The Shine Of The Dried Electric Leaves (Digipak) (CD) ~ Cibelle ... Cover Art

The Shine Of The Dried Electric Leaves (Digipak) (CD)

By: Cibelle (Artist)

More About this Product
List Price: $16.98
Tower Price: $13.96
You Save: $3.02 (18%)
Add to BagAdd to Bag Click to go directly to the checkout.
This item qualifies for FREE Shop N' Save Shipping for orders over $25. Check individual shipping price. *Some Restrictions Apply.
Availability: In Stock
Share This:
Add To KaboodleAdd To Kaboodle  Submit To Digg!Submit To Digg!  Share On FacebookShare On Facebook  Add to FavoritesAdd to Favorites  TwitterTwitter 

Product Description

Track Listing

Your browser doesn't seem to have Flash enabled.
In order to access the album preview center, please ensure that the Flash player is installed. You can download it here.

DISC 1 for The Shine Of The Dried Electric Leaves (Digipak) (CD) Album By Cibelle (Artist)
1   Green Grass
2   Instante De Dois
3   Phoenix
4   London, London - (with Devendra Banhart)
5   City People
6   Minha Neguinha
7   Mad Man Song - (with Spleen)
8   Por Toda A Minha Vida
9   Flying High
10   Arrete La, Menina - (with Seu Jorge)
11   Esplendor
12   Train Station
13   Lembra
14   Cajuina
 

Run a Quick Search on "The Shine Of The Dried Electric Leaves" by Cibelle to Browse Related Products:

Browse more products related to "The Shine Of The Dried Electric Leaves"

Browse more products related to "Cibelle"

Review

Uncut (p.82) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[S]he invents a kind of micro bossa nova, warped with glitches and found sound....A seductively inventive record."
Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.48) - "What stands out...are the sonic textures and unusual arrangements which make judicious use of such things as backward guitars, toy instruments, electronic blips and even coffee paraphernalia."
Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.42) - Ranked #3 in Global Rhythm's "Top 10 Albums Of 2006" -- "[W]ith imaginative bits of humming, clicking, stuttering electronics....An alternative universe of sound."

Title Note

This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

For anyone fond of Cibelle's 2003 self-titled debut, a pleasant album of Brazilian downtempo typical of Six Degrees (a trendy worldbeat label based in San Fransisco with a Lonely Planet-like following), The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves is likely to generate a sense of surprise. It's a bold move in an indistinct direction, away from the broadly appealing samba-lite downbeat of her self-titled debut album and toward abstract soundscapes and poetics. It's a consciously artistic direction, for sure, and while her music is just as graceful as before, with her absolutely beautiful vocals in the forefront at all times, it's a more difficult approach to grasp, one that reveals itself steadily with each successive listen. After all, Cibelle had been an immediately appealing album, comprised of feel-good music that was difficult to dislike, much like Bebel Gilberto's beloved Tanto Tempo. On the other hand, The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves bares a resemblance to highly crafted, lulling, and ultimately enchanting -- if a bit odd -- recent critical favorites like Bj”rk's Vespertine and Devendra Banhart's Cripple Crow (the latter artist is featured here on a duet performance of Caetano Veloso's "London London"). Half the album is sung in fluent English, and the songs build and swell with each passing minute rather than play out in a straightforward verse-chorus-verse fashion. The music is fascinating if you can appreciate the conception of such an album, one that credits three different producers (Apollo Nove, Mike Lindsay, Yann Arnaud) who each live in different countries and, for the most part, co-produce each track. Cibelle's ambition will be lost on some listeners, undoubtedly, especially those looking for some agreeably laid-back Brazilian beats tailor-made for globetrotting. Yet the artistry so evident on The Shine of Dried Electric Leaves should be a delightful surprise to those who enjoy their music heady as well as luscious, and with a literate, worldly edge. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Customer Reviews for "The Shine Of The Dried Electric Leaves (Digipak) (CD)" by Cibelle (Artist)

There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review!

Submit your Review

Explore More Great Tower Sales & Specials

Tower Records music Sales, Promotions & Special Features

Today's Most Popular Music Genres

Tower.com Music Boutique Stores

  • Greatest Hits Boutique
    Expand your musical horizons with our monthly selections for "Greatest Hits" and "Best Of" CD Collections.
  • Tower Records Vinyl Store
    Enjoy some of our favorite new pressings, indie rock releases, and milk crate essentials priced at up to 30% off so you can keep spinning right round (Like a record!)
  • The Beatles Collector's Boutique
    On 09-09-09, experience music history when the original studio albums by The Beatles are re-released, digitally remastered for the first time! Browse our favorite Beatles music, video and book titles!
  • Woodstock Anniversary Boutique
    Celebrating 40 years of Woodstock - Three days of music that changed the world forever!
  • The History Of Indie Rock Boutique
    Browse Our Album Art History of Indie Rock Influencers, from the 1960s to today!

Interact with Tower.com