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2016 2016 Chateau Palmer Margaux In 6er Holzkiste
Was da auf Château Palmer kreiert wird, verschlägt einem schier den Atem! Biodynamie scheint wahrhaftig der Schlüssel zum dauerhaften Erfolg zu sein. Ganz gleich, welche Wetterbedingungen herrschen. Die hoch interessante, leicht minzige Note des Alter Ego auch im Château Palmer. Viel Teer, Tabak, Espresso, Würze, dazu tiefdunkle Frucht, frisch, saftig, druckvoll. Perfekt eingebundene Gerbstoffe machen ihn zu einem wahren Bordeaux-Kunstwerk! Wine Advocate: 95-97/100 Punkte "The 2016 Palmer is a blend of 47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot cropped at 29 hectoliters per hectare between 3 and 18 October. Matured in 65% new oak (my sample coming from a used barrel), the bouquet is perhaps not quite as intense as some of its peers and takes time to click into fifth gear. Eventually it offers tightly wound blackberry, briary and mineral scents; it is very focused, but maybe less extrovert and more classic in style compared to recent vintages. The palate is medium-bodied with a gentle grip on the entry, quite firm in the mouth with slightly tarry black fruit, hints of black truffle developing towards the finish that feels masculine and linear. It has very impressive length, completing what is an intellectual Palmer, one that I suspect will really blossom in bottle." Trinkgenuss: 2024 bis 2055 Weinwisser: 19/20 Punkte “… (47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 29 hl/ha, 65% Grand Vin) Konzentriertes, samtenes, komplexes, süsses Bouquet, Cassis, schwarze Brombeeren, Amarenakirschen, Tabak, Pralinen, fein Eukalyptus, Dörrfrüchte, Trüffel, Lakritze. Konzentrierter, vielschichtiger, samtener, fein opulenter Gaumen mit cremiger, dichter Struktur, kräftiger, süsser Frucht, vielfältiger, süsser Aromatik, viel gutem Tannin, sehr langer, aromatischer, dichter Abgang mit vielen, süssen Rückaromen. Kann noch zulegen." James Suckling: 99-100/100 Punkte "I wrote that the 2015 was incredible, and this 2016 is again. It's equally structured and powerful as the 2015, yet there's an underlying intellectual serenity to this wine. You taste it, and you want to know and experience it even more. Full and tannic yet ever so polished and beautiful. Mesmerizing. Made from biodynamically grown grapes." Decanter: 98/100 Punkte "The grand vin represents 65% of production in 2016, the highest ever. It has many similarities in style with the 2001 and 1986, being a classically styled wine full of soft slate, fern, liquorice and cassis, but from the modern era where you can achieve so much more precision. This is a wine that makes you smile from the first sip, and keeps on getting better, caressing you gently across the palate. There is never any let up through the mid-palate, and the biodynamics that have been practised here for the past few years are clearly paying off. Elegant, utterly silky and precise, the structure is just effortless with reasonably fresh alcohols that are the result of late ripening. A perfect example of the appellation, it has the florality, density and slow tannic pace that means it takes you right along with it as the flavours build. The blend is 47% Merlot, 47% Cabernet Sauvignon and 6% Petit Verdot. Intellectual without being overbearing, and built to age. This is impressive stuff." Antonio Galloni vinous: 95-98/100 Punkte "Sophisticated and polished from the outset, the 2016 Palmer is utterly captivating. Dark shades of fruit, accented by hints of smoke, leather and discreet French oak open up in the glass, but it is the wine'e effortless, gracious personality that stands out most. The 2016 literally hovers on the palate with exquisite grace. I can't wait to see how it ages." Wine Enthusiast: 98-100/100 Punkte "Potentially an 100-point wine, this is beautifully ripe and rich, with sweet tannins as well as opulent black fruit tones. A higher than usual proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon in the blend gives the wine its density, sophistication and great sense of presence." Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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2018 Château La Mission Haut-Brion CRU CLASSÉ PESSAC-LÉOGNAN A.C.
