[microsound-announce] :papercutz - Do Outro Lado Do Espelho

[David Newman]

http://www.audiobulb.com 


 
<http://arkmag.co.uk/papercutz-do-outro-lado-do-espelho-album-review/press_p
hoto_2/> Often, you can judge an album by how it appears; the cover, the
graphics, the colours used. When I saw this it looked fragile, gentle and
ethereal. For a band to come from Portugal and offer something so
refreshingly textured is a delight.  Bruno Pereira Pinto is a name I'd never
come across, but I certainly know of him now thanks to Sheffield's Audiobulb
record label.

The term ambient has become a somewhat dirty genre, swamped by talentless
tunesmiths trying to make a fast buck. :papercutz have bucked the
expectation with a simply dreamlike album that takes you away with it.

There are obvious comparisons to be made with such bands as The Cocteau
Twins but that does them a disservice. There is a hidden darkness tugging
away at the gentle rhythms that gentle soothe you when listening to this
album.

>From the opening track, Ecantemento, the sounds that sweep away at you
simply take you to somewhere much cleaner, somewhere you want to be. The
album works so well in the way the tracks are layered that you can feel
something building consistently behind it. It has a narrative, a course that
it follows and pulls you with it. It allows you to create a vision to go
with the soundscape the music creates.

Ignore what you're supposed to see, or what you're force fed by heavy
rotation playlists to imagine. Just slip away to when all you had was the
music and your imagination and let yourself go.

Remixing an entire album is a dangerous game; it can fall short of the
original material and create something that bears little resemblance to the
original creation. Yet throughout Do Outro Lado Do Espelho, the feeling of
respect for Bruno shines through every remix on this album. By using Melissa
Veras' vocals as an anchor point on each track, the sounds sweep around her
like a gentle storm.

>From knowing nothing about this band or its driving force Pinto, I'm
converted instantly by what I've heard in this stunning collection and want
to hear more from :papercutz. A perfect album for long summer days, you'll
have to go a long way to hear a better collection of songs from Europe this
year. A simply lovely album, I urge you to ignore the ambient tag and allow
yourself to immerse yourself in this sumptuous collection.

8/10

 
 

David Newman

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