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01. Mountaineer - A Town Called Ivanhoe
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02. Mountaineer - A Time For Every Letter
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03. Mountaineer - Eliza (A Day For Every Hour)
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04. Mountaineer - Don't You Miss Her
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05. Mountaineer - Leave It All Behind
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06. Mountaineer - You Pay No Mind
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07. Mountaineer - Morning Mist
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10. Mountaineer - Just A Breeze
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ARTIST
MOUNTAINEER
TITLE
When The Air Is Bright They Shine
FORMAT
CD
LABEL
TYPE
CATALOG #
TYPE 014CD
TYPE 014CD
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
10/9/2006
This is Hamburg-based
Henning Wandhoff
's third release as Mountaineer. After the release of his first album
Sunny Day
, Wandhoff began to itch for collaborators, especially in taking his epic songs into the live environment. After a few years and a few lineup changes he was eventually left with the crack team of
Katja Raine
,
Fiona Mckenzie
,
Anna Bertermann
and
Alexander Rischer
.
When the Air is Bright They Shine
harkens to the classic LPs of the late '60s and '70s; 35-40 minutes, ten tracks, every track perfectly realized and the album holding together without filler. Back in those days, there were none of those modern devices used to trick people into thinking they have something a little more worthy than it really is... just pure pop music. He wanted to recreate this, but not make something knowingly retro -- instead, he assembled his album with ten songs that embodied the philosophies of those classic albums without actually mimicking them. The result are leftfield pop gems, ranging in influence from decades of essential music. The album opens with "A Town Called Ivanhoe" -- the track has the best elements of
Jim O'Rourke
,
Kings of Convenience
or
Jose Gonzalez
, while managing to inject its own special bossa charm which carries across the whole album. When we reach "Eliza (A Day for Every Hour)," it's clear Wandhoff has a deft skill in pop songwriting -- this is a track that wouldn't sound out of place on any self-respecting radio show, but what's more it's actually credible, too. As Wandhoff's soft vocals trip and tread over brushed drums and slide guitar it's simply impossible not to fall in love with the music. In cynical times like these it has never been more appropriate to deliver an honest album of great music, music that makes you feel good to be alive.
When The Air Is Bright They Shine
is exactly that, and its unforgettable sun-drenched moods will take you all the way to paradise and back again.
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