The Ground Above
Beth Orton · Folk
“Albom hashamat. Sharhlar butunlay Talk Talk solishtirmasida yozilgan gvonka xolat.”
Beth, siz keng, atmosferasi, sokin quvvatli folk rekordini yordingiz va kritiklar shofyondan har bir hurmatli so'zga yetib borish orqali javob berdiler. Shaxsy ishlab chiqilgan, maqbulli Weather Alive'ning davomiyligi, ECM xayoli va John Martyn va gechi davr Talk Talkni nozik qo'llanma sifatida nomlanadi. Aralashmada beshdan besh. Musiqa chindan ham chiroyli. Uning atrofidagi fikr o'ylar shlyapa o'rtasidagi joydir. Chunki bu album musiqiy tanqidchilarni ularning eng qimmatli versiyasiga aylantiradigan albomdur. Qasalot, sevgi, shifa, o'rta yoshlikni tug'ish, shu kunigacha eng bevosita va uyalmagan musiqang. Har bir gapning haqiqati, har bir gap ham musiqiy matbua'ni o'qumagan odamlarni haqiqatan ham tashqari qilayotgan rekordni hissiy tushuntiraydigan aniq lug'at. Qo'shiqlar nomi tekshiruvining ostida ko'mirilishdan ko'ra yaxshi bo'lar edi. Keng va atmosferasi to'g'ri. Faqat John Martyn'ning taqqoslashiga tinglik qilishiga ruxsat bermang.
Uzoq muhim qayta tiklashda chuqur bo'lgan bastakor tomonidan chindan ham chiroyli, ishonchli qo'shiq yozish. Shaxsy ishlab chiqarish to'g'ri instinkt edi va albom issiq sharhlardan ko'p bo'lish kerak.
The critical packaging alienates
“Reviews lean on dense touchstones like ECM, John Martyn and late period Talk Talk, plus 'midlife epiphanies' and 'quietly forceful clarity', a vocabulary that gatekeeps a genuinely accessible album.”
The fix Nothing to change in the music. Let the singles speak plainly so listeners meet the songs before the critics' reading list.
Atmosphere over immediacy
“Described as vast, atmospheric and ambient leaning, a mood that rewards deep listening but offers few obvious entry points.”
The fix Sequence a clear way in. One immediate, hummable moment early gives newcomers a handhold into the haze.
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