An interview danish singer agnes obel creates a haunting ambient chamber pop music. Agnes obel, alternative, berlin, blue note records, denmark, deutsche grammophon, interview, piano, production, recording, vocal, women in music. Its hard to believe its only been 6 years since the copenhagen native, berlin resident blew us away with her debut album, philharmonics, an echoes cd of the month. Interview singersongwriter and musician agnes obel. Agnes obel performing cameras rolling taken from her album myopia. Agnes obel s myopia is the echoes march cd of the month. Her first album, philharmonics, was released by pias recordings on 4 october 2010 and was certified gold in june 2011 by the belgian entertainment association bea after selling 10,000 copies. Agnes obel performing philharmonics taken from her album philharmincs.
Agnes caroline thaarup obel born 28 october 1980 is a danish singer, songwriter, and musician. Her last full length lp, aventine, was released in 20. Agnes obel buzz artist spotlight agnes talks citizen of glass and how she started in music. Dorian is about the interrelational thing between two people, that you cant put words on but you know is there. Myopia feels like an extravagant and ethereal laboratory, where the main test subject is the singers voice, accompanied by a piano and mostly melancholic synths. Fresh youtube video agnes obel golden green cover by. Stream tracks and playlists from agnes obel on your desktop or mobile device. For her, the main tool for this opening up is experimentation. All 1 songs featured in cardinal season 1 episode 1. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, pias on behalf of play it again sam show more show less. Qobuz ideal discography 01112014 improve this page why buy on qobuz. Agnes obel has just released the visuals for her most recent single, familiar. It was also a commercial success, charting inside the top 40 of the charts in nine countries. Softspoken with an bright but timid laugh, agnes obel isnt one to chase the limelight.
Philharmonics peaked at number one in denmark and belgium, and charted inside the top ten in france and the netherlands. Find tickets for all upcoming agnes obel live shows here. Its an album that explores the mind from insomnia to memories, all in obel s ethereal voice and 21st century ambient chamber moods. Agnes obel falling, catching official audio by agnes obel. Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats available. Listen to agnes obel soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create berlin. Im the type of person who thinks best when its quiet, maintains softlyspoken agnes obel, which is a little unfortunate as the north london pub. Aventine is the follow up to her critically acclaimed debut album philharmonics 2010, which has sold 450,000 copies across europe, achieving platinum status in france and belgium, five times platinum in her native denmark, where agnes picked up five danish music awards the. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies.
Citizen of glass received universal acclaim from music critics. At the danish music awards in november 2011, agnes obel won five prizes, including best album and best. Agnes caroline thaarup obel born 28 october 1980 is a danish singer, songwriter, and. And when you reach the point of no return, and you are sort of swaying, or are suspended, into this weird space of nothingness, and you are. Agnes infuses her familiar, atmospheric, hauntingly beautiful sound, with this latest. She creates a haunting ambient chamber pop music and has been a big part of the show since her 2010 debut, philharmonics, an echoes cd of the month, as was her last album, citizen of glass she puts out a great album about every 3 years and her new one follows suit. Agnes obel on powdered ground official audio by agnes obel. Todays song of the day is familiar from agnes obel s new record, citizen of glass, out now. Faceculture spoke with agnes about playing piano at an early age, starting to write. Her first album, philharmonics, was released by pias recordings on 4 october 2010 and was certified.
Aventine is the eagerly anticipated new album from agnes obel, released 30th september on play it again sam. Video interview with danish singersongwriter agnes obel. The music video was directed by obels husband alex bruel flagstad. Faceculture spoke with agnes about playing piano at an early age, starting to write her own songs, lyrics and melodies, tapping into the. Agnes obel explains her late night tales track by track. Nikolaj nielsen 2020 strange harvest limited, under exclusive license to deutsche grammophon gmbh, berlin. Aventine is the second studio album by danish singersongwriter agnes obel, released on 30 september 20 by pias recordings. Myopia, the new album by agnes obel, is out now to stream or purchase. The music of agnes obel defies compartmentalization. Album philharmonics deluxe edition, agnes obel qobuz.
Monday, feb 17, 2020 agnes obel interview danish singer agnes obel creates a haunting ambient chamber pop music. Unlike philarmonics and aventine, citizen of glass utilizes an overall concept the glass human using a battery of subtle instrumentation which marks a change in her writing style and musicality. Listen to the philharmonics album in full and add it to your music library here. Discover more artists like agnes obel on our nordic noir playlist. Agnes obel performs her new single in the bbc 6 music live room.
On myopia, she explores states of mind from insomnia to loss, all couched in her muted arrangements and whammy bar voice. With her second album, agnes obel once again displays her outstanding talent, playing a wide rage of sophisticated music. Agnes obel is playing the cedar on wednesday, march 29th. While she is a musician who admits to preferring the solitude process of song writing. While she may not be a household name in north america, the berlinbased, danishborn singersongwriter and musician has been building a career in the music business for the last decade. Agnes obel riverside official video by piasrecordings. Agnes obel falling, catching official audio youtube. At the same time, the album manages to fit right in beside philarmonics and aventine as a. Performed live at national sawdust, brooklyn, ny on january 16th, 2020. On her third album, citizen of glass, agnes obel delivers another collection of beautiful atmospheric songs. Philharmonics is the first studio album by the danish singersongwriter agnes obel.
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