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BELLE & SEBASTIAN - THE LIFE PURSUIT
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The Life Pursuit
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2x12" Repress Of Indie Rock Fave Originally Released in 2006 repressed - Includes OBI strip: All the Classics reissued on vinyl/It could Have Been a Brilliant Career/ Includes free download of entire album.
Proving that the comeback of 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress was no fluke, Belle & Sebastian's sixth full-length album, The Life Pursuit, is a sleek, stylish affair that finds the group quietly pursuing new ground without forsaking its trademark witty, literary, tuneful pop. In retrospect, Dear Catastrophe Waitress wasn't so much a comeback as a restart, finding Stuart Murdoch reasserting himself as the group's undisputed leader in the wake of the departure of Stuart David and Isobel Campbell, but equally as important was the presence of superstar producer Trevor Horn, who didn't gloss up B&S as much as gave them focus and direction, along with a greater musical palette.
The Life Pursuit is the logical next step forward, retaining Murdoch's signature wry vignettes but dressing them in new sonic colors. Although their collaboration with Horn started Belle & Sebastian on this path, he has been replaced with producer Tony Hoffer, best known for his work on Beck's Guero, Air's 10,000 Hz Legend, and Supergrass' Life on Other Planets. On each of those records, Hoffer was able to retain the artist's core identity while expanding their musical horizons, and that's the case with The Life Pursuit. Here, Belle & Sebastian dabble in glam rock, lazy lounge jazz, and ersatz blues, enhancing their swinging '60s pop fixation with horn charts, the occasional flute, and Motown rhythms, while even rocking harder than ever before (but that's on a relative scale, of course). This results in a fresh, lively listen, but a rich one too, since there's more to hear in the music as well as the words upon repeated listens. It's not a radical departure for Belle & Sebastian -- there are several intimate, folky numbers that would comfortably fit on their previous records. But having these tunes surrounded by songs that successfully stretch the group's sound gives The Life Pursuit an unexpected, wholly welcome vitality that not only produces a satisfying album, but suggests that a decade removed from their masterwork, If You're Feeling Sinister, Belle & Sebastian have managed to find a way to grow without changing their identity.
Proving that the comeback of 2003's Dear Catastrophe Waitress was no fluke, Belle & Sebastian's sixth full-length album, The Life Pursuit, is a sleek, stylish affair that finds the group quietly pursuing new ground without forsaking its trademark witty, literary, tuneful pop. In retrospect, Dear Catastrophe Waitress wasn't so much a comeback as a restart, finding Stuart Murdoch reasserting himself as the group's undisputed leader in the wake of the departure of Stuart David and Isobel Campbell, but equally as important was the presence of superstar producer Trevor Horn, who didn't gloss up B&S as much as gave them focus and direction, along with a greater musical palette.
The Life Pursuit is the logical next step forward, retaining Murdoch's signature wry vignettes but dressing them in new sonic colors. Although their collaboration with Horn started Belle & Sebastian on this path, he has been replaced with producer Tony Hoffer, best known for his work on Beck's Guero, Air's 10,000 Hz Legend, and Supergrass' Life on Other Planets. On each of those records, Hoffer was able to retain the artist's core identity while expanding their musical horizons, and that's the case with The Life Pursuit. Here, Belle & Sebastian dabble in glam rock, lazy lounge jazz, and ersatz blues, enhancing their swinging '60s pop fixation with horn charts, the occasional flute, and Motown rhythms, while even rocking harder than ever before (but that's on a relative scale, of course). This results in a fresh, lively listen, but a rich one too, since there's more to hear in the music as well as the words upon repeated listens. It's not a radical departure for Belle & Sebastian -- there are several intimate, folky numbers that would comfortably fit on their previous records. But having these tunes surrounded by songs that successfully stretch the group's sound gives The Life Pursuit an unexpected, wholly welcome vitality that not only produces a satisfying album, but suggests that a decade removed from their masterwork, If You're Feeling Sinister, Belle & Sebastian have managed to find a way to grow without changing their identity.
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Last FM Information on Belle
Please note the information is done on a artist keyword match and data is provided by LastFM.
There is more than one artist with this name:
(1) Belle, formerly Belle Noir, is a four-piece rock band from Colorado consisting of Joey Lancaster (Vocals/Guitar), Roman Gonzalez (Drums/Vocals), Matt Coate (Bass/Vocals), and Rob Verosko (Guitar). They list their influences as Dredg, Circa Survive, Balance And Composure, The Appleseed Cast, O'Brother, As Cities Burn, and Moving Mountains.
(2) "Belle" Born "Anna Akopova" is a singer, song writer, lyricist extraordinaire and was born on the 6th of April, 1985 in Moscow, Russia in the family of a musician and linguist( father ) and an English teacher ( mother ). As a child "Belle" Showed a keen interest in music. Belle spent 8 years in music school learning to play the piano and became a vocalist singing solos and ensembles in multiple concerts. Belle continued studying vocals when she entered a Music College at the age of 16.
She spent more then 4 years mastering her vocals and piano techniques. In college she fell in love with R&B, Soul, Blues and Funk. After listening to major artists such as Alicia Keys, Sade, Seal, Mariah Carey and Destinys Child she took her love for music to a higher level. After becoming a professional vocalist and musician, Belle continued her studies, taking private lessons with a famous vocal teacher Seth Riggs ( a world known vocal teacher who taught Michael Jackson for 32 years as well as Stevie Wonder, JLO etc.) in Los Angeles and then with Barbara Amo, vocal teacher at the Institute of Contemporary Music Performance in London. Apart from music college, Belle spent 1 year at the Russian Academy of Drama Art as a student of the Acting Department.
