Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker - Seedlings All (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44,1 kHz | Time - 39:19 minutes | 406 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
British folk duo Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker began their musical partnership in 2010. Expanding both their sound and approach, 2018's "Seedlings All" introduced light jazzy elements into the tonal mix and was the first of the duo's releases to be made up entirely of Clarke's original material. This is songwriter Clarke's most autobiographical work to date.
Josienne Clarke is a fine singer. Sandy Denny is clearly an influence, notably on All Is Myth, and Clarke’s traditional folk roots are evident throughout in her clearly annunciated, tightly wound voice. But then there is the light-fingered after-hours jazz, à la Norah Jones, of Tender Heart or the complicated construction of Ghost Light. Clarke’s writing is heartfelt, vulnerable, melancholic, expressive, her stark reflection on motherhood, Maybe I Won’t, a case in point. Equally, however, there is something resilient, ambitious, undaunted about her and her work: she spices up the obvious with the daring. Ben Walker adds the thoughtful musical touches that shape the songs, such as the signature guitar in the shimmering Janice Ian-ish Bathed in Light.
Tracklist:
01 - Chicago
02 - Bells Ring
03 - Seedlings All
04 - Maybe I Won't
05 - Tender Heart
06 - All Is Myth
07 - Ghost Light
08 - Sad Day
09 - Things of No Use
10 - Bathed In Light
11 - Only Me Only
Analyzed: Josienne Clarke and Ben Walker / Seedlings All
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.41 dB -10.66 dB 4:40 01-Chicago
DR10 -0.31 dB -12.11 dB 4:02 02-Bells Ring
DR9 -0.38 dB -11.88 dB 3:35 03-Seedlings All
DR11 -0.51 dB -18.02 dB 2:27 04-Maybe I Won't
DR10 -0.32 dB -12.55 dB 4:14 05-Tender Heart
DR10 -0.42 dB -15.77 dB 3:12 06-All Is Myth
DR8 -0.30 dB -11.61 dB 3:57 07-Ghost Light
DR10 -0.28 dB -12.30 dB 3:01 08-Sad Day
DR6 -0.16 dB -10.84 dB 3:17 09-Things of No Use
DR12 -0.47 dB -15.69 dB 4:01 10-Bathed In Light
DR10 -0.45 dB -12.95 dB 2:53 11-Only Me Only
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1402 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.41 dB -10.66 dB 4:40 01-Chicago
DR10 -0.31 dB -12.11 dB 4:02 02-Bells Ring
DR9 -0.38 dB -11.88 dB 3:35 03-Seedlings All
DR11 -0.51 dB -18.02 dB 2:27 04-Maybe I Won't
DR10 -0.32 dB -12.55 dB 4:14 05-Tender Heart
DR10 -0.42 dB -15.77 dB 3:12 06-All Is Myth
DR8 -0.30 dB -11.61 dB 3:57 07-Ghost Light
DR10 -0.28 dB -12.30 dB 3:01 08-Sad Day
DR6 -0.16 dB -10.84 dB 3:17 09-Things of No Use
DR12 -0.47 dB -15.69 dB 4:01 10-Bathed In Light
DR10 -0.45 dB -12.95 dB 2:53 11-Only Me Only
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR9
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1402 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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