Traditionell gemeinsam mit Château Haut Brion verkostet. In diesem Jahr war mit leichtem Vorsprung Mission unser Favorit! Am Gaumen erhaben, mächtig, der Körper kraftvoll umgeben von einer wunderbaren Aromatik schwarzer Beeren und einem massiv konzentrierten Nachhall. Ein großer klassischer La Mission Haut Brion mit Potenzial für mehr als 50 Jahre! Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 98-100/100 Punkte »The 2018 La Mission Haut-Brion is composed of 53.5% Merlot, 42.9% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3.6% Cabernet Franc, harvested September 10 to October 2. Deep purple-black in color, it slowly unfurls to reveal a beguiling nose of earth and soft-spoken fruit, opening with wild blueberries, wet slate, pencil lead and fresh black cherries giving way to a serious core of blackcurrant cordial, baked plums and wild sage, and then exposing delicate wafts of rose hip tea and candied violets. Full-bodied, the palate is very tightly wound and super intense with amazing restraint and energy focused around very firm, exquisitely fine-grained tannins and seamless freshness, finishing incredibly long and fantastically multilayered. Extraordinary wine.« James Suckling: 97-98/100 Punkte »A tight and linear red with fantastic oyster-shell, iodine and crushed-stone character, complementing the currants and blackberries. Extremely long and fresh.« Decanter: 97/100 Punkte »An extremely fine Mission, just beginning to say its piece. It's dense, gorgeously velvety in texture and bursting with fruit and energy. On the palate you get liquorice and dark chocolate notes, showing clear generosity while easily walking the line of balance. The longer it sits in the glass, the more the minerality takes hold on the mid-palate, doling out its tiny sparks of electricity and holding your attention. The subtle smoke, freshly cut herbs and tight tannins steal up on you, planting their flag in the finish. Harvested 10 September to 2 October, giving a 44hl/ha yield. 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. IPT 75.8. The 3.76pH is the highest since 1989. Drinking Window 2023 - 2032« Falstaff: 97/100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand. Reife Beerenfrucht, feiner Feigentouch, ein Hauch von Nougat, einladendes Bukett. Komplex, saftig, reife Herzkirschen, präsente, gut eingebundene Tannine, schokoladiger Nachhall, gut anhaftend, feine Mineralität, zarte Röstaromen im Rückgeschmack, sehr gute Länge.« Wine Enthusiast: 95-97/100 Punkte »Barrel Sample. While the wine is certainly structured, it has all the finesse and elegance that is associated with this estate. Beautiful berry flavors are packed with acidity but supported by generous tannins. This is impressive and obviously will age well.« Weinwisser: 19,5/20 »Die gut 20 Hektar sind ebenfalls im Besitz der Familie Dillon. Das Gut liegt praktisch auf der anderen Strassenseite. 53,5 % Merlot, 3,6 % Cabernet Franc und 42,9 % Cabernet Sauvignon. Auch hier überzeugt schon der hervorragende Zweitwein. Der La Mission wird oft als feiner und «femininer» bezeichnet, dennoch kommt er nicht immer an den Haut-Brion ran. Hier war er aber ganz nah dran und es würde mich nicht wundern, wenn andere ihn sogar gleichauf mit Haut-Brion sehen. Dichtes, weit gefächertes und jetzt schon sehr harmonisch und reif wirkendes Bouquet mit dunkelroter und dunkelblauer Frucht, in der sehr dunkle Kirschen und reife Pflaumen den Ton angeben, auch zart rosinige und dann wieder changierend mineralische Noten schwingen mit. Dazu steigen verführerische Nuancen von Graphit, Arabica und Blumen wie Veilchen und leicht angetrocknete Rosen auf. Hat fast schon was Exotisches, aber im positiven, spannenden Sinne. Auch im Mund ein samtiges Elixier mit traumhaft seidig-cremiger Textur, grosser Balance und Geschmeidigkeit, bei der die Tannine schon voll integriert sind. Wie schon beim Haut-Brion ist die Tanninqualität auf einer anderen Stufe als bei vielen anderen Top-Weinen. Dieser La Mission Haut-Brion ist jetzt schon ein ganz grosses Vergnügen und für denjenigen, der das nötige Kleingeld hat, wird es ein herausragendes Vergnügen sein, diese beiden Traumweine irgendwann in ihrer vollen Blüte nebeneinander verkosten zu können. Trinken 2030 bis 2058« Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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2018 Château Cos d'Estournel 2. GRAND CRU CLASSÉ SAINT ÉSTÈPHE A.C.
