
Keep on showing the truth from my point of view”
I fell down on a cotton pavement painted blue
And I lost the sight, lost the moment and my view
The only truth that I knew, moments swiftly disappear
07 Displaced (02:05)
As your heart i'll be with you
But in pain 'cause this things
I'm with you but not in you
In the place i should be
As your heart i beat for you
But you woun't beat with me
I'm ashamed of you
'Cause you've put me in your mind
Oh, what a shame
As your heart i'm a prisoner
Trapped behind bars of your mind
I'm not guilty, so it's a pity
That you won't let me through
08 Ease (04:13)
I'm gonna ease my pain
I'll freeze my brain
I'm a whistling man with some
Whistling booze
I please her cheak, then let her loose
'Cause when I'm with a girl
I know what I deserve
I take the main bite
But I always leave them in the morninglight
I'm gonna wake up each morning
And stay cool
I'm a smiling man with a smiling lie
I please my sin, or I'll die!
When I'm with my friends
It can be pretty tense
'Cause what I do and what I say
Is not exactly the same
But I don't care
And for God's sake, I need the time
To restrain the lie
Ease my pain
And freeze my brain
'Cause when I'm with a girl
I know what I deserve
I take the main bite
But I always leave them
And when I'm with my friends
It can be pretty tense
Because of what I do and what I say
I always leave them
But when I'm all alone
My tiny heart of foam
Dries a little...
09 Conversion (02:23)
The sea is like a neverending tune
And it comforts with its wave so pure
Comes in every corner of my body
And smiles and warmes
And it peels me with the sand
I wish i could convert to waves
And become the sea
Then i could clean you, clean you
Moments are scratching on my knee
I fight with the thoughts of fear
Fear for the loneliness i know
I'm alone as the sea
'Cause the pain you do in me
I wish i could convert to you
And you to the sea
“Clean me, clean me!”
11 Kæft (01:08)
I admit
I wonder
I sometimes
Wonder where you are
Takk!
Hold kkkkkkæft mann!
13 Boble (04:19)
Boble av bomull
Spinner rundt
Med meg
Inni seg
Gjennomsiktig
Sansene svimles
Synet sløres
Bobletid
Hver detalj
Blir større her
Som snekrystallens
Mange tær og
Sirkelens mange
Hjørnetenner
Carico i commenti... con calma
Altre recensioni
Di NicholasRodneyDrake
Che ugola da usignolo Hanne, che corde vocali fatte vibrare in maniera magica ed elegante.
Una miriade di suoni e glitch incastonati in maniera sapiente e sensibile, che disegnano atmosfere intimamente fiabesche.
Di The_dull_flame
Questo disco è talmente bello da essera fatale. Maneggiare con cura.
I paesaggi norvegesi ti appaiono davanti agli occhi: cittadine fantasma, foreste scandinave in cui aleggiano fantasmi trasparenti che urlano il proprio dolore.
