Posts Tagged ‘Aventine’

AGNES OBEL – ” The Curse ” Live In Berlin

Posted: March 11, 2015 in MUSIC
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Live performance of Agnes Obel’s single ‘The Curse’ taken from the new album ‘Aventine’.Agnes Obel’s touring band currently consists of one, some or all of the following musicians…
Anne Müller – cello, guitar, melodica, backing vocals, Mika Posen – Violin, backing vocals, Charlotte Danhier – cello, backing vocals, Sophie Bayot – Violin, Viola, backing vocals
Has it really been almost three years since Philharmonics? Agnes Obel’s debut album still sounds as fresh as a daisy. A delicate flower which became a quiet phenomenom, selling almost half a million copies to date. Philharmonics received a gold award in Holland, platinum awards in Belgium and France, and went quintuple platinum in her native state of Denmark, where Agnes won five Danish Music Awards (the Danish Brits) in 2011.

They say the sophomore album is the most difficult of all. You spend your whole life preparing the debut LP, but as soon as its out there, the clock starts ticking for the follow-up. So how did Agnes Obel, European Border Breakers prizewinner in 2012, succeed in avoiding the traditional pitfalls of album 2? .
Aventine is Agnes Obel putting things into perspective. A second album adds depth to the picture, otherwise the first record stands alone as a snapshot of brilliance without any real indication of where the journey is heading.

AGNES OBEL – ” Words Are Dead “

Posted: January 29, 2015 in MUSIC
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The elusive neo-classicist Agnes Obel performs an ethereal live session at Berlin’s Heimathafen Neukölln, captured by artist and filmmaker, Alex Brüel Flagstad. “Words Are Dead” is taken from the Danish artist’s critically acclaimed sophomore record “Aventine”, with the album’s shadowy, baroque orchestration currently on tour, around the recital halls and opera houses of Europe, the US and Australia. “I am still learning about what it is to perform music—especially something you feel connected to and responsible for,” says Obel, understating her captivating live performances. “One thing I’ve learnt is that you can’t really hide anything on stage. The reality is that you are super exposed when you are performing. Her breakout single “Riverside.” “I wanted to respond to how lingering the track is,” he says. “It has a real 1970s vibe. No cutting, no noise in the background; just prolonged shots and all on film.”

AGNES OBEL – ” Echoes ” Live Session and Interview

Posted: November 14, 2014 in MUSIC
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During her 2014 Tour, Agnes Obel has started to work on her third album : “I’m planning to work less with piano, and more with other kinds of older keyboards . I’m focusing on it because I’m planning it. I’m trying to find new instruments to work with, so it’s sort of on the research phase and starting to write things.” Agnes says also : “I have some clear ideas but I’m not sure it is a good idea to go into specifics on such an early stage. I mainly plan to work with old keyboards like spinet and harpsichord and then see where they take me.