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Beautiful Desolation

Paul Thomas Saunders (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

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Audio CD (7 April 2014)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: ATLANTIC
ASIN: B00HG04Z5S
Other Editions: Audio CD | Vinyl | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 194 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #40 in Music > Indie
- #65 in Music > Rock

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Following two self-released EPs, the Hove based musician makes his major label debut. Written, recorded, and produced alongside bandmate Max Prior, Saunders’ music is one of hazy atmospherics, and a mountainous, soaring vocal delivery.

Recorded in the band’s then home, a hotel gatehouse on the outskirts of Leeds, Beautiful Desolation is as far removed from London’s music scene as he could keep it. His music’s glacial synth pulses sit awkwardly in shoehorning them into scenes and genre pockets, finding their influence primarily in the celestial electronic composer Vangelis.

Saunders speaks of astral themes, and ‘scientists in the Atacama desert’ in Chile listening to the music when mapping a vision of what the album should sound like. It’s a vision he’s carefully sculpted and adhered to on the LP, a glacial, beguiling space-rock creation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Soaring choruses and ethereal synths 7 April 2014

By Big Jim TOP 50 REVIEWER

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If you imagine the lyrical inventiveness of Edwyn Collins or Jeff Buckley mixed up with the lush electronica of Siggur Ros or pulsing beats of OMD you may have some idea of what to expect here. Saunders' crystal clear voice soars and surges throughout and the most pleasing thing for me is that this album is made up of actual songs, not just "soundscapes" carelessly churned out as filler. Indeed the album's title gives a big clue as to its content as the lyrics often deal with desolate situations but these are offset by the genuinely beautiful melodies. I thought that Asgeir's "In the Silence" would be a hard act to follow this year but we have a genuine contender here. Lovely!

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