Sleepingdog - Polar Life

first review of 2009 is up and it's advised you give this a listen ;)

Sleepingdog is the outcome of Chantal Acda's need to have an musical outlet when she was working on the Iceland-inspired album Tonar under the moniker Chadca. Without the intention to release anything, she headed for the basement where she recorded and channelled her emotions in the minimalistic music she experimented with at the time. Afterwards she impulsively decided to release the material on Naked In A Clean Bed which is, in comparison with the sound-exploring album Tonar, an artist's fragile foray into her capacity for evoking emotions. Polar Life continues in that fashion with a sound that is still a bit rough on the edges, but more beautiful than before. Basement static is traded in for a warm tape-brown analog filter. The music is layered with vocals that are treated just like any other instrument and have been handsomely tweaked accordingly. Imagine the town of Twin Peaks hosting an "Island Airwaves" day, where you find yourself sitting on a table in the Black Lodge and you'll have the perfect setting to be touched by the album's soothing properties.


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read the full review @ The Silent Ballet