It All Starts With One
Reviews
Deniz Cebenoyan
Reviewed 2012-06-10
Reviewed 2012-06-10
Ane Brun / “It All Starts With One” / Pias America
Impressive Scandinavian vocalist - even if you don’t like the style, the vocals are very strong, she’s definitely a singer first. Signature eerie vocals, piercing, chilling, often mid-upper register. Lovely moody pieces, often with just piano, minimal guitar, or synth backing the vocals. Sounds range from minimal folk, to downtempo, to the occasional upbeat track (really just #4). Some sound a bit similar, at least in the first couple of listens. Lots of sparse, contemplative pieces - not for those with poppier shows.
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Favorites: 1, 3, 4, 9
Individual tracks reviewed inside.
1. * 4:38 Organ, gentle vocals, echoey, evokes nighttime. Sad but nice.
2. 4:25 Sparse, eerie folksier feel. Occasional harmonies, mostly minimal, some strings.
3. * 6:00 Features Jose Gonzalez. Acoustic guitar, moody soundbed. Different melody intertwined, not sure it really fits, but song is nice in general.
4. * 3:12 Midtempo, tribal-ish beat/feel, vaguely upbeat - a nice change.
5. 4:36 Piano, slow beat, eerie, pretty.
6. 3:04 Sparse guitar/background, mostly vocals, slow, minimal, pretty.
7. 3:19 Mid piano tempo, kinda Regina Spektor-ish, quirky, dramatic.
8. 5:21 Downtempo, piano sounds a bit cheesy/dramatic at times, but I actually like it. Nice “oohs”, but super sad sound, like someone-may-have-died sad.
9. * 4:18 Strummed guitar, folksy sparrow-like vocals, sweet, longing.
10. 6:31 Echoey piano, sparse sound, builds a bit, kind of plain but nice.
Deniz Cebenoyan
Impressive Scandinavian vocalist - even if you don’t like the style, the vocals are very strong, she’s definitely a singer first. Signature eerie vocals, piercing, chilling, often mid-upper register. Lovely moody pieces, often with just piano, minimal guitar, or synth backing the vocals. Sounds range from minimal folk, to downtempo, to the occasional upbeat track (really just #4). Some sound a bit similar, at least in the first couple of listens. Lots of sparse, contemplative pieces - not for those with poppier shows.
No FCCs detected.
Favorites: 1, 3, 4, 9
Individual tracks reviewed inside.
1. * 4:38 Organ, gentle vocals, echoey, evokes nighttime. Sad but nice.
2. 4:25 Sparse, eerie folksier feel. Occasional harmonies, mostly minimal, some strings.
3. * 6:00 Features Jose Gonzalez. Acoustic guitar, moody soundbed. Different melody intertwined, not sure it really fits, but song is nice in general.
4. * 3:12 Midtempo, tribal-ish beat/feel, vaguely upbeat - a nice change.
5. 4:36 Piano, slow beat, eerie, pretty.
6. 3:04 Sparse guitar/background, mostly vocals, slow, minimal, pretty.
7. 3:19 Mid piano tempo, kinda Regina Spektor-ish, quirky, dramatic.
8. 5:21 Downtempo, piano sounds a bit cheesy/dramatic at times, but I actually like it. Nice “oohs”, but super sad sound, like someone-may-have-died sad.
9. * 4:18 Strummed guitar, folksy sparrow-like vocals, sweet, longing.
10. 6:31 Echoey piano, sparse sound, builds a bit, kind of plain but nice.
Deniz Cebenoyan
Recent airplay
These Days
Meow After Midnight: The Best Of 2012 — Jan 02, 2013
Lifeline, Do You Remember
The Conscious SOul — Aug 09, 2012
The Light From One, Worship
A Mind Redefined — Jul 26, 2012
Do You Remember, Worship
The conscious Soul — Jul 26, 2012
Do You Remember
The Songsmith Show — Jul 13, 2012
Worship, These Days
The conscious Soul — Jul 12, 2012
Charting
2012-06-16 — 2012-08-19
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 12 | 1 |
| Jul 29 | 2 |
| Jul 15 | 2 |
| Jul 1 | 2 |
| Jun 24 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | These Days | ||
| 2. | Words | ||
| 3. | Worship | ||
| 4. | Do You Remember | ||
| 5. | What's Happening With You And Him | ||
| 6. | Lifeline | ||
| 7. | One | ||
| 8. | The Light From One | ||
| 9. | Oh Love | ||
| 10. | Undertow |