Philharmonics

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Philharmonics by Agnes Obel

About Philharmonics

Born in Copenhagen in 1981, Obel claims to be heavily influenced by the classical composers, Bartok, Debussy, Ravel, Satie and popular artists, Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell and Jan Johansson. On listening to the 12 songs that comprise Philharmonics, some of these influences can be distinctly heard. Although folk music features all the way through Obel’s compositions, it is the sparse atmospheric sound that is predominant. Obel writes, performs and produces everything herself. She studied the piano from an early age and was taught by her mother. There are three instrumental numbers on this album. The first, Falling, Catching is purely .

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Release Date: 2010-10-04T00:00:00.000000Z

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Tracklist

  1. Falling, Catching
  2. Riverside
  3. Brother Sparrow
  4. Just So
  5. Beast
  6. Louretta
  7. Avenue
  8. Philharmonics
  9. Close Watch
  10. Wallflower
  11. Over the Hill
  12. On Powdered Ground