A mundane image of romance beside a river expands into an address to “children of the light” and the desperate refrain “I don’t want to feel pain” over rolling drums and probing synths. Sevdaliza ist bekannt für ihren facettenreichen Sound. The album is not solely about darkness, but also what we’re willing to give up trying to escape it. Selfhood, the song implies, is a process based at its core on capitulation, so long as it means getting closer to your object of desire. "I could never live like that," she said. The first is a string selection that pulls in from Farsi musical ideas as well as classical ones. Comment document.getElementById("comment").setAttribute( "id", "a3da275061f4e3fdd3140cfe12d02911" );document.getElementById("g2acc0e12c").setAttribute( "id", "comment" ); Notify me of follow-up comments by email. All Rivers At Once 05. Darkest Hour 10. Portraits and live shots of Haim, Nick Cave, Lorde, Arctic Monkeys, and more from this year’s fest in Barcelona, Spain and Porto, Portugal ‘Lamp Lady’ on the other hand plays with an unusual drum machine and a lute-like guitar riff and barely uses any other sound throughout. It is a clever exercise in restraint that plays like audio witchcraft. To categorise the music itself though is much more of a challenge. ‘In ieder geval binnen de kunstzinnige regionen van de popmuziek.’. The review Sevdaliza’s second album ‘Shabrang’ is a fascinating dive through mythology, parable, compromise and tipping points of darkness. The counterpoint ‘Habibi’ lets the strings offer air and grace to a cyberpunk synth and piano ballad with vocoder vocals. Eine Konstante auf dem Album ist der dunkle Grundton, in dem sich der Titel das Werks aber nur widerspiegelt. Sign up for the 10 to Hear newsletter here. Sevdaliza is an international superstar and this album proved that. I produce a lot of my content on WordPress, so if you are a new customer, click here for $25 credit for a direct referral. Darkest … Pitchfork is the most trusted voice in music. Joanna 02. The album maintains the spare economy of its predecessors. Es geht hinunter, tiefer, noch tiefer, bis es eigentlich nicht mehr geht. I receive a few pence per Amazon sale. Her carnivorous approach bears resemblance to that of another album based around the concept of darkness: Grimes’ Miss Anthropocene, whose songs were held together less by genre than the strength of a singular creative vision. She uses more organic sounds and rougher textures to dig deeper and pull listeners in closer on the haunting … As with her 2018 debut Ison and her most recent EP The Calling, Sevdaliza co-produced Shabrang with Netherlands-based Mucky and enlisted Mihai Puscoiu to construct the album’s spine of film noir strings. referencing Shabrang, 2xLP, Album, 180, MOVLP2741 Great pressing, impressive packaging. Are you familiar with this? Shabrang. Sevdaliza nimmt uns auf ihrem zweiten Album mitten rein ins ewige Schwarz, in das Herz der Finsternis. Sevdaliza - Shabrang (Crystal Clear Vinyl) Sevdaliza released her highly anticipated second album Shabrang on 28th August 2020. Instead, the music wants you to lament on just a few key sounds each track and really tune into that tracks vibe. The racing “Eden” folds Sevdaliza’s interest in subjugation as it relates to self-formation into one phrase. Imminently catchy ‘Wallflower’ showcases various elements of her voice – from reading prose to haunting choruses – everything is silky smooth. “ I don’t have a lot of personal space when I am making a record. Wallflower 08. No Way 14. Placed next to the cyberpunk dance of ‘Darkest Hour’ – the two tracks couldn’t sound more different. “I want to be your secret, or at least its keeper,” she sings, then repeats herself, replacing the central word pairing each time. Lamp Lady 04. The singer wrote and produced the album, primarily alongside Mucky. Shabrang Tracklist: 01. “All Rivers At Once” is a song like a slow walk, underpinned by reverbed acoustic guitar. That is before I even mention how intoxicating Sevdaliza’s voice is. Love the sleeves, the outer sleeve, great quality and effort put into this record. Few albums in 2020 are so densely layered in thoughts and feelings that span centuries of lore whilst feeling utterly of today. You can also donate using PayPal. Wallflower 8. Trip-hop, the label used to classify her music in the past, feels less than helpful now. Dormant 07. È anche la parola scelta da Sevdaliza come titolo per il suo secondo album, pubblicato a fine