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Dakota Suite is the project of English singer-songwriter Chris Hooson, an
intimate, pessimistic philosopher in the vein of
Nick Drake but with the delicate lyricism of
Mazzy Star and a flair for mixing
soul, folk and jazz (the melancholy Chet Baker brand) via
clever, atmospheric arrangements that recalls
Tim Buckley and
Tom Waits.
Songs For A Barbed Wire Fence (Glitterhouse, 1998) was the debut album,
and Alone With Everybody (Star Star Stereo, 1998) is an anthology of the early singles.
Hooson explained his aesthetic vision in the instrumental albums
Navigators Yard (Glitterhouse, 1999) and
The Way I Am Sick (Glitterhouse, 2001), with a chamber orchestra,
dominated by the 13-minute The Way I Am Sick.
The mini-album Morning Lake Forever (Badman, 2000) was a confused work dominated by the nine-minute Chapel Rain, filled with disposable instrumentals and occasionally desperate (Because I Could Not Wait for Death),
Signal Hill (Badman, 2000), on the other hand, was the mature expression
of his "spleen":
A View of the Sea,
Close Enough to Tears,
When Skies Are Grey,
The Cost of Living.
This River Only Brings Poison (Glitterhouse, 2002) continued the journey
through his paradisiac hell:
The Lepers Companion,
Sand Fools The Shoreline,
Lets Be On Our own,
How Safe We Must Seem,
Pillows In The Water.
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(Translation by/ Tradotto da Luca Criscuoli)
Dakota Suite è il progetto del cantautore inglese Chris Hooson, un filosofo intimista, pessimista sulla vena di Nick Drake ma con il delicato lirismo di Mazzy Star e un talento nel mescolare soul, folk e jazz (il marchio melanconico di Chet Baker) attraverso arrangiamenti ingegnosi e di atmosfera che richiamano Tim Buckley e Tom Waits.
Songs For A Barbed Wire Fence (Glitterhouse, 1998) è stato l’album di debutto, e Alone With Everybody (Star Star Stereo, 1998) è una antologia dei primi singoli.
Hooson chiarisce la propria visione estetica negli album strumentali Navigators Yard (Glitterhouse, 1999) e The Way I Am Sick (Glitterhouse, 2001), con un’orchestra da camera, dominata dal pezzo di 13 minuti The Way I Am Sick.
Il mini album Morning Lake Forever (Badman, 2000) è un lavoro confuso dominato dai nove minuti di Chapel Rain, pieno di pezzi strumentali usa e getta e sporadicamente disperati (Because I Could Not Wait for Death),
Signal Hill (Badman, 2000), d’altra parte, è l’espressione matura del suo "spleen": A View of the Sea, Close Enough to Tears, When Skies Are Grey, The Cost of Living.
This River Only Brings Poison (Glitterhouse, 2002) ha proseguito il viaggio attraverso il suo inferno paradisiaco: The Lepers Companion, Sand Fools The Shoreline, Lets Be On Our own, How Safe We Must Seem, Pillows In The Water.
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