| Bell, Olga / Krai |
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| Album: | Krai | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Bell, Olga | Added: | Jul 2014 | |
| Label: | New Amsterdam Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-07-11 | Pull Date: | 2014-09-12 |
| Week Ending: | Aug 31 | Aug 24 | Aug 17 | Aug 3 | Jul 27 | Jul 20 | Jul 13 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | May 13, 2016: | A Visit From Drum (Friday the 13th) Perm Krai | 4. | Aug 21, 2014: | Homeward Bound Khabarovsk Krai | |
| 2. | Oct 09, 2015: | A Visit From Drum Perm Krai | 5. | Aug 20, 2014: | Brownian Motion Krasnodar Krai | |
| 3. | Aug 29, 2014: | Octagonal Banana Khabarovsk Krai | 6. | Aug 14, 2014: | Amber Waves Khabarovsk Krai |
| Album Review |
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| DJ Muscat Reviewed 2014-07-09 | ||
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Genre: Russia, avant-folk, avant-pop, avant-avant Release from Russia-born Dirty Projectors member Olga Bell. Each track is sung in Russian and describes a different region of her homeland. Musically, the record maintains a balance between complexity and accessibility making for an immersive listening experience. Highly recommended. No FCCs. Others: Bjork, Owen Pallett, of Montreal, Dirty Projectors, Sufjan Stevens 1. (6:53) * Tentative start, almost like an orchestra tuning before gorgeous Russian vocals enter. Bass and simple percussion build a nice groove. Wanders through a few patterns. Beautiful crazy stuff. 2. (4:25) Begins with howls then a deeper register voice accompanied by sparse guitar. Slight folk feel. Strange and dark. 3. (4:35) *** Picks up the pace with some awesome drumming and a brighter melody. 4. (6:13) * Chorale vocals with guitar and violin swells. Mid-tempo electronic beat. Patiently develops in complexity. Wow. 5. (3:02) Mysterious, eerie feel. 6. (3:04) ** Ecstatic vocals, pounding percussion, and hyperactive strings. 7. (3:28) Ominous, tense instrumental build before angelic fem vox enter. 8. (5:14) **** Drum hits and a few vocals then transitions into a near dance groove with schizophrenic snare hits and low pitch shifted vox. Standout track. 9. (2:36) * Cooing vocals and a distinctly foreign flare. One of the most energetic, loudest tracks. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Krasnodar Krai | 5. | Krasnoyarsk Krai | |||
| 2. | Altai Krai | 6. | Primorsky Krai | |||
| 3. | Perm Krai | 7. | Zabaikalsky Krai | |||
| 4. | Stavropol Krai | 8. | Khabarovsk Krai | |||
| 9. | Kamchatka Krai | |||||