Entrance - Book Of Changes (2017)
Entrance - Book Of Changes
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks)+cue, log, m3u, front & back cover | 41:45 min | 264 MB
Label: Thrill Jockey Records - THRILL 432 | Tracks: 10 | Rls.date: 2017
Psychedelic Rock, Freak Folk
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks)+cue, log, m3u, front & back cover | 41:45 min | 264 MB
Label: Thrill Jockey Records - THRILL 432 | Tracks: 10 | Rls.date: 2017
Psychedelic Rock, Freak Folk
Book of Changes, the new album by Guy Blakeslee as ENTRANCE, is a poetic song cycle about the seasons of the heart, tracing an emotional journey through longing and emptiness to peace and redemption. The record achieves a seamless melding of the personal, political and philosophical, a vibrant document of an artist hitting a creative stride and discovering an expansive new sound. The adventurously produced collection of songs is reminiscent of Townes Van Zandt's ruminative lyricism and the gypsy flavored orchestral explorations of Arthur Lee and Love, uniquely channeled through Blakeslee's 21st Century approach to the spiritual dimensions of American songwriting in a way that gives an old form new power.
Book of Changes was written and recorded by Blakeslee over the course of a restless year of travel, touring and transformation. The album took shape in 11 different studios in Los Angeles and London, produced by Blakeslee and mixed by multi-instrumentalist David Vandervelde (Father John Misty, Jay Bennett) at Elliott Smith's New Monkey Studios in Van Nuys, California. Additional mixing came from Chris Coady (Future Islands, Cass McCombs) who lent his talents to the song "Always the Right Time." Grammy nominated engineer Sarah Register (David Bowie, The Shins) mastered Book of Changes.
On the new recording, Blakeslee is joined by several very talented friends including longtime collaborator Paz Lenchantin (Pixies, Silver Jews) and percussionist Frank Lenz (Pedro the Lion, The Weepies), as well as vocalists Jessica Tonder and Lael Neale and the drummers Derek James and Will Scott. The accompanying art by critically acclaimed artist Amanda Charchian captures Blakeslee with freshly blossomed orchids.
Strings, pianos, xylophones, bells, and dreamy female voices swirl around fluid basslines and fingerpicked acoustic guitars. At the heart of these songs is a voice, which holds an intensity of emotion that can only come from the depths of the soul. From the devotional pop of "Always the Right Time," and the western bolero of "I'd Be A Fool," through the stark blues of "The Avenue" and the dark romantic flamenco of "Molly," Blakeslee's singing carries the narrative with heart-stopping force. Each unfolding chapter touches a new emotional nerve, from the Nancy & Lee style sway of "Winter Lady" and the apocalyptic film noir piano dirge "Leaving California" to the anthemic album closer "Revolution Eyes," which dissolves in a stormy melt of piano and bells as the listener is swept away on an ecstatic wave of liberation and joy. While at moments the ghost of rock 'n' roll is invoked, for the most part this is something more fragile and ethereal; music from a half-remembered dream, strange and familiar at the same time.
When asked about the impetus for the new sound and style, Blakeslee replied: "I desperately wanted to get back to the essential nature of 'SONG' - as opposed to a 'track'… Most music that is released nowadays is really a track, not a song - it would be impossible for one person with an instrument to sit down in a room and perform it… So it was important that this album begin from actual songs that I could sing with a guitar or a piano… All of the textures and sounds I added along the way are the icing on the cake to expand the experience for the listener, but at the heart is a real song, a basic text of words and a melody. I want to do my part to see that tradition isn't lost. I believe there's still a lot of power in a song."
Book of Changes is refreshingly exposed and intimate, as if Blakeslee has found a lingua franca for writing when it really matters. –- Pitchfork
Book of Changes charms even in its bleakest moments. –- Mojo
A gorgeously melancholy sonic tapestry…Book of Changes signals an extraordinary new chapter in Blakeslee's already storied creative evolution –- Magnet
TRACKLIST
01. Warm and Wild (01:41)
02. Always The Right Time (03:32)
03. I'd Be A Fool (04:19)
04. Summer's Child (05:34)
05. The Avenue (04:36)
06. Molly (05:23)
07. Winterlude (00:43)
08. Winter Lady (04:32)
09. Leaving California (04:55)
10. Revolution Eyes (06:36)
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Entrance / Book Of Changes
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Entrance - Book Of Changes (2017)
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