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Pearlies_The 2023 Annual report_Phase 1_The Albums of 2023_Part ΧXΙ _The soothing beats Pearl_10

  10. Madres – SOFIA KOURTESIS (Ninja Tune) «Madres is, unsurprisingly, dedicated to Kourtesis' mother. More surprising though it is also dedicated to world-renowned neurosurgeon Peter Vajkoczy. The story of how a world-renowned neurosurgeon came to appear in the liner notes of this record is one of tenacity, miracles, all-consuming love and ultimately, of hope. [..] When she began work on her debut, Kourtesis was seemingly unstoppable. A string of rapturously received EPs and singles made her one of the fastest rising stars in the electronic world and beyond. […] In amongst touring and working though, Kourtesis was rushing home to Peru at any opportunity to be with her mother, who some months after the passing of her father – the subject of Kourtesis’ breakout single ‘La Perla’ – had been diagnosed with cancer and was deteriorating rapidly. "Doctors were all the time calling me to say goodbye to her, for months", she recalls. Refusing to lose hope, Kourtesis had ...

Pearlies_The 2023 Annual report_Phase 1_The Albums of 2023_Part ΧX _The Inner Glam Pearl_11

    11. Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply Hot Between Worlds) – YVES TUMOR (Warp) «Musically, their potential to surprise at any given juncture has also endured, their sound twisting and branching between splintered ambient, R&B, noise, trip-hop, funk, glam, shoegaze, grunge and plenty more. On – to give it its full title – Praise a Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds), they share some of their catchiest and most openly introspective songwriting yet. » ( Guardian ) Από άλμπουμ σε άλμπουμ ο ήχος τους γίνεται συνεκτικότερος, περισσότερο εστιασμέν o ς, αρμονικότερος και στοχαστικότερος από τα προηγούμενα άλμπουμ. Υπάρχει πλέον αναγνωρίσιμο ηχητικό στίγμα που σφραγίζεται μέσω της ερμηνείας και της κομψής soul / rock φαντασίωσης. Έτσι ο πέμπτος δίσκος του συγκροτήματος δείχνει ότι ο δρόμος που έχουν ανοίξει οδηγεί σε νέους ηχητικούς συσχετισμούς μεταξύ των μουσικών ειδών που χρησιμοποιούν, υπάρχει καλύτερο δέ...