Origami
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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
Recent airplay
Douce Dame Jolie
No Cover, No Minimum — Feb 14, 2013
Static Still
A Time of Sound and Space with Bug — Sep 30, 2010
Origami
Memory Select — Jul 26, 2002
Alloy
Memory Select — Jul 19, 2002
Static Still
(Other) — Jun 21, 2002
Alloy
Memory Select — Jun 14, 2002
Track listing
| 1. | Dna | ||
| 2. | Douce Dame Jolie | ||
| 3. | None of the Above | ||
| 4. | Origami | ||
| 5. | Static Still | ||
| 6. | Alloy | ||
| 7. | I Remember You | ||
| 8. | Like Brother and Sister | ||
| 9. | Nova Scotia | ||
| 10. | An Den Kleinen Radioapparat | ||
| 11. | Without Sky | ||
| 12. | Rhombicosidodecahedron | ||
| 13. | Life Is Just a Bowl of ... |