Brian Eno & Harold Budd - The Pearl (1984) {2009 Virgin DSD Remaster}
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© 2009 Virgin Records / Astralwerks | 509996845382
Ambient / Electronic / Avant-Garde / Experimental
Hearing Budd's
piano slowly fade in with the start of "Late October" is just one of
those perfect moments -- it's something very distinctly him, made even
more so with Eno's touches and slight echo, and it signals the start of a
fine album indeed. Acting in some respects as the understandable
counterpart to Ambient 2, with the same sense of hushed, ethereal beauty
the partnership brought forth on that album, The Pearl is so
ridiculously good it instantly shows up much of the mainstream new age
as the gloopy schlock that it often is. Eno himself is sensed as a
performer on the album, if not by his absence then by his very
understated presence.
The merest
hints of synth and whisper play around Budd's performances, ensuring the
latter takes center stage. Eno and Daniel Lanois handle the production
side of things, their teamwork once again overseeing a winner. When they
bring themselves a little more to the fore, it still always is in the
subtlest of ways, as with the artificially higher-pitched notes from
Budd on "Lost in the Humming Air." Part of the distinct charm of the
album is how the song titles perfectly capture what the music sounds
like -- "A Stream With Bright Fish" is almost self-defining. Another key
point is how Budd truly captures what ambience in general can and does
mean. "Against the Sky" is a strong example -- it can be totally
concentrated upon or left to play as atmospherics and is also at once
both truly beautiful and not a little haunting in a disturbing sense.
Other highlight tracks include the deceptively simple title track, as
serene a piece of music as was ever recorded, and the closing "Still
Return," bringing The Pearl to a last peak of beauty. |
tracklist:
01 - Late October
02 - A Stream With Bright Fish
03 - The Silver Ball
04 - Against The Sky
05 - Lost In The Humming Air
06 - Dark-Eyed Sister
07 - Their Memories
08 - The Pearl
09 - Foreshadowed
10 - An Echo Of Night
11 - Still Return |
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