Jahrhundertwein!!! Eigentlich sind wir keine Freunde dieses Ausdrucks. Doch bei diesem famosen Wein bleibt uns keine andere Wahl. Die Investitionen in die penible Weinbergsarbeit, nahezu biodynamischen Anbau und hoch moderner Kellertechnik macht sich bezahlt. Château Cos d’Estournel ist in einem unnachahmlichen Charakter unglaublich dicht, voluminös und doch ganz klar und fein. Opulenz ja, doch nicht überbordend, nicht überfordernd, einfach phänomenal! Samtig, weich, vielschichtig und harmonisch. Diese Balance macht ihn in 2018 einen kleinen Tick besser als Montrose (diese Aussage fällt uns als notorische Montrose-Fans nicht leicht) – der beste Saint-Éstèphe 2018! (98-99+ Punkte) Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 97-100/100 Punkte »The 2018 Cos d'Estournel is composed of 74% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 2% Petit Verdot and 1% Cabernet Franc and has 14.59% alcohol. Aging in 50% new barriques, it has a deep purple-black color and drifts effortlessly, gracefully, seductively out of the glass with slowly unfurling notions of blackcurrant cordial, wild blueberries, chocolate-covered cherries and plum pudding with touches of violets, licorice, wild roses and yeast extract plus a waft of loose tobacco. The full-bodied palate is built like a brick house with a solid frame of super firm, super ripe tannins and seamless freshness to back up the vibrant, crunchy, oh-so-muscular fruit, finishing long with loads of mineral layers. Amazing structure will keep this beauty for at least half a century and probably a full one!« James Suckling: 98-99/100 Punkte »The beautiful integration of ripe fruit and ripe tannins gives the wine a layered and agile mouthfeel. Soft and gorgeous with silky tannins that really kick in at the finish and carry the wine for a long time.« Falstaff: 98/100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Frische schwarze Herzkirschen, feine Edelholzwürze, ein Hauch von Nougat, mit schwarzen Waldbeeren unterlegt. Saftig, elegant, reife Kirschen, finessenreich, präsente, feinwürzige Tannine, zarter Nougat, ein sehr beeindruckender frischer Stil, zart nach Feigen im Nachhall.« Decanter: 97/100 Punkte »This has some austerity on the attack, then announces its arrival in the inimitable way that Cos is able to do: with a slow build up of exotic spices, liquorice root, cedar and cassis. It stretches out through the palate and you keep waiting for the tannins to punch through like they did in 2010, but it doesn't happen, even though this is a big wine with high alcohol and an IPT of 80. There's a great menthol freshness on the finish, helped no doubt by a fresh 3.65pH. It has the luxurious signature of Cos, the glamorous touch that you look for in this wine - like at Mouton and at Angelus - that is part of their DNA, but it's also married to elegance and a touch of slate minerality. This is a wine that you would be thrilled to own. 12mm of rain on 12 September and 20mm in mid-August were just enough to stop any blockages in ripening, although the 30hl/ha yield is low due to a touch of mildew and some concentration in September. This compares to a more generous 45hl/ha in 2016. 65% of production went into the grand vin. 1% Petit Verdot makes up the blend, and the wine is aged in 50% new oak (a little lower than the usual 60%). A candidate to upscore when in bottle. Drinking Window 2028 - 2042« Wine Enthusiast: 95-97/100 Punkte »Barrel Sample. Big, rich and smoky in nature, with powerful fruits and dense tannins, this is a wine that is straining at the limits but still within balance. Rich, smoky flavors shine along with the black plum fruit and bright acidity. It will age for many years.« Weinwisser: 18,5/20 »74 % Cabernet Sauvignon 23 % Merlot, 2 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot, 14,5 % vol, 2/3 Grand Vin, 29,5 hl/ha. Dichtes Granatrot mit aufhellendem Rand. Komplexes Bouquet mit Wildkirschen, Rosmarin, Wacholder. Im zweiten Ansatz Waldhimbeeren und Lakritze. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur und blitzblank polierten Tanninen, dann packt der Cos zu und zeigt sein gewaltiges Lagerpotenzial, wird engmaschig und muskelbepackt. Im gebündelten, langanhaltenden Finale mit schwarzbeerigen Konturen, dunklen Edelhölzern und Brasiltabak. Endet mit dieser typischen St.-Estèphe-Arroganz. Hat sein enormes Potenzial (leider) nicht ganz ausgeschöpft, kann noch zulegen! Trinken 2028 bis 2048« Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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2018 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 2. GRAND CRU CLASSÉ PAUILLAC A.C.
Femme fatale, femme phénoménale,… die Comtesse ist ein Wein der Superlative, der den edlen Genießer verführt und mit einem Höchstmaß an Frucht, Charakter und Länge um den Finger wickelt. Der Nachhall ist phänomenal und schwingt unendlich nach! Decanter: 99/100 Punkte »This has to be up there with one of the most seductive Comtesses on record with layers of alternating softness and concentration combined with a lot of 2016’s elegance and power. The nose on this stands out a mile, getting it right up on the podium before you even take a sip. Rich raspberries combine with peonies and curls of woodsmoke while the appellation’s signature slate, cedar, liquorice and tannic grip slowly builds up on the palate. I’ve tasted this several times with each conveying a juiciness and elegance that is quite different in style to many in Pauillac this year - it's a 98-100 for me, and I'm already looking forward to re-tasting it in bottle. 1% Petit Verdot completes the blend. 60% new oak used. 13% press wine. 3.75pH, 88IPT – higher even than the 80IPT in 2016. Drinking Window 2026 - 2040« Wine Spectator: 97-100/100 Punkte »This one nails it in 2018, with saturated, almost sappy kirsch, plum and blackberry preserve flavors at the core, inlaid with sweet tobacco, singed vanilla, worn cedar and fresh earth notes. A bolt of graphite provides support. Concentrated, long and very complete. One of the high water marks of the vintage.« James Suckling: 98-99/100 Punkte »A deep and intense young red with blackberries and blueberries, as well as green olives and hints of fresh tobacco. But really black fruit. Full-bodied, tight and integrated with a refreshing and harmonious finish. Just floating on the palate. Great tannin backbone to this. A classic. Another flying carpet.« Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 97-99/100 Punkte »The grand vin represents 50% of the crop this year. The 2018 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is made up of 71% Cabernet Sauvignon, 23% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc and 1% Petit Verdot with a pH of 3.85, an IPT (total polyphenol index) of 87 and 14% alcohol. Very deep purple-black colored, it is like hitting a brick wall to begin, needing considerable coaxing to start to reveal notes of crushed black cherries, warm blackberries, ripe blackcurrants and chocolate cake with nuances of violets, rose hip tea, charcuterie, tapenade and incense with wafts of new leather and iron ore. Full-bodied, concentrated and completely laden with tightly wound black fruit and savory layers, the palate gives a rock-solid backbone of firm, super ripe, super fine-grained tannins and soft background freshness, finishing very long with a veritable display of mineral fireworks.« Wine Enthusiast: 96-98/100 Punkte »Barrel Sample. Ripe and stylish, it is elegance personified and will be a very fine wine to age. Its structure and tannins are generous yet gently handled, giving density while preserving the bright dark fruit flavors.« Falstaff: 96/100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zart floral unterlegte schwarze Kirschfrucht, feines Cassis, ein Hauch von Orangenzesten. Saftig, komplex, extraktsüß, elegant, reife, tragende Tannine, feiner Nougat im Abgang, bleibt sehr gut haften, sicheres Reifepotenzial.« Weinwisser: 19,5/20 »71 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 23 % Merlot, 5 % Cabernet Franc, 1 % Petit Verdot, 35 hl/ha, 60 % Grand Vin. Undurchsichtiges Purpur mit schwarzer Mitte und violettem Rand. Ein zartes Parfüm nach Wildkirschen und Veilchen sowie Nougatpralinen. Im zweiten Ansatz Lakritze, Cassis und Heidelbeeren. Am kräftigen Gaumen mit cremiger Textur, perfekt ausgereiften Tanninen und süssem Extrakt, unglaubliche Eleganz aufweisend, dann packt dieses Finessenpaket zu. Im katapultartigen, langanhaltenden Finale mit blauen Beeren, stützender Mineralik, Graphit, endet mit edlen Bitternoten, die dem Wein eine gewisse Arroganz verleihen. Ein grandioser Pauillac, der auch in diesem Jahr zum Besten in der Appellation gehört! Für Nicolas Glumineau ist der 2018er eine Kombination aus 1989, 2010 und 2016. Wird in der perfekten Genussreife die Maximalnote erreichen. Trinken 2028 bis 2056« Vinum: 18/20 Punkte »Hat es verstanden, trotz der wuchtigen Art des Jahres seine Harmonie zu halten, herrlich sanftes und doch mundfüllendes Tannin, grosse Frische und Geschmeidigkeit trotz der Tiefe, fleischiger Ausklang; einmal mehr hervorragend. 2030 bis 2050« Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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2018 Château Léoville Las Cases 2. CRU CLASSÉ ST. JULIEN A.C.
Falstaff: 100/100 Punkte »Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Zarte Edelholzwürze, feines schwarzes Waldbeerkonfit, ein Hauch von Lakritze und Brombeeren, facettenreiches Bukett. Kraftvoll, extraktsüße, reife Supertannine, mineralisch und sehr lange anhaftend, tolle Frische, reife schwarze Kirschen, wird längere Zeit auf der Flasche brauchen, Riesenpotenzial, ein Wein de Garde.« James Suckling: 99-100/100 Punkte »OMG. This shows amazing depth of fruit and density. Full-bodied and so layered with incredible fruit and power. Blackberries. Blueberries. Violets. Hints of dried flowers. Fantastic fruit and tannins, yet agile and energetic. The château says 2016 plus, plus.« Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: 98-100/100 Punkte »“We produced great Cabernet Franc this year,” Directeur Général Pierre Graffeuille told me during my visit to Léoville Las Cases. Even though only 3% of the press wine was added back, he was also absolutely glowing about the quality of this too. And he should be—the finished blend for the 2018 Léoville Las Cases is yet another triumph for this great estate. Composed of 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Cabernet Franc and 9% Merlot, harvested September 15 to October 4 with yields of 35.5 hectoliters per hectare, it has 14.49% alcohol and will be aged in barriques, 90% new. Very deep purple-black in color, it is a little closed to begin, slowly emerging from the glass to reveal subtle woodsmoke, violets, tilled soil and underbrush scents over a core of warm cassis, wild blueberries and redcurrant jelly plus hints of rare beef and iron ore. Full-bodied, rich, super concentrated and bursting with latent energy, this is an atomic bomb waiting to go off in your mouth. It has a rock-solid foundation of firm, very ripe, very finely grained tannins and bold freshness supporting the muscular fruit through the epically long, amazingly nuanced finish. Simply breathtaking.« Wine Spectator: 97-100/100 Punkte »This is backward and dense, with thickly layered plum, blackberry, fig and blueberry reduction flavors wrapped liberally in warm ganache and melted licorice notes. A long echo of smoldering charcoal emerges at the very end. There's a lot to resolve here as the rich and austere sides are still melding, but the extra amplitude doesn't distort anything; it just all goes to 11.« Decanter: 98/100 Punkte »2018 is another vintage where it's pretty much impossible to find fault with Las Cases, and where you get a kick of happiness from tasting it. Owner Jean-Hubert Delon compares the 2016 to the 1961 and the 2018 to the 1959 - let's all check back in a few decades to see if that's true! But where the 2016 was monumental, this has a subtlety that's rarely seen in such a young LLC. It's not that you'd call this approachable but you rarely see this level of plush density to the fruit at this stage. There's a civilised quality to the structure that makes you think, just maybe, the 2018 will be at optimum drinking before the 2016. You're still getting the complex cigar box and cassis aromatics, with deep, rippling black fruits on the palate accompanied by a cassis and liquorice whoosh and the layering up of dense but fine tannins. It demonstrates precise balance and an exceptionally long finish. All in all, this is a standout St-Julien, . This year sees the lowest percentage of press wine ever used at this estate, coming in at under 3% (it's normally double this), because the wine already had so much structure that the normal level of press wine threw it out of balance. I'm pretty sure that I've never given a drinking window this early for LLC at En Primeur, which says something. 90% new oak. 80IPT. 3.65pH. Yield of 35.5hl/ha. Drinking Window 2028 - 2048« Wine Enthusiast: 96-98/100 Punkte »Barrel Sample. It is the tannins that mark out this powerful wine, presenting a fine balancing act between a firm structure and rich dark fruit flavors. It is the epitome of elegant Saint-Julien, with a welcome mix of weight and freshness.« Weinwisser: 20/20 »80 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 11 % Merlot, 9 % Cabernet Franc, 35,5 hl/ha, 14,49 % vol., 90 % neue Barriques. Tiefes Purpurgranat mit satter Mitte und violettem Rand. Sehr konzentriertes fruchtig-würziges Bouquet mit Wildkirsche, Rosmarin und Heidekraut. Im zweiten Ansatz Alpenheidelbeeren, Graphitspuren, frischer schwarzer tasmanischer Bergpfeffer, rote Johannisbeeren und Veilchen. Am kräftigen, komplexen Gaumen mit seidiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanningerüst gepaart mit einer unglaublichen Frische, die dem Wein eine grandiose Finesse verleiht. Im katapultartigen Finale mit einem Feuerwerk aus schwarzbeeriger Frucht, tiefschürfender Mineralik und lebendiger Rasse mit einem Touch von Bleistiftmine endend. Ein grossartiger St.-Julien, der sich dieses Jahr vor Ducru die Krone in der Appellation St.-Julien aufsetzt und der zu Recht die Bestnote erhält! Trinken 2025 bis 2055« Vinum: 18/20 Punkte »Majestätische Tanninstruktur, ungewohnt fruchtiger Ausklang, begleitet vom schwelenden, aber perfekt abgestimmten Feuer; überaus gelungener Balanceakt zwischen Jahrgang und lobenswerter Typizität. 2025 bis 2040« Bitte beachten Sie die Sonderbedingungen der Subskription in unseren AGB.- Shop: Ludwig von Kapff
