![]() ![]() It’s Happening Again marks a return to more vintage Obel, a haunting piano ballad with some sweeping strings, while the hypnotic title track recalls none other than Japanese instrumentalist Ryuichi Sakamoto. On Familiar, she even adjusts her voice several octaves to duet with a male version of herself – not a new idea (it’s a technique that the young British singer Låpsley has defined herself by) but on tracks like Familiar, the effect is absolutely stunning. It certainly feels like something of an evolution for Obel – there are all sorts of obscure instruments on show (including a monophonic synthesizer from the 1920s called a Trautonium) and she experiments with electronica effects and pitch-shifting vocals. Opening track Stretch Your Eyes has a ghostly feel about it, with its elastic bass and gently lulling strings, but there’s a tension forever bubbling underneath. ![]() Not that Citizen Of Glass is a massive departure from Philharmonics and Aventine – there’s a sense of fragility that runs through all of Obel’s material, something slightly delicate that feels like it’s lulling you out of a deep sleep. On Obel’s third record, Citizen Of Glass, the sense of strangeness remains, but Obel has beefed up her sound somewhat. On her previous two albums, Danish singer Agnes Obel has tended to keep it minimal, relying on the stark beauty of her piano and voice to create a beautifully otherworldly sound. ![]()
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