{"id":54656,"date":"2012-05-20T23:51:51","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T21:51:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kulturbloggen.com\/?p=54656"},"modified":"2012-05-20T23:52:38","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T21:52:38","slug":"skivrecension-cold-specks-i-predict-a-graceful-expulsion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kulturbloggen.com\/?p=54656","title":{"rendered":"Skivrecension: Cold Specks &#8211; I Predict a Graceful Expulsion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Artist: Cold Specks<br \/>\nTitel: I Predict a Graceful Expulsion<br \/>\nBetyg: 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Under h\u00f6sten f\u00f6ll vi pladask f\u00f6r hennes bejublade framf\u00f6rande p\u00e5 Later&#8230; with Jools Holland. Ett akustiskt framf\u00f6rande som senare f\u00f6ljdes av den oemotst\u00e5ndliga dubbla A-sidan <em>Blank Maps\/Winter Solstice<\/em>. Nu \u00e4r Cold Specks \u00e4ntligen aktuell med sin debutskiva <em>I Predict a Graceful Expulsion<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>J\u00e4mf\u00f6rt med det akustiska framf\u00f6randet p\u00e5 Later&#8230; with Jools Holland bjuder <em>I Predict a Graceful Expulsion<\/em> p\u00e5 f\u00f6rv\u00e5nansv\u00e4rt detaljrika arrangemang och fylliga ljudlandskap samtidigt som r\u00f6sten &#8211; och dess r\u00e5a k\u00e4nslom\u00e4ssiga innerhet &#8211; \u00e4r (om m\u00f6jligt) \u00e4n mer h\u00e4nf\u00f6rande. Det h\u00e4r \u00e4r den \u00e4kta varan. Jag kan knappt minnas senaste g\u00e5ngen jag h\u00f6rde en vokalist av den h\u00e4r kalibern. Hallelujah!<\/p>\n<p>Cold Specks \u00e4r ett alias f\u00f6r den 24-\u00e5rige kanadensiske s\u00e5ngerskan Al Spx som sj\u00e4lv kallar sin musik f\u00f6r &#8221;doom soul&#8221;. Skivan \u00e4r fylld av religi\u00f6sa anspelningar, mentalt k\u00e4nns det n\u00e4stan som att g\u00e5 p\u00e5 begravning. \u00c4nd\u00e5 \u00e4r det s\u00e5 fruktansv\u00e4rt vackert.<\/p>\n<p>I <em>Blank Maps<\/em> sjunger hon &#8221;I am, I am a goddamn believer&#8221; och desperationen ekar genom hela l\u00e5ten. Det k\u00e4nns som ett mantra. Som att hon verkligen f\u00f6rs\u00f6ker f\u00f6rm\u00e5 sig sj\u00e4lv att tro. Kanske \u00e4r det just d\u00e4r vi hittar essensen och sk\u00f6nheten i hennes musik. <em>I Predict a Graceful Expulsion<\/em> \u00e4r det hoppl\u00f6sa s\u00f6kandet efter identitet. F\u00e5ngat i ljud. <\/p>\n<p>B\u00e4sta sp\u00e5r: Blank Maps<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_yLmWQT8Bag\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artist: Cold Specks Titel: I Predict a Graceful Expulsion Betyg: 4 Under h\u00f6sten f\u00f6ll vi pladask f\u00f6r hennes bejublade framf\u00f6rande p\u00e5 Later&#8230; with Jools Holland. Ett akustiskt framf\u00f6rande som senare f\u00f6ljdes av den oemotst\u00e5ndliga dubbla A-sidan Blank Maps\/Winter Solstice. Nu \u00e4r Cold Specks \u00e4ntligen aktuell med sin debutskiva I Predict a Graceful Expulsion. 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