![]() ![]() Mark Hollis' songs exist far outside of the pop idiom, drawing instead on ambient textures, jazz-like arrangements, and avant-garde accents for all of their intricacy and delicate beauty, compositions like "Inheritance" and "I Believe in You" also possess an elemental strength - Hollis' oblique lyrics speak to themes of loss and redemption with understated grace, and his hauntingly poignant vocals evoke wrenching spiritual turmoil tempered with unflagging hope. albums: talk talk (DLP-19001, mini-lp, usa, 1982) the partys over (3C 264 07646, cassette, ita. Instrumentation includes acoustic drums, harmonica, organ and electric guitar. They are concept albums where songs are linked by long and slow instrumental passages. ![]() Artist: Talk Talk Title: Spirit Of Eden Year Of Release: 1988 Label: EMI Genre: Art Rock, New Wave Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) | FLAC (24bit/48 kHz) Total Time: 00:41:24 Total Size: 718 mb / 460 mb (+5%rec.) WebSite: Album Preview Compare Spirit of Eden with any other previous release in the Talk Talk catalog, and it's almost impossible to believe it's the work of the same band - exchanging electronics for live, organic sounds and rejecting structure in favor of mood and atmosphere, the album is an unprecedented breakthrough, a musical and emotional catharsis of immense power. This album and the following 'Laughing stock' (not available on SACD) mark a clear departure from Talk Talks 1980s light synth pop. ![]()
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