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180g Vinyl Reissue of 2006 Release!
Comfort of Strangers is English singer-songwriter Beth Orton's fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2002's Daybreaker. The album was recorded in just two weeks at New York's Sear Sound studio in the spring of 2005, with musician and composer Jim O'Rourke as producer. It features Beth on guitar, piano, and harmonica with O'Rourke on bass, piano, and marimba and the American percussionist Tim Barnes on drums. Music was composed by Orton with the title track written in partnership with O'Rourke and M. Ward.
"One of the comforts of strangers is the fresh start that they offer. This album could be seen as a fresh start for Beth Orton, and she makes the most of it: as artlessly lovely as a spring day, this is some of her simplest work, and simply some of her best, too." -Heather Phares, allmusic.com
Singer/songwriter Beth Orton combined the passionate beauty of the acoustic folk tradition with the electronic beats of trip-hop to create a fresh, distinct fusion of roots and rhythm. Born in Norwich, England in December 1970, Orton debuted as one half of the duo Spill, a one-off project with William Orbit which released a cover of John Martyn's "Don't Wanna Know About Evil." She continued working with Orbit on his 1993 LP Strange Cargo 3, co-writing and singing the track "Water From a Vine Leaf" before appearing with the group Red Snapper on their first singles "Snapper" and "In Deep." In 1995 Orton teamed with the Chemical Brothers for "Alive: Alone," the ultimate track on their Exit Planet Dust LP. After assembling a backing band comprised of double bassist Ali Friend, guitarist Ted Barnes, keyboardist Lee Spencer, and drummer Wildcat Will, she finally issued her 1996 debut EP She Cries Your Name; her stunning full-length bow Trailer Park, produced in part by Andrew Weatherall, followed later in the year.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Selections:
Side A:
1. Worms
2. Countenance
3. Heartland Truckstop
4. Rectify
5. Comfort of Strangers
6. Shadow of A Doubt
7. Conceived
Side B:
1. Absinthe
2. A Place Aside
3. Safe In Your Arms
4. Shopping Trolley
5. Feral
6. Heart of Soul
7. Pieces of Sky
180g Vinyl Reissue of 2006 Release!
Comfort of Strangers is English singer-songwriter Beth Orton's fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2002's Daybreaker. The album was recorded in just two weeks at New York's Sear Sound studio in the spring of 2005, with musician and composer Jim O'Rourke as producer. It features Beth on guitar, piano, and harmonica with O'Rourke on bass, piano, and marimba and the American percussionist Tim Barnes on drums. Music was composed by Orton with the title track written in partnership with O'Rourke and M. Ward.
"One of the comforts of strangers is the fresh start that they offer. This album could be seen as a fresh start for Beth Orton, and she makes the most of it: as artlessly lovely as a spring day, this is some of her simplest work, and simply some of her best, too." -Heather Phares, allmusic.com
Singer/songwriter Beth Orton combined the passionate beauty of the acoustic folk tradition with the electronic beats of trip-hop to create a fresh, distinct fusion of roots and rhythm. Born in Norwich, England in December 1970, Orton debuted as one half of the duo Spill, a one-off project with William Orbit which released a cover of John Martyn's "Don't Wanna Know About Evil." She continued working with Orbit on his 1993 LP Strange Cargo 3, co-writing and singing the track "Water From a Vine Leaf" before appearing with the group Red Snapper on their first singles "Snapper" and "In Deep." In 1995 Orton teamed with the Chemical Brothers for "Alive: Alone," the ultimate track on their Exit Planet Dust LP. After assembling a backing band comprised of double bassist Ali Friend, guitarist Ted Barnes, keyboardist Lee Spencer, and drummer Wildcat Will, she finally issued her 1996 debut EP She Cries Your Name; her stunning full-length bow Trailer Park, produced in part by Andrew Weatherall, followed later in the year.
Features:
180g Vinyl
Selections:
Side A:
1. Worms
2. Countenance
3. Heartland Truckstop
4. Rectify
5. Comfort of Strangers
6. Shadow of A Doubt
7. Conceived
Side B:
1. Absinthe
2. A Place Aside
3. Safe In Your Arms
4. Shopping Trolley
5. Feral
6. Heart of Soul
7. Pieces of Sky
