{"id":39716,"date":"2006-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-14T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/a-whisper\/"},"modified":"2006-04-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2006-04-14T00:00:00","slug":"a-whisper","status":"publish","type":"review","link":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/reviews\/a-whisper\/","title":{"rendered":"A Whisper"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The trio of Chirleison hails from the Mediterranean
\nisland of Sardinia off the coast of Italy, and the sound of their
\nmusic is as exotic as the sound of their homeland. A
\nWhisper<\/i>, Chirleison’s debut, is an intoxicating concoction of
\nancient Italian\/Mediterranean neo-folk blended with surrealism and
\nmodern goth-pop with evangelical influences.<\/p>\n

Singer Alessia Cicala, who has sung in three
\nlanguages — English, French, and Italian — on this album, has
\nvocals that mix melancholy with hope in a soothingly scary way,
\ninvoking deep musings and a weird sense of positivism into the
\ndepressed and the deceased, and her flute playing provides an extra
\ntouch of mysterious allure to her singing. Guitarist Daniele
\nSerra’s acoustic six-strings provide the backbone and melody to
\nevery track. Simple and elegant, Serra’s chords are pretty much a
\nsubstitute for drums and bass on this record. Keyboardist Mara Lasi
\ncompletes the music with her share of gothic ambient backdrop and
\neffects.<\/p>\n

A Whisper<\/i> is not one of those albums that can be
\nconventionally put under any genre; its ambiguity demands patience
\nand a lot of attentive listening. This album is all about subtlety.
\nThe music, though simple, is so deeply interwoven that it takes
\nsome intense listening to decipher and savor its constituting
\nflavors.<\/p>\n

In spite of its melody-driven nature, the disc is not
\nsomething that would catch immediate attention. The slow and
\nbrooding music, for instance, has no conventional
\ndrumming\/percussion. With the exception of a couple of tracks here
\nand there, the only discernible percussion present on this album is
\nin the form of subtle sound effects that blend in with the
\natmospherics of the music.<\/p>\n

This slow record is like a soothing journey through
\nbleakness, out of which there always emerges positivism. For
\ninstance, in “Canzone Per Anceo,” the haunting melody and Cicala’s
\nreassuring singing makes for a combination akin to the Cocteau
\nTwins’ formula for songs that brings out ray of hope amid a very
\ngloomy backdrop. The same is the case with the gorgeous “Reveil,”
\nbut with the difference that this time Cicala’s vocals are spookier
\nand more psychedelic in a Kate Bush-like manner, which makes it
\nweirdly charming.<\/p>\n

A Whisper<\/i> is a soundtrack for positivism in bleakness.
\nListening to it is like experiencing a calm after the storm. Its
\nmysteriousness is as intriguing as its sublimity, making this album
\nonly for those who care to see beauty in the strange and the
\natypical.<\/p>\n

[For more information on Chirleison, visit www.chirleison.com<\/a><\/i>]<\/p>\n

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