agosto, a soli due anni di distanza dal magnifico Ison. Produced entirely by herself together with long-time collaborator Mucky, the 14- track album is the long awaited follow-up to the 2017 debut album ISON. Gole Bi Goldoon 9. Required fields are marked *. The album's title means "night-colored" in Persian, a motif that's echoed in Sevdaliza's bruised eye on its artwork and the way she leans into her music's ache. Other tracks, like “Wallflower,” with its spoken word chorus about whispered melodies and the promise that “all is meant to be,” don’t quite escape the feeling of smoked-out corniness. Habibi 06. In what she has deemed as “a love letter to herself,” this exercise in healing sways between feelings of lingering trauma and the tantalizing possibility of hope. Shabrang 3. The record’s title comes from a mythical Persian horse, Shabrang Behzād, the “night-colored purebred” of the hero Siyâvash, and its project is in part a reflex to the impossibility of translation. Sharing the website helps too or using the affiliate buy now links on reviews. What's your favorite track on the album? Post was not sent - check your email addresses! Feel free to rate it! Shabrang is a haunting, but mind blowing album, as the more you listen to the album, you feel the emotion and production inside of you, you understand Sevdaliza’s feelings and you get … Lamp Lady 4. ADVERTISEMENT. Eden 12. If you like what I do, please consider supporting me via Patreon for as little as $1/£1 a month. Sevdaliza approaches her sophomore album Shabrang like a lounge singer fresh off a marathon reading of Paradise Lost, the complexities of a fallen state of grace heavy on her mind. Shabrang is here guys! Shabrang is a beautiful album, Sevdaliza really put her soul into it, and was not afraid to take risks, it's really a very enjoyable album, even to review it, Sevdaliza really made a beautiful piece of work, or as told earlier, she really made her own Bible Different tracks allow the strings to play different roles. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.). The album cover All your support will enable me to produce better content, more often. From the beginning, Sevdaliza's emotive singing and songwriting and cutting-edge productions were fully realized. Between the layered lyrics, perfect production sense and entrancing songwriting, this is an album that captivates you from start to finish. On “Habibi” (the Arabic word for “my love”), she achieves a startling bleakness by warping the question “is there anyone out there to get me out of my head?”; this skillful manipulation transforms a request into a moment of surrender and makes the song’s sampled crack of thunder seem understated. Gole Bi Goldoon 09. Few albums in 2020 are so densely layered in thoughts and feelings that span centuries of lore whilst feeling utterly of today. The waltzing Farsi ballad ‘Gole Bi Goldoon’ may sound out of place in a beat and synth orientated album but it allows that vocal passion to soar and to feel sore too. The possibilities and limitations of self-construction loosely framed Ison. Sevdaliza - Shabrang album 5.0. The second key to consistency is Sevdaliza’s voice. What results is a work of emotional maximalism, an album that grades exclusively from dark to darker through parable-like songs populated with devils and tangerine-selling women, whose opening word “evil” proves to be not only a condemnation but the concept at its heart. Like ‘ISON’, Sevdaliza’s debut, the beauty of the music is found in how sparse and pressing the sounds are. ‘Een Nederlandse heldin in de maak’, schreven we drie jaar geleden over Sevdaliza. 1 votes. The audience consists of only men, who are clearly wealthy, being served food and receiving this seemingly private and exclusive performance. Published . Catch up every Saturday with 10 of our best-reviewed albums of the week. Fazit: Sevadlizas „Shabrang“ ist ein poetischer Seelenstriptease auf Albumlänge. The shapeshifting scale of the album simply wows me. "Shrabang," the title track off Sevdaliza's latest self-titled LP, is heartrending. For example, the title track has a twisting gothic synth that really pulls you through its mystical feel. Despite its runtime of over an hour, the album feels lithe in a way Ison does not. Shabrang is the second studio album by Dutch-Iranian singer Sevdaliza. Albums include Shabrang, Ison, and The Calling. Everything also has a wise yet foreboding passion to it too. The most striking thing about it is