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- Summary: Vienna's Christian Fennesz, who creates ambient electronica based on processed guitar sounds, returns with his first solo studio effort in four years. David Sylvian guests on one track.
- Record Label: Touch
- Genre(s): Electronic, Experimental
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| Rivers of Sand | |
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| I have listened repeatedly I have listened very well No one interrupts the harmful When theyíre speaking To wonder why of Europe Say your goodbyes... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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[His] most spellbinding LP to date.
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With every album, Fennesz's music has become prettier and more accessible yet still retains his distinctive style-- and Venice is no exception.
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The WireThere's at once a sense that Venice is weightier and more purposeful than its predecessor. [#243, p.56]
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UncutHumanely crafted, with a warmth unusual in the avant-garde. [Jun 2004, p.96]
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The result is computer music not reserved to the cold harshness so often associated with it, but that breathes, ebbs, and flows.
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The A.V. ClubFennesz follows precursors from the whole of ambient electronic music, but his dense and weightless structures owe as much to the cascading builds of shoegazer rock bands like My Bloody Valentine.
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The most pressing problem is that Venice is rarely a challenging release.
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BenjaminBunnyJun 8, 2004
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