Lovetune for Vacuum [IMPORT]

Soap & Skin

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 21, 2009)
• Original Release Date: March 16, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Play It Again Sam UK
• ASIN: B001QIRSQE
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,382 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

2009 debut release from Austrian sensation Anja Plaschg AKA Soap & Skin. Few musical discoveries in recent years have been as staggering as that of Soap & Skin. The sheer force this eighteen year old artist injects into her compositions almost beggars belief, her songs consuming every last drop of her with no regard for grace. Then again, the 13 deeply melancholic compositions of piano are so drenched in beauty and gracefulness, one could crumble on hearing them. Lovetune For Vacuum is an unwavering line of drama, inner conflict and melancholy, remarkably mature on the one hand, yet feeding on unbridled youthful exuberance on the other. The album's songs were recorded mostly just by Plaschg herself, who rather resembles a tragically rebellious heroine flung into the present like a shivering ghost of the Victorian Bront‰ sisters, far too worldly-wise for such a young slip of a girl.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love her, July 26, 2009

By	Meghan L. Dvorak "amazon lover" (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Please do yourselves a favor and listen to this album. Never in my life have I been more drawn to a hanful of songs in my life. I can't begin to describe how Soap&Skin makes me feel.
I wish that her music was more accessable in the US.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dark, Disturbing, Unmistakably Beautiful, July 28, 2009

By	Travis D. Self "MinorTough87" (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

[...]review:

This album is unlike any I've heard in quite some time. It evokes thoughts and imagery worthy of a Tim Burton film, yet has the ability to literally bring you to your knees if you feel so inclined. Anja Plaschg, aka Soap&Skin, pours every bit of her emotion and well being into the 13 compositions of this album, and the result is something so intriguing and hauntingly poetic that you'll find yourself [ . . .] read more at [...]