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- Date Released: January 1, 1990
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative
- Label: 4AD
An American love letter to the 4AD sound.
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We Say...
Where Pixies and Throwing Muses brought something new to 4AD, His Name Is Alive seem transparently to be that rare thing: the American 4AD fan purposefully endeavoring to caress label head Ivo Watts-Russell’s ear drums. His Name Is Alive is essentially a solitary obsessive, Warren Defever, drawing on a fluctuating cast of accomplices to help realise the noises in his head. Those sounds have a spidery exquisiteness that couldn’t be further from the late '80s/early-'90 Amerindie norm. If the vibe of Livonia (which sounds like a fantastical imaginary land but is named after Defever’s hometown in Michigan) is sometimes overly precious and faux-mysterious, the culprit is often singer Karin Oliver, whose wavery shrillness is an acquired taste.
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They Say...
His Name Is Alive's debut album, Livonia, is the group's artiest, most explicitly experimental release. It's also the most haphazard, in terms of musical success; the affecting ("If July," "Fossil") sits next to the affected ("You and I Have Seizures," "Reincarnation"). Even at its most contrived, however, Livonia features the elements the group used later to create their distinctive style: Karin Oliver's shimmery, ghostly voice and Warren Defever's open-minded production. Defever commented later that he saw himself as an avant-garde composer during the Livonia period; the album's found sounds, tape loops, and samples do give it an artsy and occasionally precious patina. At its best, Livonia explores death, dreams, and spirituality with transcendent music and lyrics. At its worst, it's an ambitious debut, introducing a creative, aspiring band.
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As We Could Ever |
3:26 |
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E-Nicolle |
1:07 |
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If July |
3:53 |
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Some and I |
3:38 |
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Fossil |
1:35 |
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E-Nicolle |
3:58 |
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Caroline's Supposed Demon |
2:36 |
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Fossil |
3:27 |
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Reincarnation |
1:58 |
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You and I Have Seizures |
3:06 |
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How Ghosts Affect Relationships |
3:54 |
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Darkest Dreams |
3:04 |
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12 Total Tracks, 35:42 Total Length
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Credits
- His Name Is Alive - Main Performer // Jymn Auge - Guitar // Angie Carozzo - Vocals // Warren Defever - Bass // Warren Defever - Guitar // Warren Defever - Sampling // John Fryer - Mixing // Damian Lang - Percussion // Karin Oliver - Vocals // Tracy Schwarz - Bassoon // Tracy Schwarz - Bassoon // Ivo Watts-Russell - Mixing // Chris Bigg - Design // Vaughan Oliver - Art Direction // Vaughan Oliver - Design // Jymn Ange - Guitar
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