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Michael Nyman and David McAlmont – The Glare
Released: 26/10/2009
Michael Nyman Records
A potent collaboration between composer Michael Nyman and soul singer David McAlmont. The unique-sounding McAlmont selected a number of Nyman’s soundtrack pieces to rearrange, against which he sets lyrics inspired by contemporary news. The results include the story of a Scottish widow set to a piece from Gattaca.
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Guardian“A fortuitously inspired collaboration...” Though McAlmont has often worked with jazz artists in the past, there's no jazz here, but the pieces often thicken and intensify with a spontaneous-sounding drive...
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The Independent“In this intriguing alliance of soul and classical forms...” David McAlmont uses selections from Nyman's back catalogue as the backdrops to song-stories drawn from recent news reports, all concerning people on the cusp of crisis...
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Muso“It's unleashed something of a dragon in both writers...” As a piece of social commentary it is moving and thought provoking, yet finds solace in each tale of woe. It would be interesting to revisit the project in a year or two, armed with the knowledge of what has happened to each of the subjects...
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