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Richard Barbieri Under A Spell - Black Vinyl UK 2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album)
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The man whose illustrious career began in the late 70s with synth-pop visionaries Japan and more recently as a member of influential art-rock band Porcupine Tree follows up 2017's Planets + Persona with new album Under A Spell.
2017's Planets + Persona was adventurous and bold, showcasing Barbieri's endlessly inventive song writing and mastery of electronic music. Under A Spell picks up where that left off, journeying further into the expansive terrain he had sonically mapped out. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, everything changed. "I wrote and recorded it in my studio at home, with all this strangeness going on outside," says Barbieri of Under A Spell. "It became something completely different: this weird, self-contained dream-state album."
On Under A Spell, Barbieri was intent on capturing the atmospheres and moods that his disconnected brain was conjuring rather than slaving over arrangements and melodies. Songs such as 'Flare', 'Serpentine', 'Sleep Will Find You' and its companion piece-of-sorts 'Darkness Will Find You' are sharply defined despite their dream-inspired genesis.
The album's title perfectly encapsulates the haunting, evocative world Barbieri has created. Songs such as the skittering, billowing 'Clockwork' and 'Sketch 6's dub-inspired soundscape hang suspended in that strange half-world between sleep and waking - a subconscious reflection of the surreal state the planet has found itself in over recent months.
There are voices but no vocals, collaborators include Marillion frontman Steve Hogarth and Swedish singer Lisen Rylander Love (who co-wrote 'A Star Light').
As ex-founder of Japan, the new-wave pioneers and one of the most ground-breaking bands of their era, Richard Barbieri helped spark the electronic music revolution that followed, his synthesiser sound not only defined the band but influenced the likes of The Human League, Duran Duran, Gary Numan and Talk Talk. Following Japan's split, Barbieri joined Steven Wilson to form the legendary progressive outfit Porcupine Tree, that saw him play on nine of the band's albums, including 1999's Stupid Dream, 2002's In Absentia and 2007's acclaimed Fear Of A Blank Planet. Following PT's hiatus Barbieri has pursued a solo career, releasing albums that include 2005's Things Buried, 2008's Stranger Inside and 2017's Planets + Persona, as well as his recent EP series, Variant.1-5.
Barbieri's willingness to constantly redefine his own musical boundaries are never more evident than on the brilliant, hypnotic Under A Spell - the latest milestone on this utterly unique journey
Tracklisting
1. Under A Spell ( 07:19 )
2. Clockwork ( 02:33 )
3. Flare 2 ( 08:51 )
4. A Star Light ( 03:50 )
5. Serpentine ( 06:22 )
6. Sleep Will Find You ( 02:51 )
7. Sketch 6 ( 06:30 )
8. Darkness Will Find You ( 04:58 )
9. Lucid ( 06:14 )
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| Condition : |
Factory sealed from new. This item is unplayed. Click here for more info. |
| Availability: |
In Stock - Buy Now for shipping on Friday 3rd May
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| Year of Release: |
2021 |
| Artist: |
Richard Barbieri (click here for complete listing) |
| Title: |
Under A Spell (click here for more of the same title) |
| Price: |
£ 26.99, US$ 33.74
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| Format: |
2-LP vinyl record set (Double LP Album) |
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| Record Label: |
KScope |
| Catalogue No: |
KSCOPE1109 |
| Country of Origin: |
UK
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| Language: |
Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description. |
| Date of Release: |
Unconfirmed
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| EIL.COM Ref No |
RAB2LUN767589 (quote this reference in any e-mails, letters, faxes or phone calls to help identify this item) |
| Barcode : |
802644810911 |
| Genres: |
Electronica, Rock
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| Related Artists: |
Adom, Blackfield, D.E.P, David Sylvian, Ian Walton, Indigo Falls, Jansen-Barbieri, Japan, JBK, Masami Tsuchiya, Mick Karn, Nine Horses, No-Man, Porcupine Tree, Rain Tree Crow, Readymade, Russell Mills, Steve Jansen, Steven Wilson, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Takagi Masakatsu, The Dolphin Brothers, Tweaker |
| Complete Stock List: |
Richard Barbieri |
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| Alternative Names: |
None |
| To order by phone: |
Call +44 1474 815010 quoting EIL.COM reference number RAB2LUN767589 |
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