Bleckmann, Theo / Origami
| Album: | Origami | Collection: | Jazz | |
| Artist: | Bleckmann, Theo | Added: | Apr 2002 | |
| Label: | Songlines Recordings | |||
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Feb 14, 2013: | No Cover, No Minimum
Douce Dame Jolie |
4. | Jul 19, 2002: | Memory Select
Alloy |
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| 2. | Sep 30, 2010: | A Time of Sound and Space with Bug
Static Still |
5. | Jun 21, 2002: | (Other)
Static Still |
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| 3. | Jul 26, 2002: | Memory Select
Origami |
6. | Jun 14, 2002: | Memory Select
Alloy |
Album Review
Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2002-08-08
Reviewed 2002-08-08
Bleckmann is a male vocalist with a high, clear voice, a New Yorker who hangs with the likes of Mark Dresser, Chris Speed and Jim Black. Here, he goes for a floaty, surreal atmosphere anchored by accessible and pretty melodies, even on the weird tracks like #9.
It's not your typical jazz singing, but it's not that far out, either. Crystalline vibraphone and washes of electric guitar/bass add to the whole feeling.
As a side note, look at the number of languages he sings in!
*2- Slow, misty. In French.
*3- Gentle, pretty.
*4- Delicate and slow, in Japanese.
5- Sparse midtempo
6- Meditative
7- Soft jazz with electronic manipulations, as if the CD were catching. Really annoying.
9- Slow with industrial noises
*10- Midtempo Brecht song, in German
It's not your typical jazz singing, but it's not that far out, either. Crystalline vibraphone and washes of electric guitar/bass add to the whole feeling.
As a side note, look at the number of languages he sings in!
*2- Slow, misty. In French.
*3- Gentle, pretty.
*4- Delicate and slow, in Japanese.
5- Sparse midtempo
6- Meditative
7- Soft jazz with electronic manipulations, as if the CD were catching. Really annoying.
9- Slow with industrial noises
*10- Midtempo Brecht song, in German
Track Listing
| 1. | Dna | 7. | I Remember You | |||
| 2. | Douce Dame Jolie | 8. | Like Brother and Sister | |||
| 3. | None of the Above | 9. | Nova Scotia | |||
| 4. | Origami | 10. | An Den Kleinen Radioapparat | |||
| 5. | Static Still | 11. | Without Sky | |||
| 6. | Alloy | 12. | Rhombicosidodecahedron | |||
| 13. | Life Is Just a Bowl of ... | |||||