DNTEL - Life Is Full Of Possibilities

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DNTEL
Life Is Full Of Possibilities
(PR320106CD) Plug Research 2001
10 Tracks. 54mins43secs.
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Jimmy Tamborello was once part of Strictly Ballroom, a band that became noticed because of the way they used to integrate the sound of Brian Eno with hardcore. After releasing a single album, the three band members went their separate ways. Tamborello joined electro-pop trio Figurine. During all these years, he kept his Dntel project to himself, writing and recording with friends. Now, Los Angeles label Plug Research is finally releasing his first solo album.
For Life Is Full Of Possibilities, Tamborello has invited a handful of talented artists and friends to bring their vision to the project, including co-ex Strictly Ballroom Chris Ganst, who provides vocals on Umbrella, and Paul Larson, on guitar duties on Last Songs, while current Figurine co-member Meredith Figurine performs on Suddenly Is Sooner Than You Think, Rachel Heden enlightens Why I’m So Unhappy, and the haunting voice of Mai Doi Todd transfixes Anywhere Anyone. Of these reluctant pop songs, torn between sensitive electronica and dysfunctional acoustic, Tamborello and his guests extract the soul of unconventional folk music, neglecting traditional beat patterns to rely on more subtle rhythmic structures instead. Life Is Full Of Possibilities explores amazingly complex musical grounds, where minimalist sonic forms force the most intimate respiration to the forefront of the soudscape. Tamborello’s delicate musical constructions are the prefect backdrop for the melancholic vocals, and create a uniquely atmospheric work. Even when songs display a more upbeat mood, as on Umbrella or the superb (This Is) The Dream Of Evan Chan, which slowly builds up from the ashes of Fireworks into a cloud of fuzz guitars and electronics, melodies remain touching. In between these highly emotional moments, the man inserts some equally well-constructed instrumentals, in which he dissects found sounds and acoustic noises to isolate the purest elements, organise them, only to process them all over again. Each one of the ten tracks forming Life Is Full Of Possibilities has been assembled patiently, as Tamborello, either on his own or with his momentary collaborators, has vowed to bring his compositions to life.
For a first solo album, Life Is Full Of Possibilities displays a mind-blowing maturity, not only in the compositions, but also in the production. The tracks are all incredibly strong, and Tamborello has surrounded himself with people close to his musical universe.

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TRACK LISTING

01	Umbrella	06
02	Anywhere Anyone	07	Je Suis
03	Fear Of Corners	08	Rote
04	Suddenly Is Sooner Than You Think	09	Micro-Cosmic
05	Life Is Full Of Possibilities	10	Money For Old Rope

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