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Invisible Comes To Us

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Anna & Elizabeth Format: Vinyl
4.3 out of 5 stars 16 ratings
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Editorial Reviews

Anna & Elizabeth's The Invisible Comes to Us taps into their imagination-fuelled arsenal to present an extraordinary work of unique, genre-bending storytelling and sonic exploration. Lauded by many well-known musicians and widely loved for their moving minimalist arrangements, Anna & Elizabeth s partnership pioneers new ways of presenting old songs and stories to modern audiences. Co-producer Benjamin Lazar Davis (Cuddle Magic) and legendary avant-rock drummer Jim White (The Dirty Three, Xylouris White) assist in the duo s vision of breathing life and new perspective into the crackling and disintegrating recordings and artifacts of the past. Rarely does an album based on traditional folk music resonate so strongly in modern times.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 11.73 x 0.12 x 11.73 inches; 11.2 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Smithsonian Folkways
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2018
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2018
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Smithsonian Folkways
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079B8RHHH
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Paul W
    5.0 out of 5 stars Shed your expectations and be blown away
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2018
    There are few pieces/records of any genre that are at once brave, humble, meaningful, and stunningly beautiful. This is one. A&E take risks in their search for a deeper beauty--risks that are bound to confound those who listen expecting to hear what they know. But in my mind, there is nothing more you can ask of an artist. A+
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  • Teresa Ramseur
    4.0 out of 5 stars On One Hand....And On The Other Hand....
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2018
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    I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one, but so far this one isn't shaping up to be a favorite, as has been the case with their previous releases. For one, Elizabeth's presence is barely felt here, and while I am a fan of both I am more partial to Elizabeth's old-time sound rather than Anna's. For another, I feel like they experimented a bit too much, while I'm not against experimentation, when it comes to this genre and style, however, with said style and genre a little can go a long way, and then there's some songs, especially the more "traditional" ones, that I feel are better left as they are. However, that's not to say that I don't have a few favorites from this album, because I do. Including, "Jeano", "Ripest of Apples", "John of Hazelgreen", "Margaret", "Virginia Rambler", and "Mother in the Graveyard". That said, of the songs I just listed there's only two that I really can't stop listening to or get out of my head, those being "Margaret", and "Jeano". Ultimately though, the experimentation with the arrangements, particularly in regards to the instrumental accompaniment for many of these songs is somewhat distracting from the songs themselves, "Farewell to Erin", comes to mind here. I respect them for trying to breathe new life into these old songs and for keeping the old-time tradition alive, but this one missed the mark for me.
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  • ndlxs
    5.0 out of 5 stars A sublime and beautifully produced CD that takes simple
    Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2018
    A sublime and beautifully produced CD that takes simple, well chosen folk ballads and pairs it with atmospheric, minimalist accompaniment on a variety of instruments. Think of any CD with Bill Frisell or Laurie Anderson on it (except that they are not on this CD!) and you have a flavor of the taste expressed here. I believe that this will be a classic recording.
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  • NRL
    3.0 out of 5 stars I"m Not Sure This Works
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2018
    I heard about this album on an email from Smithsonian Folkways. I wasn't familiar with either singer at the time. Since I love old-time Appalachian music,, I purchased several of Elizabeth LaPrelle's solo albums through Amazon and was impressed by each of them. Ms. LaPrelle apparently learned from Mike Seeger and Ginny Hawker, and her sensitivity to old-time music is very evident on all her CD;s, both in her a capella renditions of ballads such as "Pretty Saro" and in more upbeat numbers such as "Sail Away Ladies," where her voice is augmented by instrumental backup and harmonies from members of her family.Her voice is somewhere between the unadorned directness of a field recording and a more self-conscious studied re-creation of that style.

    This said, I was surprised and puzzled by her album with Anna Roberts Gevalt, "The Invisible Comes to Us." I'm always interested in modern reworkings of traditional music, and hope I'm open to new approaches. I enjoyed a recent collaboration between the Kronos Quartet and several singers. With all this in mind, I bought and listened to this new album by Anna and Elizabeth, backed by electronic music and other manipulated sounds. I didn't feel the arrangements had much connection to the nature of the songs. The words were often distorted and muddied . The arrangements seemed to draw on cliched "new age" soundscapes. The comparisons that came to mind were with more commercial and over-arranged Celtic music, and my wife found similarities to recordings by Vangelis. There were still some compelling harmonies by Anna and Elizabeth, but the emotional textures of the original music felt overwhelmed and drowned. I felt that whoever did the arrangements was not really empathetic to the material, and this surprised me since both singers on their other recordings seem very grounded in traditional music. There is a sense of integrity, of reaching toward something on this CD, but I'm not sure toward what. I was very attracted by the title, "The Invisible Comes to Us." Isn't this really what all art does, to try to make the intangible dimensions of reality more tangible? I'd hoped this album would do that, but I'm not sure it does for me. On the basis of Anna and Elizabeth's other work, I'll probably keep listening for a while to see if I'm missing something.
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  • clare shepherd gillett
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    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 1, 2018
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