Thomas Dybdahl: What's Left Is Forever
The most remarkable thing the Norwegian singer-songwriter did on this record, his sixth studio album, was to record it lying down. As a result, it has a relaxed, laid-back atmosphere, despite the fact that it was recorded very quickly – in only six days.
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What’s Left Is Forever pop (Universal)
We don’t know whether that was producer Larry Klein’s idea, but the involvement of the chap whose sound influenced albums by, for example, Joni Mitchell (his ex), Herbie Hancock, and Tracy Chapman, is also clearly discernible on What’s Left Is Forever. In collaboration with the set of superlative musicians he brought together for the occasion, he gives what we consider to be slightly saccharine arrangements a bit more spice. The only thing he couldn’t change is Dybdahl’s timbre: the Norwegian’s soft, sensitive voice still brings to mind the much-missed Jeff Buckley. By contrast to its predecessors, which were more reminiscent of folk, country, and 1970s singer-songwriters, What’s Left Is Forever possesses a warm soul fervour, a direct consequence of the spontaneous way the record was made, the musicians’ off-the-cuff attitude, and the fact that there was also some analogue material kicking around the studio.
4/10, 19.30, €19/21, Botanique
What’s Left Is Forever pop (Universal)
We don’t know whether that was producer Larry Klein’s idea, but the involvement of the chap whose sound influenced albums by, for example, Joni Mitchell (his ex), Herbie Hancock, and Tracy Chapman, is also clearly discernible on What’s Left Is Forever. In collaboration with the set of superlative musicians he brought together for the occasion, he gives what we consider to be slightly saccharine arrangements a bit more spice. The only thing he couldn’t change is Dybdahl’s timbre: the Norwegian’s soft, sensitive voice still brings to mind the much-missed Jeff Buckley. By contrast to its predecessors, which were more reminiscent of folk, country, and 1970s singer-songwriters, What’s Left Is Forever possesses a warm soul fervour, a direct consequence of the spontaneous way the record was made, the musicians’ off-the-cuff attitude, and the fact that there was also some analogue material kicking around the studio.
4/10, 19.30, €19/21, Botanique
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