(3) Belle (竜とそばかすの姫, Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime) is a 2021 Japanese animated sci-fi film written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda, with inspirations from Beauty and the Beast, that takes the story of Suzu, a young country girl as she realizes her true talent for singing through "U", a virtual world.
(4) Belle, member of K-Pop rookie group KISS OF LIFE is a Korean-American singer, lyricist, producer and idol. Before debuting in KISS OF LIFE in mid-2023, she originally uploaded her music to the streaming platform SoundCloud, where she garnered a mini following for her RnB style and vibe. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
Last FM Information on Sebastian
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1) SebastiAn (born Sebastian Akchoté) is a French electro house artist whose reputation started with his first releases on Ed Banger Records in 2005 entitled 'Smoking Kills' & 'H.A.L.'. A string of remixes followed including Annie, Daft Punk, Cut Copy, Revl9n & label-mate Uffie. Summer 2006 saw the release of the Ross Ross Ross EP, as well as a remix for Kelis. His remix of Kavinsky's Testarossa Autodrive, titled Testarossa (SebastiAn Remix), is featured in the video game GTA IV. The track 'Momy' from the Motor EP was featured on video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles. His song Walkman has also appeared in bumps for the Cartoon Network block 'You Are Here'. He was born Sebastian Akchoté, in Boulogne, France. He is of Bosnian Serb heritage. He started producing music with machines at the age of 15, with two members of the Rap band Cercle Vicieux. He released his debut album named Total on May 30th, 2011 (which featured M.I.A and Mayer Hawthorne.) on the Ed Banger Records label. After Total, he has produced for Kavinsky, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Katerine and Frank Ocean. From 2017, he is the main compositor for Yves Saint Laurent shows. In 2019, he has released his second album, Thirst, again featuring Mayer Hawthorne and including new collaborations with the likes of Sparks, Syd, Charlotte Gainsbourg and others.
2) Sebastian is a brazilian musician, recording on Lua Music.Melada de Nego
3) Sebastian Karlsson recorded as simply Sebastian eg Indifferent (Radio Edit), until his last album. All albums released on RCA as Sebastian, are listed here, not on Sebastian Karlsson site.
4) Sebastian (Knud Grabow Christensen) is a Danish singer, guitarist and composer. Having worked the folk genre in the early 70s, he became one of the most prominent pop/rock musicians in Denmark during the 70´s and 80´s, penning several classics like Vintervise. Later he shied away from the rock scene and rock releases, using his gifts on numerous films, tv scores and plays. He won a lifetime achievement award (IFPI´s Ærespris) at the Danish Music Awards of 2004. He returned in 2011 with the album "Øjeblikkets Mester". Father to Sara Grabow.
5) Garland Mosley is an American rapper commonly known by his stage name Sebastian. The younger brother of hip-hop producer Timbaland, Garland Mosley has been a part of a small pool of ghostwriters that Timbaland has relied on for his solo recordings since the early 2000s. The first lyrics he wrote for Timbaland were for the song "We at It Again" for the soundtrack Romeo Must Die (2000), on which the rhyme-scripter also made a guest appearance. Throughout the next few years, he continued to make guest appearances on various Timbaland-produced songs, particularly for the Timbaland & Magoo combo. When Timbaland founded Mosley Music Group in 2006 after the demise of his Beat Club imprint, Sebastian signed to the label and found himself in the thick of Timbaland's new wave of popular hits.
Tomorrow In The Bottle (Featuring Chad Kroeger & Sebastian)
6) Sebastian Lightfoot is the name of a Dutch New Age artist. He has released the albums : Fata Morgana and Fata Morgana II. Sebastian albums are published on the Sam Sam Music label. Sunrise http://www.samsammusic.com/epages/61852665.sf/en_GB/?ObjectID=869474&ViewAction=FacetedSearchProducts&SearchString=Sebastian+Lightfoot&SearchButton=
7) Sebastian is band from Letohrad, Czech republic. Sebastian is formed in early 90's as hardcore band, they released their first album Snÿ o Marii (Dreams about Mary) in 1991; album contains hardcore songs with many experimental elements. Their second album Koně (Horses) released in 1993 and moves from hardcore to experimental rock. After thirteen years of hibernation, Sebastian restores activity in 2009.
8) Sebastian is a Slovenian pop artist. (Eurovision Slovenia - Sebastian - Naj svet zakriči 2007)
9) Austrian zitherist Sebastian Fichtl. Released the album Sebastians Zither. Theme From 'The Third Man'
10) Sebastian "El Monstruo Cordobes" : Daniel Humberto Reyna, conocido como Sebastián (n. en la ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina, el 14 de agosto de 1953) es un compositor y cantante argentino, principalmente de cuarteto. Lo apodan "El monstruo".
11) Sebastian Teufel (Yellow Jumps Twice)- Solo release
12) Sebastian released the single Luv Da Nite? and before that The album Raw Beginning? I Want You, in the genre urban /rnb funk https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/sebastiantunes
13) A young rapper from Berlin . single: Seine Kraft
14) Sebastian Bäcksbacka records as Sebastian's Filthy Goo: Finnish Rock Musician (also behind MoonfreaK). Released Model Citizen and Five Years Of Love And Frustration . see www.sebastianmusic.com.
15) German act with Hätt ich drei wünsche frei
16) Sebastian Navrátil - singer, guitarist and songwriter from Czech Republic.
https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian
Debut Album - Hvezdy (2017)
https://www.osobnosti.cz/sebastian-navratil.php
17. In 1970 released the album Rays of the Sun. Rereleased as Ian Sebastian
http://open.spotify.com/user/113447315/playlist/2ElXifc1rawKf4qPOE8pQ7
Loose Ends: On "Indonesian Love Songs" ? Same as 6)? - The 2005 album (sebastian). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.