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Twilight / Soumrak

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Download links and information about Twilight / Soumrak by Rale. This album was released in 2000 and it belongs to New Age, Songwriter/Lyricist genres. It contains 14 tracks with total duration of 55:29 minutes.

Artist: Rale
Release date: 2000
Genre: New Age, Songwriter/Lyricist
Tracks: 14
Duration: 55:29
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Tracks

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No. Title Length
1. Twilight 10:36
2. Záblesk 1 2:10
3. Amenoyuki 3:42
4. Záblesk 2 0:15
5. V plameni 6:47
6. Záblesk 3 1:07
7. Biale mrozy 6:15
8. Záblesk 4 1:22
9. Moondance 4:03
10. Záblesk 5 1:02
11. Bludiste 7:44
12. Záblesk 6 2:54
13. Nedojdes 4:28
14. Záblesk 7 3:04

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This truly is the most beautiful album the Czech label Indies has released, in every way. First, the music: The result of a group effort, the songs are filled with haunting melodies, refined string arrangements (violin, viola, cello) counterbalanced by a visceral approach to rhythm (only hand percussion and shouts), and intricate vocal interplay among the five members, all singers. This is somewhere between Czech folk-pop and progressive rock, although these terms lose all meaning on such fertile soil. Lyrics span many languages, each sung by a different musician: Czech (Vladimír Václavek and Josef Ostransky), French (Takumi Fukushima), English (most of them), Polish (Andrea Konstankiewicz), Vietnamese (Cynthia Phung-Ngoc), Japanese (Fukushima), and Spanish (guest Frank Micheletti, as if the others weren't enough). They shift from one to another naturally, often combining three languages at the same time, three voices humming lines from different directions. The album was recorded in June 2000, only three weeks after the death of friend and collaborator Laurent Letourneur (he was 29). "Twilight" begins with a recording of him singing the main text of the piece. The rest of the ten-minute suite builds on this quiet opening, reaching a very emotional climax, exorcising the emotions to let the other pieces open on something more positive. The production is excellent and the lavish booklet makes clever use of the group's multilingual talents. For anyone interested in Iva Bittová (with whom Václavek recorded Bilé Inferno), Tara Fuki, or even the feminine grace of After Dinner ("Amenoyuki" could fit on Haco's first solo album), this CD is essential listening. Highly recommended. ~ François Couture, Rovi