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Ensemble

Excerpts

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Release Date: 17/01/2011

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Ensemble - Excerpts

Review by Jazz Monroe

The most beautiful and beautifully disjointed album of the year.»



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'excerpts' is the gorgeous new record from montreal resident olivier alary, the songwriter /composer behind ensemble. a middle ground between lush orchestration, absorbing pop, guitar-indie, experimental sonics and beyond, it offers no obvious or straightforward reference points, yet here is an album full of maturity, sophistication and romance, architectured carefully and atemporally. a loose comparison could be made with the finale of 'sgt peppers' 'a day in the life' in its dense, unconventional take on pop music, or to the larger scale music of matthew herbert in its sublime eccentricity, or even to yann tiersen's gentle nods to chanson franaise, but behind alary's musical charms is an overarching, unique personality that interweaves wide-ranging musical cultures and influences.
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