Bel Canto - Shimmering, Warm & Bright
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Free Music Review: Shimmering, Warm and Bright (4,3 stars)
Hit: 4 Stars
Shimmering, Warm and Bright is norwegian band Bel Canto's third release, and it was issued way back in 1992. It was also their first release without electronica wizard Geir Jensen (aka Biosphere) in the group, which resulted in a slight change of musical style, and what is probably their most commercially successful release ever.
Musically this album is solidly placed in the world of electronica. Analogue instruments can be heard throughout the album, but the most important and defining sounds in the soundscape here are electronic.
There are really two kinds of songs on this album.
Some songs are a bit up-tempo, often with a thumping bass line being the defining rhythm instruments in those songs, and with highly melodic patterns being weaved with electronic and analogue instruments to create a dreamy atmosphere; often underlined with a floating synth.
Other songs are very mellow, with at most slight use of rhythmical patterns, and with dreamy and often sad sounding synths being the dominant instrument besides the voice of Anneli Drecker.
Mellow, dreamy, melancholy and slightly sad sounding is as good a description as any of this album in general.
As for the individual songs here, all of them are good. There are differences in rhythms, tempo and style en masse here, but all of the songs are mesmerizing and captivating.
Personal Highlights: Summer, Shimmering Warm and Bright, Le Temps d?gag?
Free Music Review: Loving Bel Canto!!
Hit: 5 Stars
Absolutetly love Bel Canto, and there CD Shimmering Warm & Bright is one of my favorite.Free Music Review: It's 'okay'
Hit: 2 Stars
Not the best effort from Bel Canto. I really enjoyed 'White-Out Conditions', but this was a bit too dance/techno for me. 'Unicorn' is goofy as hell, probably only suitable for soppy-headed eight year old girls. 'Shimmering Warm & Bright' is a nice one; very pretty and a good use of layered vocals. 'Spiderdust' was okay as well.
If you're going to check out Bel Canto, I'd suggest their first album.
Free Music Review: best
Hit: 4 Stars
This album is their best studio album. the title track is... enchanting techno? Is there such a thing? Well, they've created it on that particular song, and "Unicorn" is mesmerizing as well. They might have broken up a while back but at least they put out six albums and a greatest hits collection? And it's all GOOD. It's all transcendent.Free Music Review: Warm and Bright
Hit: 4 Stars
I think Gazzah's review is a little ungenerous... but my initial reactin to Bel Canto was the same. I purchased this album on it's recommendation to me as "Cocteau Twins-like"... I agree that Bel Canto Tries a little too hard, and sounds much more forced than the twins. But this album has definitely grown on me, and I still listen to it regularly. When I first got into the Twins it took time for them to grow on me too... but now they're like my favorite Band! "Le Temps Degage" stands out to me as the strongest track on the album, particularly because it's in French. THe English Lyrics on the album are the weekest point for me, mostly just pretentious and stupid. At least in *dumb* Twins songs like "Pearly Dew-drops drops" the lyrics are hidden within Liz's unique vocal styling.
My final word is, nothing will ever replace the Cocteau Twins, but Bel Canto is not without their strengths. If your willing to lower your standards to listen to something a little more pretentious and oversaturated, then this is it. Think Enya with a beat...