its drastic tonal shift from previous material – reflected prominently on the album’s cover art. The song also holds one of the album’s most memorable hooks. On the title track, she allows herself the melodrama of divinity to speak to someone who’s harmed her: “I refer to you as my holy suffering.” Throughout the album, love and hate are one, with pain showing itself to be preordained and innocence shading quickly into culpability. Even when songs are more layered such as the bluesy electro-rock ballad of ‘All Rivers At Once’ plays with piano, drums, synths and guitars and rarely do they all play together. Yet with the strings and vocal connection alongside the dense darkness of the album’s mood, it strangely works. Here, she seeks to empower and push beyond the boundary, and she does a damn good job of it too. Joanna 2. With Shabrang, she expresses the themes of pain, loss, healing, and renewal in ways that are more varied, but just as striking. Human Nature 13. Apart from the strings (a dulcimer melody on opener “Joanna” starts the album off on an epic course), each track consists mostly of music box piano riffs, gothic synths, and the rogue leaden beat. Comet Shabrang 03. Inmiddels zijn die kunstzinnige regionen bijna versmolten met de mainstream en mogen we deze Nederlandse zangeres met Iraanse roots gerust een popster noemen. Categorise under ‘dark and delicious’. On “Human,” she dissected herself over little more than a skittish beat, turning her humanity into a list of essential parts: skin, bones, veins, sweat, scars, and soul. Whilst the entire album is silky smooth like dark chocolate at midnight, two things are the linchpins that keep all the music feeling connected. The straightforward Farsi ballad “Gole Bi Goldoon,” apocalyptic club track “Darkest Hour,” and cyborgian grunge “Rhode,” all linked by Sevdaliza’s dextrous voice, feel essential over the course of the record. Shabrang’s fifteen tracks are preoccupied with emotional extremes and the prospect of self-understanding gained through testing those extremes, territory not new to Sevdaliza’s writing. Sevdaliza discography and songs: Music profile for Sevdaliza, born 1 September 1987. The album spawned the singles "Darkest Hour", "Oh My God", "Lamp Lady", "Joanna" and "Habibi", as well as "Human Nature", which was originally released as part of Sevdaliza's 2018 extended play The Calling, her previous release. Sevdaliza appears to be a satyr and an erotic dancer performing in a semi-abandoned large building with classical detailing in front of an audience sitting on a mezzanine. I run the websites Higher Plain Music, Higher Plain Games, I Love Disaster Movies, Failcast F1 and when not doing that I'm stuffing my face with food and making music as Sitorimon. TWISTED ELEGANCE. You jump from enjoying hedonistic trip-hop in ‘Oh My God’ one minute then relishing in the lavish alt-pop ‘Eden’ the next only to be engrossed in a symphonic string arrangement in ‘No Way’ before diving into razor rock synths with ‘Rhode’. Shabrang, on which the multi-linguist sings in a mixture of English and Farsi, was two and a half years in the making.Following on from the critically acclaimed Ison, Rotterdam-based Sevdaliza locked herself away in the studio, teaming again with Dutch producer Mucky.The way she tells it, the process demanded everything of her. ‘Joanna’ allows the strings to feel cinematic and dense. Read about Sevdaliza - Shabrang ALBUM REVIEW by Theneedledrop and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. 15 songs. When you visit any website, it may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Oh My God 11. All Rivers At Once 5. I am generally knackered but loving life!View all posts by Simon Smith, Your email address will not be published. Thank you. Nevertheless, she's found room for artistic growth with every release. Shabrang is often a case of less being more and quiet being loud. Sevdaliza’s incisive use of Auto-Tune helps her straddle those emotional and moral divides. Shabrang is a beautiful album, Sevdaliza really put her soul into it, and was not afraid to take risks, it's really a very enjoyable album, even to review it, Sevdaliza really made a beautiful piece of work, or as told earlier, she really made her own Bible. In return, you received additional perks for supporting me there such as behind the scenes content and free downloads. Higher Plain Music is part of the Higher Plain Network – a one-man indie media project. Produced entirely by