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Between Darkness and Wonder

  • Release Date: 2003
  • Genre: Electronica
  • Label: Koch

  • Artist: Lamb
  • Flags: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Styles: Jungle/Drum'n'bass, Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
  • Track Picks: "Darkness," "Stronger"

Review

Once the most intriguing act fusing electronica with singer/songwriter pop, Lamb unfortunately impress much less on their fourth album than they did in the past. While Louise Rhodes' vocals still lie on the acceptable side of eccentric, Andy Barlow's productions have been defanged; no longer surprising and innovative, they exist as merely proper frameworks for the songs. The long roster here of Pro Tools engineers and studio players makes much of the difference, adding a next-generation sound to the work but eliminating the freshness Lamb productions used to possess. A pair of introspective, experimental pieces ("Darkness," "Stronger") make for a brilliant beginning, but the rest of the record includes a few tender acoustic ballads ("Angelica" is the best) that barely profit from the programmed percussion, and a compelling but nearly meaningless update of Claude Debussy's "Clair de Lune." Between Darkness and Wonder is hardly a tragedy in Lamb's discography, but the duo's longtime ability to sacrifice neither pop smarts nor production bite was a hallmark that no other act could lay claim to. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title iTunes Composers Performers Time
Darkness
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow Lamb (5:00)
Stronger
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow Lamb (3:15)
Sugar 5
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow, Oddur Mar Runarsson Lamb (3:56)
Angelica
Louis Charles Robinson, Andy Barlow Lamb (3:40)
Till the Clouds Clear
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow, Oddur Mar Runarsson Lamb (4:31)
Wonder
Louis Charles Robinson, Andy Barlow Lamb (5:20)
Sun
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow, Oddur Mar Runarsson Lamb (3:02)
Learn
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow Lamb (2:13)
Please
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow, Oddur Mar Runarsson Lamb (4:33)
Open Up
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow Lamb (4:51)
Hearts and Flowers
Louis Charles Robinson, Gary Barlow, Oddur Mar Runarsson Lamb (5:23)

Credits

Stephanie Bennett (Harp), Louis Charles Robinson (Guitar), Louis Charles Robinson (Photography), Charlie Bisharat (Violin), David Campbell (Viola), David Campbell (String Arrangements), David Campbell (Harp Arrangement), Joe Chiccarelli (Engineer), Larry Corbett (Cello), Joel Derouin (Violin), The London Session Orchestra (Strings), Steve Osborne (Producer), Steve Osborne (Sounds), Hilaire Penda (Bass), Michele Richards (Violin), Mac Robertson (Bass), Mac Robertson (Pro-Tools), Guy Sigsworth (Bass), Guy Sigsworth (Producer), Gavyn Wright (String Contractor), Simon Gogerly (Engineer), Will Malone (Conductor), Will Malone (String Arrangements), Lamb (Producer), Lamb (Engineer), Lamb (Art Direction), Jim Abbiss (Mixing), Funkstörung (Remixing), Adam Brown (String Engineer), Ferg (Mixing Assistant), Ferg (Assistant), Ian Carmichael (Pro-Tools), Andy Barlow (String Arrangements), Andy Barlow (Mixing), Andy Barlow (Harp Arrangement), Sara Parkins (Violin), MJ Cole (Keyboards), MJ Cole (Programming), MJ Cole (Remixing), Rik Simpson (Engineer), Avril (Voices), Jimi Goodwin (Guitar), Bob Becker (Viola), Ali Staton (Engineer), Ali Staton (Mixing), Paul Grady (Assistant), Simon Changer (Engineer), Simon Changer (Pro-Tools), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Violin), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Vocals (Background)), Liz Chi Yen Liew (Group Member), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Bass), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Guitar), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Vocals), Oddur Mar Runarsson (Vocals (Background)), Chris Bolster (Assistant), Crispin (Photography), Martin Eden (Pro-Tools), Mark Bjornsgaard (Choir, Chorus), Andy Carne (Art Direction), Andy Carne (Photography), Taly Forel (Choir, