Lhasa [IMPORT]

Lhasa De Sela

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 28, 2009)
• Original Release Date: April 5, 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B001U7B4YI
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #148,679 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Is Anything Wrong

2. Rising

3. Love Came Here

4. What Kind Of Heart

5. Bells

6. Fool's Gold

7. Fish On Land, A

8. Where Do You Go

9. Lonely Spider, The

10. 1001 Nights

11. I'm Going In

12. Anyone And Everyone

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

2009 release, the third album from the unique Mexican-American singer/songwriter. Written entirely in English and produced by Lhasa herself (she collaborated with Patrick Watson, Freddy Koella and Sarah Pagé on some songs), recorded entirely to tape, this album feels like a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer coming into her own. The instrumentation is simple yet unusual - harp, guitar, pedal steel, bass, drums, piano. The melodies are familiar and irresistible, yet totally original. The style draws from Country, Gospel, Blues and Folk, and manages to feel ancient without a hint of nostalgia, and modern without a drop of technological wizardry. Far from all of the sound and fury of the modern music business, Lhasa has been quietly going about becoming one of the most fascinating songwriters of her generation. WCJ.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Low, Sensuous Voice of Lhasa, August 9, 2009

By	Katherine A. M. Valencia "aztecgrl" (Pomona, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently purchased this CD, curious to know how differently Lhasa De Sela sounds singing in English; her voice crosses over from Spanish to English in a curious, dreamy style.
Lhasa's voice on this CD evokes, for me, images of her band playing before a small, intimate crowd in a dark lounge where the audience has had just one too many drinks and are possibly reminiscing about past loves, things they would have done differently in a relationship, etc.. As in Lhasa's other CD's, her voice reaches deep into the soul...
Very interesting style and sound for this awesome storyteller; although I prefer her music and voice in Spanish, this was an interesting experience.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful spacious melancholy, May 20, 2009

By	the reader "Ben" (Sydney , Australia) - See all my reviews

Lhasa's third major release is her most refined and complete. The perfect simplicity of the musical production is paired with lyrics that resonate a sense of profound, and yet quiet, knowing. Everything is in its place. There are no extraneous notes or words. This is song (and album) writing at its most powerful. I say album writing because this is one of those albums that you will be listening to all the way through. There is a thread that connects all the songs and yet Lhasa never repeats herself musically or lyrically. The variation in the instrumentation is partly what makes this a wholly satisfying journey through the landscapes of Lhasa's musical world. While I would usually shy away from the tired old 'journey' metaphor it seems appropriate in this case. This is because the sense of space created by the simplicity of the music really does evoke a vast, sweeping landscape that Lhasa gently guides us through. In this sense the album has a cinematic feel that I'm sure will be picked up on by directors and we will no-doubt see tracks from this album popping up on film. In short the best album I've heard this year and one of my favorites of all time, and this after only one listen. Buy it.