Description: CD: Duncan Sheik - Phantom Moon. Release Year: 2001 Record Label: Nonesuch Records; 79614-2 Produced By: Duncan Sheik, Tommy Krasker Contributing Artists: Bill Frisell, Mino Cinelu, London Session Orchestra UPC: 075597961423 Track Listing: 1. The Wilderness (Prelude) 2. Longing Town 3. Mr. Chess 4. The Winds That Blow 5. Mouth on Fire 6. Sad Stephen's Song 7. Time and Good Fortune 8. Far Away 9. This Is How My Heart Heard 10. A Mirror in the Heart 11. Lo and Behold 12. Requiescat 13. The Wilderness AllMusic Item Information: "On his third album, and first in nearly three years, songwriter and singer Duncan Sheik more closely examines the territory he explored on 1998's Humming with two exceptions: The arrangements are even more sparse, and the songs were written in collaboration with poet and playwright Steven Sater, who wrote all the lyrics on Phantom Moon." "That said this is easily Sheik's strongest, and most mature record to date. In fact, it's downright moving emotionally, even with Sheik's trademark detachment, perhaps because of it. On the album's prelude, "The Wilderness," Sheik accompanies himself with a harmonium and a piano, singing "The word is told now/the word is said/the word is old now/and the stone is bread/the heart is bone, now/the heart is flesh/the heart is known, now/and the no is yes." And that's it. It's over, but the major concerns of this "song cycle" have been set in motion." "Simply put, all of the songs on Phantom Moon gaze deeply into the heart, that jeweled organ that is considered by all faiths to be the true center of the human being, the true mind. In various settings, either a guitar, a dobro, a piano, minimal drums and bass, or the London Session Orchestra frame these songs with a stark framework to allow their fragile melodies -- highlighted by Sheik's gorgeous baritone -- and poetic lyrics to come to the fore. One song ends as the next begins, nearly overlapping, carrying the listener ever deeper into a space of reflection and appreciation for this aesthetic whisper of an album." "If ever Sheik were compared to Nick Drake, Phantom Moon would be the appropriate location for such a comparison, with the haunted string section framing "Sad Stephen's Song," with its skeletal dobro and dulcimer. Or perhaps the (relatively) up-tempo folk song structure of "Time and Good Fortune," which is lushly -- if understatedly so -- orchestrated by the not only the LSO but by Sheik's use of glockenspiel, harmonium, banjo, double bass, and drums. This track sounds as if Phil Ochs were singing a song written by Drake and arranged by John Cale. And with the appearance of labelmate Bill Frisell on the beautiful melancholy that is "Far Away," the album just goes over the top emotionally." Yesway Records offers combined shipping on CDs! Add 2+ CD items to your cart for one low shipping cost.
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
CD Grading: Excellent (EX)
Type: Album
Language: English
Case Type: Jewel Case: Standard
Color: Multicolor
Style: Contemporary Folk, Acoustic, 2000s
Case Condition: Very Good Plus (VG+)
Features: Original Issue
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Inlay Condition: Very Good (VG)
Catalog Number: 79614-2
Producer: Duncan Sheik, Tommy Krasker
Release Year: 2001
Format: CD
Genre: Folk
Run Time: 54 min.
Record Label: Elektra (Label)
Artist: Duncan Sheik, Bill Frisell, Mino Cinelu
Release Title: Phantom Moon
