Ödland - The Caterpillar
There is a sort of Alice in Wonderland beauty to the music of Ödland. Their new online album on Aerotone titled The Caterpiller is an all acoustic journey into the rabbit hole. The five tracks on this album have an innocence and wonder that is highlighted by the lead vocalist’s child-like narration and singing. The group’s enchantment with 19th century music is obvious but there is still a post-modern but very melodic sense to it. The opening title track and the following “Les Yeux de L’Loiseau” waver between new age and classical chamber music but the result is an unique dreamscape of its own. “Le Chanson du Parasite” and “Sur Lews Murs de ma Chambre” are beautiful if slightly surrealistic torch songs. “Mathilda Rossignal” is atypically jaunty and a fitting way to end this different but exceptional collection of Chansons.
The Caterpiller is available in 320kbps MP3.
Thanks for that Marvin - that EP is utterly great: 19th century Parisian cafe ensemble meets Sigur Ros in a cyber cafe. Well worth buying: at http://www.odland.fr/shop/
Comment by Mikey Roberts — July 24, 2009 @ 10:28 am