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Liquorice
Liquorice - From Botany to Phytochemistry: ab 69.49 €- Shop: ebook.de
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Alice Jemima
Ihr gleichnamiges Debüt "Alice Jemima" wurde von Roy Kerr (London Grammar, Bloc Party, Foxes) produziert und kombiniert elegantes Songwriting mit elektronischer Musik.Mit ihren drei Singles "Liquorice","Electric" und "Dodged a Bullet" erzielte die britische Künstlerin bereits große Resonanz. Ihr auf das Wesentliche reduzierter Sound - vergleichbar in etwa mit The XX, Shura und Chvrches - gibt ihrer warmen Stimme genügend Raum, um sich nachhaltig in den Gehörgängen festzusetzen. Neben den großartigen Singles ist ihre Coverversion "No Diggity" - im Original von Blackstreet - ein heimlicher Hit des Albums.Alice Jemima erzählt in den Electro-Pop-Songs von großen Gefühlen und kleinen Dramen, setzt auf feine Ironie und versprüht einen Hauch von Melancholie. Bitter-Süß!- Shop: odax
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Blues Soufflé
This CD came about because I noticed that I was writing a number of blues songs and also that I was playing some of my older, folk-style songs in a much more bluesy manner. I figured I could rework some of these older folk songs into blues songs and produce an album that would be all in a blues style. This CD contains 8 new songs and 5 older songs (folk/rock songs that I have attempted to 'bluesify') and one instrumental piece. My style of blues is on the light side (I tend to vary the standard blues chords) so that's why I titled this CD 'Blues Soufflé'. I asked my wife to bake a soufflé for me with blue food-coloring in it. As you can see, the soufflé fell after it came out of the oven but I think a fallen soufflé is more appropriate for a blues album than a successful soufflé, so I went ahead and used it for the CD's front cover. 1. Monica Harmonica: A few years ago I couldn't play the harmonica at all. My wife bought me a harmonica because she heard on a radio talk show that people play them when they're stuck in traffic, so I had it in the car but still rarely played it. Then I decided to write a song that would feature this instrument (it would be about a female virtuoso harmonica player who lives in the subway). Composing this song turned out to be a great motivator for practicing on the harmonica. For those not familiar with harmonica terminology, both 'harp' and 'tin sandwich' refer to the harmonica and a 'draw' involves bending notes by pulling air in (rather than blowing air out). There are two major types of harp: chromatic and diatonic. Chromatic harps have all 12 tones but it's difficult to bend notes, so I use diatonic harps. For this song I actually bound two harps together (each one in a different key) and I switched back and forth rapidly between them while playing harmonica riffs. (Here's a verse: Monica Harmonica's a bit bizarre. Blows smoke rings through brass reed bars. Sports dirty tattoos and wicked scars. Won't say 'Hello', just 'Au revoir.') 2. Turnin' Me Blue: This new song was inspired by a guitar chord riff I discovered, which is: Em G A7 A# A7 Em7add 4. I was considering the cold/temperature-sense of the word 'blue' and that is I how came up with the title. In this song the singer's girl has left him, but it's his own fault, because he's chosen a life of crime. (Here are first verses: 'Babe, I've got it made, so why rock the boat? Hit a liquor store today. Can buy ya pearls and fur coats. Babe, why ya gotta leave? When it's all there to take? You're makin' me grieve, When ya say it's a mistake.') 