June Tabor...Abyssinians(1983)[FLAC]

1989 Abyssinians CD Topic TSCD432 1 The Month of January 4:05 2 The Scarecrow 5:10 3 One Night As I Lay on My Bed 2:24 4 She Moves Among Men (The Bar Maid's Song) 3:32 5 Lay This Body Down 2:51 6 A Smiling Shore 3:05 7 The Bonny Boy 2:50 8 I Never Thought My Love Would Leave Me 4:11 9 The Bonny Hind 4:46 10 The Fiddle and the Drum 2:34 Arguably June Tabor's most stripped-down and somber album, 1981's ABYSSINIANS is so low-key that even those songs that have minimal instrumental backing sound almost like Tabor issinging them unaccompanied. "The Scarecrow", with its almost subliminal guitar and cello arrangement, is one of Tabor'sfinest and saddest performances. The rest of the album is nearly as dark, with the overall tone ranging from hopeful melancholy to the absolutely bleak despair of "She Moves AmongMen (The Barmaid's Song)". One gets the idea that the album's title has less to do with cats, despite the cartoony cover drawing, and more to do with the concepts of "abyss" and "sin". ABYSSINIANS is as bleak as Joy Division's CLOSER or the darkest hours of hardcore country music, and like those albums, there's a cathartic spirit to this album that makes itultimately a satisfying listening experience. cd ripped by dBpoweramp please seed http://dickthespic.org/2010/10/30/june-tabor/

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digimike50 (2011-10-07)

Many thanks!