The group began writing material in Berlin's Planet Roc studios in the summer of. No Shouts, No Calls is also their first album to be entirely digitally recorded and mixed. It was released on CD and LP in 2007 by Too Pure. It’s quiet and delicate songs, perfect executed as they are, just don’t quite set it out. No Shouts, No Calls is the fourth album by English rock group Electrelane. This year has seen some truly great albums, but this feels very anonymous next to them.
Whilst this is an enjoyable album, nothing really sets it out from the crowd. That Electrelane can fit that much into one song shows just how versatile they really are. It feels like they’ve woken up, tried something a little different. Electrelane can make sweet, textured pop songs, or they can tap into their riot-grrl side and blow out some speakers. Electrelane effortlessly assimilate a wide cut of moods and influences the off kilter harmony of the Velvet Underground, the droning insistence of Krautrock heroes Can, the bratty brashness of feminist popsters Le Tigre into a heartfelt batch of art-pop that. It only really gets mixed up on the instrumental Between The Wolf and the Dog with it’s crunching intro and almost Stereolab-esque descent into it’s finale. No Shouts No Calls is an album of enticingly irregular brilliance. It does get a touch familiar after a while, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it, the ingredients are the same throughout and the tempo played with in a similar and predictable manner. The delicate, almost sea shanty, of At Sea only gets going about half-way through, when the guitars get turned up a notch, but by then you’ve been lulled to sleep by the delicate harmonies. The gentle organ and rhythm section rules throughout. It comes as no surprise to learn that this album was recorded in Berlin, the song titles and general atmosphere of the album feels steeped in it’s past, from Tram 21 to the obvious In Berlin, it reeks of the dark and Eastern past of the city. The high vocal harmonies add an angelic edge to their darker, more edgy songs like After The Call which seems to brood, the guitars feel darker and more immersed in the production until the song bursts to live, the riffs click up a gear and suddenly the song lurches into overdrive. They seem to have taken some lessons from their recent tour partners, The Arcade Fire, as well, the music feels slightly more uplifting, almost anthemic in quality. Kicking off with the mesmeric The Greater Times and recent single To The East, your welcomed with their usual rhythmic bass lines and chiming guitars. This, their fourth long player, is their most focused album to date, seemingly maturing like a fine wine, this might not win over many news fans, but existing fans will find plenty to enjoy. Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, Philippe Pierlot, Christoph Poppen, Jean-Jacques Kantorow, Augustin Dumay - Bach - Mozart: La Folle Journée 2021 (2021)ĭella Reese - Oldies Selection: Della Reese - Greatest Hits, Vol.The return of Electrelane. Bach: 6 Partitas for Harpsichord (2021) Īvi Rosenfeld - Very Classic Very Metal (2021) Percy Faith - Malaguena: Music Of Cuba (2021) Īndre Ethier - Further up Island (2021) īlandine Verlet - J.S. Pierre Monteux, London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden - Maurice Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole, Pavane pour une Infante défunte, Daphnis et Chloé (2021) Sami Karjalainen Trio - Plays Standards (2021) Hi-Res