Lamb - Between Darkness and Wonder

Artist:

Lamb (Manchester)

UPC:

099923954125

See Also:

Death in Vegas Orton, Beth Faithless

Description:

Lamb: Louise Rhodes, Andy Barlow.
Personnel: Oddur Mar Runarsson (vocals, guitar, background vocals); Louis Charles Robinson, Pall Bjorgvin, Jimi Goodwin (guitar); Stephanie Bennett (harp); Liz Chi Yen Liew (violin, background vocals); Joel Derouin, Sara Parkins, Michele Richards, Charlie Bisharat (violin); David Campbell , Bob Becker (viola); Pauline Kirke (cello, background vocals); Larry Corbett (cello); The London Session Orchestra (strings); MJ Cole (keyboards, programming); Nicolaj Bjerre (drums).
Audio Mixers: Ali Staton; Jim Abbiss; Andy Barlow.
Audio Remixers: Funkst?rung; MJ Cole.
Recording information: Monkton Manor Farm; Ocean Way Studios, Hollywood, CA.
Photographers: Andy Carne; Crispin; Louis Charles Robinson.
Once the most intriguing act fusing electronica with singer/songwriter pop, Lamb unfortunately impress much less on their fourth album than they did in the past. While Louise Rhodes` vocals still lie on the acceptable side of eccentric, Andy Barlow`s productions have been defanged; no longer surprising and innovative, they exist as merely proper frameworks for the songs. The long roster here of Pro Tools engineers and studio players makes much of the difference, adding a next-generation sound to the work but eliminating the freshness Lamb productions used to possess. A pair of introspective, experimental pieces ("Darkness," "Stronger") make for a brilliant beginning, but the rest of the record includes a few tender acoustic ballads ("Angelica" is the best) that barely profit from the programmed percussion, and a compelling but nearly meaningless update of Claude Debussy`s "Clair de Lune." Between Darkness and Wonder is hardly a tragedy in Lamb`s discography, but the duo`s longtime ability to sacrifice neither pop smarts nor production bite was a hallmark that no other act could lay claim to. ~ John Bush

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Darkness
2. Stronger
3. Sugar 5
4. Angelica
5. Till the Clouds Clear
6. Wonder
7. Sun
8. Learn
9. Please
10. Open Up
11. Hearts and Flowers

Album Information

Release Date:

02/24/2004

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Koch Records (USA)

Producer:

Guy Sigsworth; Lamb; Steve Osborne

Catalog Number:

9541

Original Release Year:

2003

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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