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In a Safe Place [Digipak]

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Format
CD (1 Disc); Stereo
Release Date
1 June 2004

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EAN
0098787064025
Country
USA
Studio/Live
Studio
Label
ADA [Wea 1-Stop Account]
Dimensions
12.5 x 14.2 x 1 centimeters (0.11 kg)
Performer Notes
  • The Album Leaf: Jimmy LaValle (guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, glockenspiel, bass guitar, drums).
  • Personnel: Pall A. Jenkins (vocals, guitar, musical saw); Jimmy LaValle (vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, tambourine, electronics); Jnsi (vocals, acoustic guitar, sampler); Kjartan Sveinsson (guitar, organ, glockenspiel, shaker, bells); Maria Huld Markan Sigfsdttir, Matthew Resovich (violin); Gyda Valtysdttir (cello); Scott Mercado, Orri Pll DyRason (drums).
  • Audio Mixers: Jnsi ; Jimmy LaValle.
  • Recording information: Sundlaugin Studio, Mosfellsbaer, Iceland (08/2003-10/2003).
  • The Album Leaf is the recording moniker of guitarist Jimmy LaValle. Though LaValle's main commitment is as a member of San Diego-based post-rock outfit Tristeza, he has found time to record as a solo artist, creating lush, meditative instrumental albums that fall somewhere between Erik Satie, John Fahey, Brian Eno, and the Sea & Cake. IN A SAFE PLACE, LaValle's third full-length release and his debut for SubPop, builds on the spare, trance-like qualities of his first two albums, fleshing out the repetitive patterns and delicate textures with the help of digital shading and instrumental support from members of Icelandic rock group Sigur Ros.
  • The wispy, airy strains of the opener, "Window," put one in mind of Eno's AMBIENT 1: MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS, luring the listener into a bright netherworld. A soothing digital pulse backs a gentle, chiming guitar pattern in "On Your Way," while the hypnotic "Over the Pond" features a simple piano refrain repeated, then detailed with strings and Sigur Ros's accompaniment. The effect is a powerful one, giving dimension and contour to LaValle's already developed musical vision and, ultimately, making IN A SAFE PLACE the artist's strongest statement to date.
Professional Reviews
Q (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "It's wallpaper you'll be glad you bothered to hang."

Magnet (p.80) - "LaValle knows his way around lush atmospherics and down-tempo post-rock..."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Warm-hearted yet measured, IN A SAFE PLACE taps deep springs of emotion and atmosphere without overheating."
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By Heather on October 28, 2006
this is a pretty good album from the album leaf, though i do find that this band is a bit slow at times, and sometimes lacks enough excitement to keep me interested enough to listen to th whole cd. eastern glow is a pretty good track though, it is the one that got me into these guys, as it was on the oc mix two
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