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| Pastemagazine |
 The good news: There’s a mysterious new Jarvis Cocker record! The bad news: It’s a wee 25 minutes long! The news we can’t classify: It’s 25 minutes of nature noises, recorded exclusively in the British countryside! The Deliberate SEO-Increasing News: We believe we’ve discovered the precise mathematical opposite of that whole Sleigh Bells thing.National Trust: The Album, recorded by Cocker in conjunction with the environmental outfit British National Trust and available for free download when the Trust’s Web site is working (which it wasn’t much Wednesday), is basically a hipper version of the nature-sounds CD kiosk at Bed Bath and Beyond, assuming that can get any hipper. Birds and running water and billiards are in it. It opens with a track called “Walking on Gravel and Birds,” though it should be noted that only the gravel is actually walked on (this music would serve as an excellent backdrop while you revisit Eats, Shoots & Leaves, Jarv). It also contains “Waves Lapping Along The Shore,” “Gardening” and “Birds In Water Garden.” If you have ever found yourself exhausted by Decemberists titles, this may be your best day ever. (Not that this is indiscriminate ambiance; “Footsteps Through the House,” as it turns out, makes a lovely transition into “Creaking Staircase.” Also, lest you think this is an garishly overpositive review, “Clocks Ticking and Chiming” and “Old Music Box” are pretty annoying.)...full text |
| Musicvice |
| Jarvis Cocker has released a new album through The National Trust, a national park and nature conservation group in the UK. National Trust: The Album is a collection of birdsongs, crashing waves, rustling leaves and other ambient noises that were recorded by Cocker at Trust locations. The album is available to download in full for free via this page, while you can find out more about it on the National Trust website and a CD hard copy is available to purchase. Speaking about the project, Cocker said, “I hope this album is a ‘holiday for the ear. It’s not really meant to be listened to intently, like a piece of music, but more as something to have on in the background to aid relaxation or contemplation. Plus, you get to visit 13 National Trust properties in the space of 30 minutes. No mean feat. I hope it has the feel of one continuous journey and conjures up an image in the mind’s eye of the places featured. I also hope it could inspire the listeners to then visit the sites for themselves.”...full text |
| Independent |
| Jarvis Cocker's transformation from indie music's enfant terrible to unlikely pin-up of the cream tea and country house set appeared complete yesterday, when it emerged that he had teamed up with the National Trust to curate an album of soothing sounds. The former Pulp frontman became a national anti-hero in 1996 when he stormed the stage at the Brit Awards brandishing his bottom at Michael Jackson in protest at what he saw as the late King of Pop's messianic posturing. Since the heady days of Britpop, when his songs such as "Sorted for E's and Whizz" could stoke tabloid fury, the star has mellowed, grown a beard and even appeared on Question Time. For his latest audio venture, Cocker spent three months curating what he claims will be a "holiday for the ears", showcasing the tranquil sonic landscape from some of Britain's finest buildings and their natural settings. Related articles More Music Articles Search the news archive for more stories National Trust: The Album features, among other doses of audio balm, the sound of gravel being crunched underfoot in the grounds of the 17th-century Belton House near Grantham in Lincolnshire; recording of the waves lapping hypnotically on the shore at Brownsea Island in Poole, Dorset; and creaking floorboards at Sir Winston Churchill's former home at Chartwell, Kent. Cocker said he hoped that listeners would use the 13 tracks to help them to unwind and get a feel for the historic properties in the 33-minute soundscape. He said: "It's not really meant to be listened to intently, like a piece of music, but more as something to have on in the background to aid relaxation or contemplation." He added: "I hope it has the feel of one continuous journey and conjures up an image in the mind's eye of the places featured. I also hope it could inspire the listeners to then visit the sites for themselves." Such is the musician's appeal that the National Trust website struggled to cope with the number of people logging on to hear the sounds for themselves yesterday. The Trust said it was inspired to make the album after research claimed that eight out 10 people found themselves unable to concentrate because of noise pollution, and that the average person is interrupted by technological sounds at least 21 times a day. The charity is recommending that people download the tracks to make their own relaxing mobile ringtones, and is planning to play the album to stressed commuters at Paddington station in London. Victoria Bradley, house and collections manager at the 400-year-old Ham House, situated on the bank of the river Thames in Richmond, Surrey, said Cocker had captured the eerie character of the place, which is said to be haunted. "You can hear the sound of the big front door being unlocked by a key and the sound of crisp footsteps going through a basement and then into the distance. It is a very atmospheric and special place," she said. ...full text |
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