Paul Banks: Blackberry Wine

Blues / Soul / Gospel / Traditional Jazz
premiera polska: 2013-11-28,
Wydawnicto Audiofilskie
opakowanie: digipackowe etui
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"Blackberry Wine" jest pierwszym od pięciu lat albumem sygnowanym samotnie przez Paula Banksa. I - jak powinno być po pięciu latach milczenia - otrzymujemy potężny zbiór nowych piosenek. Unikalnych jazzy-folk-blues'owy nastrój jego utworów powraca i w tym nagraniu, ale przyjemny, delikatny, melodyjny pop, także widoczny w jego wcześniejszej twórczości i tu zajął całkiem sporo dużo miejsca.

Paul Banks nagrał ten album w gronie przyjaciół - i tę niewymuszoną, koleżeńską atmosferę świetnie tutaj słychać. Centrum wszystkich tych utworów pozostaje jednak jego wokal i akustyczna gitara - chociaż wzbogaca tu brzmienie w kilku utworów także o gitarę elektryczną i mandolinę - i wokół tego rdzenia cała aranżacja jest zbudowana. Pojawia się saksofonista tenorowy (Jakob Dinesen - jeden ze stałych jego współpracowników), tworząc niekiedy piękne duety z alcistką - Christiną von Bülow. Cudownie wzbogaca brzmienie basista Michael Friis, którego mięsisty ton mocno osadza piosenki Banksa w tradycji bluesa i jazzu. Perkusista Klaus Menzer tworzy kameralną atmosferę grając na werblu, bodhranie, cajunie i kongach. Bent Clausen staje w kilku utworach przy marimbie lub wibrafonie, a syn Peter chwyta za banjo w przepięknym hymnie.

Nagranie zarejestrowano we własnym studio Paula Banksa, co podkreśla jeszcze intymny nastrój sesji. Piękna płyta, nie tylko na jeden wieczór.

Editor's info:
BLACKBERRY WINE is Paul Banks’ first solo release in five years, and it is an extremely powerful collection of songs. As always, Banks’ lyrics are of a very high standard: There are songs of love – gained and lost – but you will also find the story about Josh, who visits first Heaven then Hell looking for a place to rest, or the nameless boy, who spends his whole life finding his way down from a mountaintop, or the astronaut looking at the Earth from space.

Banks’ unique jazzy folk/blues is still predominant, but the pleasing, melodic pop sensibility always apparent in his best songs, has found plenty of space here.

Paul Banks is among friends. At the center of the tunes are his supple vocals and unique acoustic guitar playing - though he has added electric guitar and mandolin to several tracks – and the music nestles around this core, aided by a small group of musicians each leaving his personal imprint.

Tenor saxophonist and duo-collaborator Jakob Dinesen appears on most tunes – here and there creating a tight horn section with alto sax-player Christina von Bülow. Bassist Michael Friis, whose rich sound long ago grew into something very special, plays on many tracks and also produced. Drummer Klaus Menzer contributes to the intimate atmosphere with snare drum, bodhran, cajón and congas. Bent Clausen plays marimba and vibraphone on a couple of tunes, and Banks’ son Peter plays 5-string banjo on the beautiful Hymn.

Recorded at Banks’ own studio, which is reflected in the intimate mood of the sessions, the music was mixed and mastered by sound wizard Flemming Rasmussen.

BLACKBERRY WINE balances on the edge of many well-known labels: folk, jazz, blues, country, but it is much more than each separate part. The way the idioms are combined, Banks’ songs and tunes, the dedicated musicians – all contribute to create a lasting impression.


BLACBERRY WINE
6 lb blackberries
2 1 lb granulated sugar
1 tsp pectic enzyme
7 pts water
wine yeast and nutrient

Wash berries thoroughly in colander. Crush in bowl, transfer to primary fermentation vessel, and pour 7 pts. boiling water over must. Allow to steep for two days.
Strain through nylon sieve onto the sugar. Stir well to dissolve sugar, add pectic enzyme, cover well, and set aside for 24 hours. Add yeast and nutrient, cover, and set aside 5-6 days, stirring daily.
Pour into secondary fermentation vessel of dark glass (or cover glass with brown paper), filling only to the upper shoulder of the secondary vessel, and fit airlock.
Leftover must should be placed in a wine bottle with airlock and used for topping up.
Top up when all danger of foaming over is past.
Place in cool (60-65° F) dark place for three months. Rack, allow another two months to finish, then rack again and bottle in dark glass.
Allow 6 months to age, a year to mature.

muzycy:
Paul Banks (vocal, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin)
Jakob Dinesen (tenor sax)
Christina von Bülow (alto sax)
Michael Friis (bass, production)
Klaus Menzer (percussion)
Bent Clausen (marimba, vibraphone)
Peter Banks Johns (5-string banjo)

utwory:
1. Maybe They Can Fix It
2. The Rest Of Mine
3. Blackberry Wine
4. Long Hot Summer Days
5. Josh And The Devil
6. Hymn
7. Down From The Mountain
8. Astronaut
9. Time Machine
10. Working Another Man’s Land
11. Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor

total time - 53:16
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