Citizen of Glass

by Agnes Obel

Citizen of Glass cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 October 2016
  • Label: Play It Again Sam
  • Country: Denmark
  • Length: 40:56
  • Community rating: 3.7/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conceptualized around the legal term 'gl盲serner b眉rger' (glass citizen) referring to privacy in the digital age, this work features elaborate vocal layering and intricate string arrangements. The incorporation of a rare 1920s Trautonium adds a haunting, archaic resonance to the piano-led compositions.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, piano, folk, ballad, strings, minimal, elegant, experimental

Tracklist

  1. Stretch Your Eyes (5:11)
  2. Familiar (3:55)
  3. Red Virgin Soil (2:43)
  4. It's Happening Again (4:20)
  5. Stone (3:56)
  6. Trojan Horses (5:33)
  7. Citizen of Glass (2:49)
  8. Golden Green (3:59)
  9. Grasshopper (2:38)
  10. Mary (5:47)

Credits

  • Charlotte Danhier - cello
  • Frederique Labbow - cello
  • Kristina Koropecki - cello
  • Martin Krafft - lacquer cut by
  • Daniel Matz - shaker, percussion [timbra], trautonium
  • John Corban - violin

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