Anja Garbarek anyone?

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Long been curious about this woman, but the pricey imports have put me off from taking a chance. The "hook" for me is Mark Hollis's and Robert Wyatt's involvement. I've often heard her mentioned in the same breath as Stina Nordenstam (who I rather like), but the one track I heard neither sounded much like S.N. nor impressed me terribly on the whole.

But anyways I'm wondering what you all think.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 3 January 2003 08:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

No need to answer C/D, by the way.

― Amateurist (amateurist), Friday, 3 January 2003 08:10 (twenty-one years ago) link

BTW!! there ISN'T THAT MUCH to search, or destroy, anyway -- 1999's Balloon Mood and 2001's Smiling and Waving, basically; both of them good records too, methinks
there's rumoured to've been the Norwegian-only - or Scandinavian-only?? - debut album she's said to be pretty ashamed of herself, but that'd be quite difficult to track down anyway (i for one would be curious, though, as to how that sounds)

― t\'\'t (t\'\'t), Friday, 3 January 2003 20:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

Her debut album is very mainstream and stylistically unremarkable (1992-vintage glossy-production pop), but competent and enjoyable enough if you like that sort of thing. _Balloon Mood_ struck an interesting balance between quiet a la Stina Nordenstam and exuberance a la Bjork, but for me _Smiling and Waving_ didn't follow through on it.

― ara, Friday, 3 January 2003 21:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

three months pass...

"Balloon Mood" is a classic. Sort of Björk-like, but still just as highly original as her.

You realise she is the daughter of jazz sax player Jan Garbarek?

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 11 April 2003 00:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

I was ever so slightly underwhelmed by 'smiling and waving', a couple of nicely odd songs but overall kind of unsubstantial. also, cloying in spots. I want to like her, maybe will search for 'balloon mood'.

― milton, Friday, 11 April 2003 00:27 (twenty-one years ago) link

Smiling and Waving sounds very good to my ears, yet fails to generate much excitement for some reason. It's kinda soul-less. Much like the new Ecstatsy of Saint Theresa album.
I remember liking the Norwegian debut in Oslo and liking it (in a 92 stylish glossy pop kinda way). I see it's still available in Norway, any chance of finding it abroad?

― Fabrice (Fabfunk), Friday, 11 April 2003 07:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

three years pass...

Hah - I was gonna write OTM and then realized that I wrote that last post...

Anyway she released an album earlier this year "Briefly Shaking", but I can't find a single review of it. Has anyone heard it?

― is anyone anticipating the new Baaderonixx? (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 07:07 (eighteen years ago) link

"Briefly Shaking" is OK but hardly up to the standards of "Balloon Mood".

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 10:41 (eighteen years ago) link

Didn't sound like that big a difference to me really.

― tiit (tiit), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 11:05 (eighteen years ago) link

the title track is awesome

― kyle (akmonday), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 12:13 (eighteen years ago) link

is it any different from Smiling and Waving?

― is anyone anticipating the new Baaderonixx? (baaderonixx), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 12:23 (eighteen years ago) link

I think the main difference is in the sound. She has been working with Icelandic producer Gisli who is a real Beck nutter and he has brought a kind of Beck-influenced sound with him. So it's more samples and less analogue-sounding synth sounds.

― Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 12:34 (eighteen years ago) link

the video for the single "The last trick" is definitely a highlight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJXIMF6g8LU

― Avi (Avi), Wednesday, 25 October 2006 16:14 (eighteen years ago) link

It is much different from Smiling and Waving--more rock. It has its moments.

― These Robust Cookies (Robust Cookies), Thursday, 26 October 2006 05:28 (eighteen years ago) link

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