Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds: Nocturama

Indie Pop / Avant Pop / Muzyka alternatywna
premiera polska: 2003-02-03
kontynent: Australia i Oceania
kraj: Australia
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
opis:
Opis Wydawcy:
Nick Cave to postać wybitna. Mistrz nastroju i prowokacji. Szaman powolnego, bluesującego, hałaśliwego odjazdu. Odjazdu tym skuteczniejszego, że popartego znakomitymi tekstami, zdradzającymi fascynacje Cave'a Biblią oraz mrocznymi historiami.'Nocturama' to 12. studyjny album legendarnego barda. Zespół w składzie: Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos i Warren Ellis. Producent: Nick Launay. Charakterystyczna dla płyty jest bezpośrednia technika nagrań i różnorodność tematyczna. Znajdują się tu i romantyczne ballady jak z 'No more Shall We Part', jak i rockowe ostre kawałki charakterystyczne dla płyty 'Let love In'.


Editor's info:
Recorded in early 2002 at SingSing studios in Melbourne by The Bad Seeds line up of Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Blixa Bargeld, Thomas Wydler, Martyn Casey, Conway Savage, Jim Sclavunos and Warren Ellis, "Nocturama" was produced by Nick Launay and Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds and mixed at Olympic Studios in London. "Nocturama" combines the gracefulness and nakedness of "No More Shall We Part" and "The Boatman's Call" with the sinuous energy of earlier works.
Recorded in seven days, it displays a renewed strength of purpose within the band, and is marked by an immediacy of recording technique and thematic diversity.

LA based British producer Nick Launay is best known for his work with PiL, Talking Heads, Gang Of Four and The Slits. He first worked with Nick Cave and Mick Harvey when he produced The Birthday Party's classic 1981 single, 'Release the Bats'. His input to the "Nocturama' sessions brought out the power and energy in the band, exploiting the combustible potential of the musicians. The band's sheer pleasure in playing together built on the intention to loosen up the process and "Nocturama" emerged with rawness in both the driven and the gentle songs.

"Nocturama" spans emotional surrender to venomous black humour and engages in a wide range of themes. There is a tender sunset song of hope; an elegant piano song of longing; a yawing, dark violin waltz; a swaggering pledge of love; a raucous abominable tale; a sorrowful evocation of loss; a nostalgic meditation; a fragrant love epiphany; and one final, lustful demonic epic.

Some of the loveliest, most compelling songs are the gentle ones like the opening 'Wonderful Life', or the simple rendering of nostalgia in 'There Is A Town'. Forthcoming single 'Bring It On' sees the band hitting a bold, superfly noir groove and features an outstanding duetted vocal from Chris Bailey, formerly the singer with Brisbane's glorious pre-punk nihilists The Saints. 'Dead Man in My Bed' further raises noise levels as Cave takes the perspective of a woman afflicted with a useless partner. The album's most spectacular song is saved until the end when The Bad Seeds unleash the flaming, fifteen minute epic, 'Babe, I'm On Fire'.



muzycy:
Nick Cave – Vocals (1–10), Piano (1–3, 5–8, 10), Hammond (1, 4–8, 10)
Mick Harvey – Guitar (1, 3–7, 9, 10), Backing Vocals (3, 5, 7, 10), Organ (2, 9), Acoustic Guitar (8), Bass (8), Bongos (1), Triangle (1)
Blixa Bargeld – Pedal Steel Guitar (1–3, 7, 9), Guitar (4, 6, 10), Backing Vocals (5, 10), Inexplicable Guitar (5), Gated Guitar (7)
Thomas Wydler – Drums (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10), Brush Snare (4, 7), Shaker (2)
Martyn P. Casey – Bass (1–7, 9, 10)
Jim Sclavunos – Drums (2, 4, 7, 9), Backing Vocals (7), Percussion (10), Tambourine (8)
Warren Ellis – Violin (2–10)
Conway Savage – Backing Vocals (3, 5, 7, 10)

Guest musicians
Chris Bailey – chorus vocals on "Bring It On"
Johnny Turnbull – backing vocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On", "There Is a Town" and "She Passed by My Window"
Norman Watt-Roy – backing vocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On" and "There Is a Town"
Mickey Gallagher – backing vocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On", "There Is a Town" and "She Passed by My Window"
Chas Jankel – backing vocals on "He Wants You", "Bring It On" and "There Is a Town"

utwory:
Wonderful Life/ He Wants You/ Right out Of Your Hand/ Bring It On/ Dead Man In My Bed/ Still In Love/ There Is A Town/ Rock of Gibraltar/ She Passed By My Window/ Babe, I'm on Fire
more info: www.mute.com
more info2: www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com