DecemberDec 10 Thursday 09
Art Noir in Negatief and interview in Nightshade
In the German magazine Negatief you'll find a report about Art Noir. (free download as pdf)
www.negatief.de
And there is more:
Check out the Nightshade site for an interview with Art Noir:
www.nightshade-shop.de/beitrag.php?beitrag_id=1109
OctoberOct 29 Thursday 09
“‘Another Green World’
It’s not often music will catch you completely by surprise but track three of Silent Green – the title track as it happens- threw me a complete curveball. After the series of disparate clicks, ticks and general discordance of opening track ‘Dark Temple ‘ and the vivid sci-fi swoosh’s that kick off ‘Lost Game‘ leading into a sort of ‘Saw’ like monologue that would make young children afraid of their own shadow and maybe everybody else’s shadow as well the album segues into the pleasant ambient drift of ‘Silent Green‘. Then the vocals of Nadine Stelzer flow with sinuous grace- singing of ‘Diving into darkness‘ and it morphs into a sinister but beguiling torch song.
From that moment on Silent Green keeps the listener on their metaphorical toes. From the George W Bush sampling ‘Almost Normal‘ (there is a joke there somewhere) to the burlesque almost medieval flourishes of ‘Mental‘ to the haughty ballad ‘Brother Of Sleep’ (again sung by Nadine Stelzer) then the ominous ambient streaks of ‘Violet Rain‘ and the drum & bass epidermis of ‘Take The Blue Pill’ the music is cleverly nuanced and while still retaining a cohesive industrial spine it flits around genres most impressively.
Even if the odd track such as the wishy washy ‘Autumn Moon‘ drifts aimlessly around like fog in a back alley the overall conception, flow and arrangement of Silent Green Is impressive. What else could you expect from a film composer - Jan Weber (working with Carlos Peron) someone who clearly is aware of the enervating power of the industrial and the seductive pull of melody? Silent Green meshes these two approaches together confidently and for the most part with a clear understanding of how each disparate method best works within the (broad) confines of this music.”
Russell Clarke, [sic]magazine
“Nadine Stelzer, bekannt von 'In Strict Confidence', verleiht den dunklen Songs einen mystisch-feenhaften Wiedererkennungswert und macht die Scheibe nicht nur für Dark Ambient-Fans zu einem besonderen Stück Musik. Mit instrumentalen Beiträgen, interessanten Sprachsamples und himmlischen Gesängen ist Silent Green ein abwechslungsreiches und teilweise kantiges Album geworden, an dem sich auch die Großen des Genres messen lassen.”
Marco Meirich, GOTHIC MAGAZINE
SeptemberSep 18 Friday 09
Art Noir in GOTHIC Magazine #65
http://www.myspace.com/gothicmagazine
"Nadine Stelzer, bekannt von 'In Strict Confidence', verleiht den dunklen Songs einen mystisch-feenhaften Wiedererkennungswert und macht die Scheibe nicht nur für Dark Ambient-Fans zu einem besonderen Stück Musik. Mit …
AugustAug 8 Saturday 09
free download compilation afmusic #50
Exactly one dozen of it are previously unreleased or recorded exclusively for this release. Beside many known afmusic-acts the sampler also presents an absolutely new band. Therefore, it is less a retrospective, than even more a look in the future of the …
JulyJul 25 Saturday 09
Art Noir on Dark Essence Radio
27.07.2009 12:00-2:00 pm (GMT) @Dark Essence Radio 4ZzZ - Brisbane
Interview and new cd ’Silent Green’ on Brisbane’s only Dark Radio Station ’Dark Essence 4ZzZ’.
Listen to the stream: http://stream.4zzzfm.org.au
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CD Silent Green out in June
"Silent Green" will be published by Danse Macabre Records / Alive on 12-06-2009.
AprilApr 25 Friday 08
Silent Green rough mix with guest singer La Nadine
A few weeks ago Nadine (http://www.myspace.com/lanadine) sang "Silent Green" in a studio in Berlin. I did a rough mix and uploaded an excerpt to my album "Silent Green". Check it out!