Folks that are into ambient/experimental music should definitely grab this from Boomkat. Absolutely brilliant live set from
Deaf Center (Type Records).
http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=25204
*Exclusive Deaf Center Live EP - Recorded in Augsberg, Germany November 2006* Deaf Center have always been a very private proposition - with their graceful juxtaposition of velveteen compositions and monochrome arrangements fusing to form a noir soundtrack to every day life. Yet for all its intimacy, Deaf Center's music was always looking towards the bigger picture; resulting in a sound that can engage on the most minute of levels whilst delighting in the epic wide-screen vista broiling away behind. To this end it was almost a done deal that any excursions into the live arena would bear considerable fruit - a notion which is brought to a grand conclusion on 'Levende', a Boomkat exclusive recording of their recent show in Ausberg Germany. An annual event which boasts the cream of the leftfield, the Lab30 Festival was treated to a classic performance when Deaf Center took to the stage - captured here in all its glory as Erik Skodvin and Otto Totland weave
an intoxicating blend of mealy atmospherics, cold-water soundscapes and intricately plotted instrumentation. Joined by Kristin Evensen Giæver on vocals, 'Levende' proves just how involved a live performance can be; wherein glacial peaks of sound are matched by warm synth embers to merge laptop maneuvers and live performance into a seamless whole. Opening with 'Lobby', 'Levende' (meaning "alive") the Deaf Center duo layer creased elements atop one another as they glide into an extended version of 'Path To Lucy' which has "epic" seared right to its core. From here, 'Weir' brings the focus back down to earth with classy grace,
a brand new track fills in any 'Twin Peaks' gaps that were missing on the Deaf Center evolutionary path, whilst the closing epitaph of 'Final Sleep' is a fittingly elegant way to see out an astonishing live show. The sh*t!
