Static Patterns & Souvenirs

About the Artist
Lorna masterfully weaves beguiling melodies and perceptive lyrics into songs that recall the orchestration of Morricone and Badalamenti, the delicate pop of Camera Obscura, and the exquisite vulnerability of Mojave 3.

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Average customer rating: A beautiful, calm album November Kicks Yet AGAIN!

Static Patterns and Souvenirs Lorna Manufacturer: Words On Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Alternative Rock | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0008GN8DM Release Date: 2005-04-26

Tracks:

1. Understanding Heavy Metal Parts I and II
2. Homerun
3. The Last Mosquito Fight of Summer
4. Remarkable Things
5. Swans
6. The Swimmer
7. Be Forever
8. Snow Song
9. Will You Still Love Me Yesterday?
10. He Dreams of Spaceships
11. Illuminations

Product Description

‘Static Patterns and Souvenirs’ is the second album of remarkably orchestrated songwriting by the Nottingham, England quartet LORNA. The album blends classical orchestration with Americana instrumentation to anchor stunning pop melodies that evoke the works of MOJAVE 3, LAMBCHOP, CAMERA OBSCURA, and ANGELO BADALAMENTI. LORNA uses Scottish pop, post-rock, Americana, and dream pop as signposts, but invigorates each of these genres by injecting a complex, yet seamless array of instrumentation – both organic (pedal steel, classical guitar, vibraphone, viola, cello, banjo, flute, French horn, flugelhorn, harmonica, mandola) and experimental (theremin, found noises, electronics). This orchestration serves as an innovative anchor to the compelling melodies sung, often in tandum, by Mark Rolfe, Sharon Cohen, and James Allen. The album is inaugurated with “Understanding Heavy Metal Parts I and II.” Part I is a beautifully mild-mannered pop song in the vein of MAZZY STAR, with flourishes of banjo, harmonica, and trumpet. The song eventually segues into Part II – a two-minute instrumental coda with an electronic-fused rhythmic underbelly punctuated by vibraphone and trumpet melodies. LORNA accelerates the pace with “The Last Mosquito Fight of Summer” – propelled by briskly syncopated brushed snare strokes and Allen’s “Pictures of You”-esque bass line. The song contains a rousing instrumental chorus, highlighted by a MORRICONE-tinged theremin melody, and closes with fading trails of electronics, radio noise, and a melancholic assembly of violas. “Remarkable Things” is inspired by the John McGregor novel about a day in the life of small British town with children left to their own devices and imaginations. Rolfe and Cohen sing over a naked bed of classic country instrumentation – banjo, acoustic guitars, and pedal steel. On “He Dreams of Spaceships” LORNA sings about the sad, forgotten story of Laika the Soviet space dog against a deceivingly warm backdrop of Scottish pop suggesting CAMERA OBSCURA or Sarah Martin of BELLE AND SEBASTIAN. The measured post-rock composition “Illuminations” closes the album, building from its bare opening verses with passages of flute, trumpet, banjo, and experimental noises, only to conclude with pulsating electronics, a TWIN PEAKS “Red Room” muted trumpet, and ringing vibraphone melodies.

Customer Reviews:

A beautiful, calm album.......2006-08-01

Lorna's "Static Patterns and Souveniers" is engaging without being rowdy. It's great for a low-key evening at home doing nothing in particular.

November Kicks Yet AGAIN!.......2006-04-04

A beautiful release by Lorna. Every track is shimmering perfection. I don't rightly know what to say to inspire you to buy this CD except that if you are a fan of indie-pop to begin with (as I am), then this will be a perfect addition to your collection which undoubtedly already includes works by Scarboro Aquarium Club, Testbild! Harper Lee, etc... Also, keep an eye out for Lorna's November Kicks Again single. Beauty incarnate!

Average customer rating:

Static Patterns & Souvenirs Lorna Manufacturer: Words on Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009R1T0E Release Date: 2005-05-03

Tracks:

1. Understanding Heavy Metal Parts I and II
2. Homerun
3. The Last Mosquito Fight of Summer
4. Remarkable Things
5. Swans
6. The Swimmer
7. Be Forever
8. Snow Song
9. Will You Still Love Me Yesterday?
10. He Dreams of Spaceships
11. Illuminations

Average customer rating:

Faces We Fake Manufacturer: Belligerent ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CAFRTM Release Date: 2005-01-11

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