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After the huge success of his previous albums "Lang" and
"Curvelands", Yasuhiko Fukuzono (aka aus) quickly became one
of the top electronic artists in Japan. And "After All" is
his 6th album from his own label flau, following the highly acclaimed
"Curveland" which was released on Moteer in 2007.
All the tracks are brand new based on the songs he made when he was
a teenager.
The deep opening track produced by mondii (Spekk/Plop) with vocals by
Sylvan Chauveau "Water Paintings" serves as a thick door to
the following pleasant adventures of aus tracks featuring great guest
artists from around the world such as Craig Tattersall (aka The Remote
Viewer / The Boats), Lindsay Anderson (L'altra),
Andreas Berger (glim), Cokiyu, Geskia and Yukiko Okamoto. What's so
special about this release among his others is that compared to his
more electronic and instrumental based previous albums, most of the
tracks in "After All" features vocals and the lyrics were
also written by this artist which reveals his song writing skills. The
album also includes 3 brilliant remixes by The World on Higher Downs,
Motoro Faam and Ametsub.
-tracklist-
01. Water Paintings (ft. mondii and Sylvain Chauveau)
02. Vertigo (ft. cokiyu)
03. IHI (ft. cokiyu)
04. Closed (ft.cokiyu)
05. Autoland (w. Andreas Berger)
06. Fake Five
07. Waltz (ft. Lindsay Anderson)
08. Lovers (w. Craig Tattersall)
09. Hero Of The Paper Boy (Motoro Faam Remix)
10. Middle Most (Ametsub Remix)
11. Urum (The World On Higher Downs Remix)
-reviews-
Popmusic? Sure. Ambient? Why not? Technoish? Also. Dreampop? Also. Soft,
not too outspoken, with bells tinkling, sweet female voices, backwards
piano, a guitar. Music for a modern living room - vital weekly
alles ist gut. - de:bug
exquisite, a must-listen for fans of forward-thinking ambient music, electronic
tinkering and Japanese musicality. - earz mag
Fukuzono's sophisticated electronic pop has always been distinguished
by its attention to detail and its exquisite sound design but After All
pushes those qualities to a higher level, in large part due to the humanizing
effect the vocal dimension brings to the material - textura
A very gentle and soothing album reminding us at time of Bjork and Mum
- norman records
After All, album consolidant la position d’aus dans le paysage musical
électronique. - etherreal
Successfully combining the fine art of contemporary ambient electronica
techniques with neo-classical piano and strings, environmental sounds,
and even elements of jazz, into delicate, crackly and multi-textured soundscapes..likes
of Matmos, Múm, and Efterklang - adequacy.
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