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- Date Released: January 1, 2002
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Downtempo
- Label: Ardent Music
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Improbably, U.K. singer/songwriter Caroline LaVelle's dreamy classical/electronica album Brilliant Midnight was released by Elektra in 2001, probably due to then-hot friend-of-Madonna William Orbit's name among the producer credits. Considerably less improbably, it stiffed and LaVelle was immediately dropped. Remixed, resequenced, and re-released (with three bonus tracks including a ghostly rendition of Ewan MacColl's "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face") as Brilliant Midnight 2.0 a year later, it is clear that this is not an album a major label would know what to do with. Pitched somewhere between the post-minimalist music of Virginia Astley or Andrew Poppy (Michael Nyman and Hector Zazou are among the contributors, furthering that connection) and the more accessible art rock of Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel -- with just a hint of Enya's lush prettiness -- these 16 lengthy songs unfold slowly, with LaVelle's quiet, sighing vocals supported by piano, cello, and subtle electronics. Both coolly artsy and downtempo groovy, Brilliant Midnight 2.0 is a record that deserves a second chance.
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Lost Voices |
4:19 |
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| 02. | |
Karma |
4:02 |
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| 03. | |
Anima Rising |
3:53 |
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| 04. | |
Firefly Night |
4:19 |
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| 05. | |
The Fall |
2:51 |
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| 06. | |
Siamant'o |
6:45 |
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| 07. | |
Anxiety |
4:07 |
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| 08. | |
Farther Than the Sun |
6:44 |
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| 09. | |
She Said |
4:31 |
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| 10. | |
Le Pourquoi |
4:05 |
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| 11. | |
All I Have |
3:32 |
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| 12. | |
Mangoes |
3:42 |
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| 13. | |
Home of the Whale |
4:57 |
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Universal |
6:12 |
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The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face |
4:44 |
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| 16. | |
Twisted Ends |
1:54 |
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16 Total Tracks, 70:37 Total Length
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Credits
- Michael Nyman - Piano // Pete Ashworth - Photography // Sally Herbert - Violin // Carol Isaacs - Piano // Claire Kenny - Bass // Claire Kenny - Guitar // Caroline LaVelle - Bass // Caroline LaVelle - Guitar // Caroline LaVelle - Piano // Caroline LaVelle - Cello // Caroline LaVelle - Keyboards // Caroline LaVelle - Vocals // Caroline LaVelle - Producer // Caroline LaVelle - Sampling // Caroline LaVelle - String Arrangements // Caroline LaVelle - Brass Arrangement // Caroline LaVelle - Soloist // Caroline LaVelle - Instrumentation // Caroline LaVelle - Piano Arrangement // Steve Parr - Engineer // Steve Parr - Vocal Engineer // Steve Parr - String Engineer // Jocelyn Pook - Viola // Arabella Rodriguez - Flute // Arabella Rodriguez - Arranger // Arabella Rodriguez - Keyboards // Arabella Rodriguez - Programming // Arabella Rodriguez - Digital Editing // Arabella Rodriguez - Mixing // Ingrid Schroeder - Arranger // Ingrid Schroeder - Keyboards // Ingrid Schroeder - Programming // Ingrid Schroeder - Vocals (Background) // Ingrid Schroeder - Producer // Ingrid Schroeder - Mixing // Anne Stephenson - Violin // Hector Zazou - Organ // Hector Zazou - Producer // Hector Zazou - Sampling // Hector Zazou - Loops // Hector Zazou - Fender Rhodes // Hector Zazou - Drum Loop // Stuart Bruce - Mixing // Fenella Barton - Violin // Jean-Marc Butty - Shaker // Jean-Marc Butty - Loop // Pierre Chaze - Guitar // Pierre Chaze - Soloist // Ben Findlay - Engineer // Ben Findlay - Vocal Engineer // Ben Findlay - String Engineer // Ben Findlay - Drum Engineering // Kelly McCusker - Violin // Jacquie Turner - Engineer // Jacquie Turner - Vocal Engineer // Jacquie Turner - Backwards Vocals // Claire Orsler - Viola // Barry Flynn - Arranger // Barry Flynn - Keyboards // Barry Flynn - Programming // Barry Flynn - Producer // Barry Flynn - Mixing // Sophie Harris - Cello // Jacqueline Norrie - Violin // Jacqueline Norrie - String Conductor // Bill McGee - Double Bass // Dave Power - Drums // Patrick Manouguian - Guitar // Samantha Rowe - Cello
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