3. All-In-Good-Time Blues: I felt I could improve my folk song 'All in Good Time' by making it more bluesy. (The folk version appears on my first CD: Nothing Seems Like What It Seems.) The blues rearrangement required substantially altering the melody (and the song now includes a key shift). The lyrics were also altered, but just a bit. 4. Exhaustion: I composed both the music and the lyrics to this song on a very hot spring night. I was tossing and turning in bed and could not sleep because there was a Santa Ana heat spell. The air was so still and oppressive and since I couldn't sleep I decided to write a song about how I was feeling at that moment. (Here are first two verses: 'I lie awake in the naked night. Can't sleep in spite of, Exhaustion. My body burns. My heart just yearns, twists and turns, in Exhaustion. My skin sheds tears as my eyes are seared, With shimmering sight, in the black of night. Visions of you, I must pursue. My soul now aches, with Exhaustion.') 5. Physical Woman: I was thinking of Janis Joplin's style of singing and that inspired me to write this blues song, which is meant to be belted out 'nice 'n' slow' and with lots of bluesy vocal improvisations. It's about a guy trying to convince his woman to not get seduced by 'Some intellectual who claims a high I. Q. But what can his incorporeal mind really do? With a physical woman, Oh, such a physical, physical woman, yeah, such a physical, physical woman, like you?' 6. Young-Old-Man Blues: This is a more bluesy rearrangement of my song 'Young Old Man' (which appeared originally in my first CD: Nothing Seems Like What It Seems). 7. Ghost-Trek Blues: The original song ('The Trek') was a folk/rock song with a mystical kind of sound to it. This blues version has a completely different melody and very different chords, so I consider it a different song. The lyrics tell a similar story but have been altered to fit the meter of this new song. 8. Full-Of-It Blues: This is a rearrangement of my song 'Full Of If' (which appeared on my CD: Nothing Seems Like What It Seems). I have altered both the lyrics and the melody extensively to make it more bluesy. 9. Hidden in Plain Sight: We all have our own private demons that torment us. I was quite depressed when I wrote this new song. Expressing my state of mind in words and music helped me feel better. I think that playing the guitar and creating songs is great therapy. (Here are some of the lyrics: 'Can't escape, not really, 'cause I'm stuck with me.Just myself to blame. What a pain. And hidden in plain sight, the height, of absurdity.' ) 10. Lost-Cause Blues: 'Lost Cause' was one of the first songs I ever wrote (many years ago, but I never played it publicly and I didn't copyright it until 2006, just before it came out on my second CD: Our Unwinding Time). Recently, I began playing this song in a less folksy and more laid-back, bluesy manner (and with a key shift). My mother-in-law had said that some of my folk songs were 'too wordy' so I cut out over 20 words from the lyrics of the folk version and also changed a few words here and there. 11. No-Holds Barred Blues: I wanted to write another blues song but had no musical instrument nearby, so I decided to write the lyrics for a to-be-composed-later blues song. I thought of how 'blues' could also refer to a color and that gave me the idea of having a blues song that would mention many other colors with the singer being 'blue' because he's lost access to many colors (which can happen in prison). Later, I came up with a bluesy melody for the lyrics. (Here are first verses: 'Ain't got no red wine, Ain't got no green grass. Ain't got no sapphire sun. Just an orange jumpsuit outcast. Know what I got? The Stripe City blues. A black-barred, cell-in-hell, upstate, no-holds barred blues.') 12. Riffin' Raccoons 1: This is an instrumental piece, so the title is somewhat arbitrary. This title came about because, the night I started composing it, I saw raccoons in my back yard. The violin-like sound is me playing a synth keyboard. I also play bottleneck steel guitar, nylon acoustic guitar, electric bass and both D & E harps on this song. 13. Tar Paper Blues (Revisited): This song appeared earlier in my CD: Butterfly's Release. Since it is a very bluesy song, I decided to include it here. This version in a different key and has a slightly different arrangement (for example, there is no percussion here so I can speed up and slow down in this version). 14. First-Time Country Song: My brother likes country music and had told me that I should try my hand at composing country songs. Also, I have beautiful friend who lives in S. Carolina, so both these facts influenced me in attempting my very first (and so far, only) country song. (Here is the first verse: 'She likes country more, than even her malt liquor. So I'm tryin' to compose, God only knows, a simple country song, that sticks like liquorice, for my sweet, soft, southern dish.')- Shop: odax
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