音樂家：Paul Ellis 保羅.埃利斯
專輯：Confidante & Saboteur 紅顏知己和破壞者
國家 : 美國
年份：2009年
風格：Berlin school 柏林學校 | Ambient 氛圍
文章 By 寒風 ☆ 新世紀和電子音樂
是藝術的電子音樂還是科學的電子音樂？Paul Ellis（保羅 埃利斯）告訴你，既是藝術也是科學。
來自美國的電子音樂家Paul Ellis（保羅 埃利斯）是當今世界電子音樂領域的一位大師。他創建的以Berlin school音樂風格為方向的著名電子組合Dweller at the Threshold和他早期的個人作品，融和了Berlin school，ambient和許多他個人的音樂風格。2005 年的專輯“Silent Conversations”是他最為經典的專輯，邀請了很多美國著名音樂家（合成器，吉他，貝司，節奏）作為嘉賓表演，包括著名的電子音樂大師Steve Roach 和 Jeffrey Koepper。2009年，Paul Ellis攜最新作品“The Last Hiding Place Of Beauty”為我們再續American電子傳奇。
“ Paul Ellis had developed himself into a mighty force in electronic music. After his fantastic 2005-album “Silent Conversations” on which the American multi-instrumentalist (synthesizers, guitars, bass, rhythms) worked with guest musicians like Steve Roach and Jeffrey Koepper and the solo-album “The Infinity Room” from 2006, he returns with “The Last Hiding Place Of Beauty”.
This last hiding place was created visually by the innovative designer Pablo Magne through a really great cover. The mixture between good music and a fine cover always does well. Fitting like a glove.
Ellis was one of the founders of the retroband Dweller At The Threshold with which he recorded some memorable music. Solo, he has created classics with albums like “The Secred Ordinary”, “Silent Conversations” and “The Infinity Room” on the Groove Unlimited label. Also, he released “Echo System” with his fellow American and stylemember Craig Padilla.
With “The Last Hiding Place Of Beauty” he undoubtedly again has released a future classic.
“The Unveiling Ravenous Evening” opens the album. It begins retro with an acoustic guitar and the melancholy sound of a Mellotron flute that might remind the listener to early progressive rock albums. After this, soft sequences and simple but effective melodies take over. Echo-effects are being used here in an extremely suitable way. Paul is a master of the sequence. This is proved on the titletrack. Just listen to the drumsounds here: very well done!
The Mellotron (the stringsounds) is heard again clearly in “The Note, The Walk In The Rain And The Umbrella”. Guitar and bass play also play an important part in this intriguing track.
The guitar again opens the last piece, “The Hydroelectric Spinning Heart”. Sequences and wonderful bassounds enter and Ellis plays the acoustic piano. The combination between acoustic and electronic instruments works very well on this album. Also, there is a lot of room for the listener to breathe. As Paul states in the booklet: “More open spaces for you to breathe”.
It is a great thing if a musician keeps on doing things better. With Paul Ellis this is surely the case. With “The Last Hiding Place Of Beauty” he might have released the ultimate mix between electronics and acoustics and perhaps have created a style of his own. Hopefully we can see him play live some day. ”
“ Paul Ellis had developed himself into a mighty force in electronic music. After his fantastic 2005-album “Silent Conversations” on which the American multi-instrumentalist (synthesizers, guitars, bass, rhythms) worked with guest musicians like Steve Roach and Jeffrey Koepper and the solo-album “The Infinity Room” from 2006, he returns with “The Last Hiding Place Of Beauty”.
This last hiding place was created visually by the innovative designer Pablo Magne through a really great cover. The mixture between good music and a fine cover always does well. Fitting like a glove.
Ellis was one of the founders of the retroband Dweller At The Threshold with which he recorded some memorable music. Solo, he has created classics with albums like “The Secred Ordinary”, “Silent Conversations” and “The Infinity Room” on the Groove Unlimited label. Also, he released “Echo System” with his fellow American and stylemember Craig Padilla.
With “The Last Hiding Place Of Beauty” he undoubtedly again has released a future classic.
“The Unveiling Ravenous Evening” opens the album. It begins retro with an acoustic guitar and the melancholy sound of a Mellotron flute that might remind the listener to early progressive rock albums. After this, soft sequences and simple but effective melodies take over. Echo-effects are being used here in an extremely suitable way. Paul is a master of the sequence. This is proved on the titletrack. Just listen to the drumsounds here: very well done!
The Mellotron (the stringsounds) is heard again clearly in “The Note, The Walk In The Rain And The Umbrella”. Guitar and bass play also play an important part in this intriguing track.
The guitar again opens the last piece, “The Hydroelectric Spinning Heart”. Sequences and wonderful bassounds enter and Ellis plays the acoustic piano. The combination between acoustic and electronic instruments works very well on this album. Also, there is a lot of room for the listener to breathe. As Paul states in the booklet: “More open spaces for you to breathe”.
It is a great thing if a musician keeps on doing things better. With Paul Ellis this is surely the case. With “The Last Hiding Place Of Beauty” he might have released the ultimate mix between electronics and acoustics and perhaps have created a style of his own. Hopefully we can see him play live some day. ”
01.The Unveiling Ravenous Evening (17:12)
02.The Last Hiding Place of Beauty (16:17)
03.The Hydroelectric Spinning Heart (10:27)
04.The Note, the Walk in the Rain and the Umbrella (16:04) <試聽>
5. The Note, the Walk in the Rain and the Umbrella 注意，雨中的行走和傘
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