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Title: Largely forgettable soundscapes
Review: Clearly written as a dramatic accompaniment, as stand-alone music (ie. as opposed to background music) this Arild Anderson disc just doesn't cut it. For the most part (& especially as evidenced by the first 5 tracks) it is entirely predictable & ponderous with long, drawn-out musical soundscapes with over-use of bass (surprise, surprise!) & drum loops & other technology. The only highlights worthy of note are tracks 9 (which itself takes ages to get going but ultimately features beautifully haunting trumpet work by Arve Henriksen) & 13 plus the vocals of Savina Yannatou (on 6 tracks in total) - 2.5 stars.
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