herself together with long-time collaborator Mucky, the 14- track album is the long-awaited follow-up to the 2017 debut album ISON. Now that we’ve been given Shabrang, Sevdaliza’s sophomore LP, it’s apparent that while this impression was accurate, it was also woefully incomplete. Seconda prova che conferma un grande talento: Sevdaliza – Shabrang. as the vocals clear and steady, the production starts to brilliantly deteriorate; she demonstrates production prowess and vocal skill with the title track: “shabrang”. "I want to be a full person." Sevdaliza Shabrang, released 10 September 2020 1. Your email address will not be published. Sevdaliza approaches her sophomore album Shabrang like a lounge singer fresh off a marathon reading of Paradise Lost, the complexities of a fallen state of grace heavy on her mind. Genres: Art Pop, Trip Hop, Alternative R&B. Even the album’s lightest moments position themselves as opportunities for existential meditation. WEBSITE DISCLAIMER. The album encompasses art pop, trip hop and alternative R&B. Regardless of the stylistic conventionality of Shabrang, Sevdaliza’s unique story and voice are far too striking for this record to be ignored. In an interview with Dazed, she expressed pity for people who aren't as committed to authenticity. Producer, songwriter, and director Sevdaliza releases her highly anticipated sophomore album Shabrang in roaring 2020. Musikalisch ist „Shabrang“ ebenso abwechslungsreich und detailverliebt gestaltet wie die Lyrics. Sevdaliza Articles and Media. To demonstrate the depth of meaning contained in the Farsi phrase “shabrang,” Sevdaliza names as many shades of night that she can. Habibi 6. The information provided by Twisted Elegance B.V. (“we,” “us” or “our”) on https://sevdaliza.com (the “Site”) and our mobile application is for general informational purposes only. Sevdaliza’s second album ‘Shabrang’ is a fascinating dive through mythology, parable, compromise and tipping points of darkness. From the perspective of a long-time fan, my initial listen of Shabrang was full of appreciation, but not necessarily enjoyment. Sevdaliza has created an absolute revelation with ‘Shabrang’. Let's listen to it and see what Sevdaliza has cooked up for us this time. This is one of my most exciting new discoveries of 2020 and quite indefinable. [ Shabrang] is a deep love letter to myself. Ultimately, what SEVDALIZA finds on SHABRANG is a semblance of peace, amongst all the chaos in the world and her own life. Shabrang è l’aggettivo che in farsi sta a significare “del colore della notte”. On her sophomore album, the singer examines good and evil through a series of spare, cryptic parables. Dormant 7. In good and bad times, love thyself always. Seductive evil requires an opposite state like purity or goodness, a definite binary suggested in the pleading “Joanna.” But Sevdaliza quickly proves herself more interested in the inseparability of evil from good. Catching up with the immensely talented singer below, we talked all things shelved demos to keeping spiritual during a crisis, take a look… Everything here is purposefully placed and expertly crafted without ever sounding cluttered. On Shabrang, Sevdaliza aims to identify exactly where she ends and everything else begins; to do so, she refracts herself through pain like white light through quartz, separating out knots of dependency and power. theneedledrop Reviews sevdaliza , shabrang , 2020 , album , twisted elegance , pop , art pop , trip hop , alternative r&b , 8/10 , review It was released on 28 August 2020, by Twisted Elegance. Auch auf "Shabrang" fügt sie Avantgarde-Pop, RnB, TripHop und Alternative nahtlos ineinander. At its best, Sevdaliza’s all-in commitment to philosophical musing lends a parable-like quality to her writing, with essential questions of being and form couched in spare images. Secret and keeper become pearl and shell, army and trojan horse, well and source, muse and mistress, bible and witness. “If I can’t be the song/At least have mercy/Let me hear her.” Self-referential, it refocuses Shabrang’s mission. Is alt-trip a genre yet? NLE3U2000012 - Rhode 15. Discover new music that tingles your ears, taps your toes and enriches your soul. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. – Sevdaliza via Instagram. Sevdaliza is one of those unyielding artists who channel their rawest emotions into their music. Adam Fielding – Noctural Transmission Review.

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