i got in touch with krog's music when i first heard the matthew herbert remix of "meaning of love" and fell in love with it. i quickly wanted to hear the original and liked what herbert did when he tweaked it but thought the krogs version was far superior. this led me to want to hear more of krog's music and want to know more about her.
her voice resonated perfectly as she had that smoky or husky tone and it rode perfectly on top of the rhythms. i heard a multitude of songs and albums and found her material from the mid 70's and forward to be the best as i was into that kind of jazz but nothing hit me so hard when i heard this track.
"new spring" comes from the album "cloud line blue" and was a collaboration with john surman. i could easily copypaste some information from wikipedia or all that jazz.com but i really have no clue who that is. but he's a fellow that's well credited and played on a lot of records. on this one his saxophone opens the track and it's with long delayed notes.
the mood is set to be out there and it establishes that well and along with the driving moog bass it's a intoxicating rhythm. the drums are a bit staccato and stays in the background but i don't really mind it as it plays it's position well.karin krogs delivers her vocals in a very rhythmic way and she is firmly locked to the tempo of the moog bass and it's really good. she stays on point for a few bars and then goes off with longer phrasings and is accompanied by surmans saxophone.
her presence on the track stands out even when it's treated with reverbs and echo along with most of the elements on the track. this is one of those tracks that looks ahead of it's time and there is that element of futurism with the textures of the track. but it's that 70's futurism that gives the images of flying cars and the jetsons rather than what is actually happening today.i can't help thinking that this is something that could be adapted to techno and that there is a detroit track to be made, possibly by stacey pullen or juan atkins.
either how this track is amazing and i keep going back to it for it's sound. it's well recommended, much like the most of karin krog's catalogue.
buy here (7digital)
No comments:
Post a Comment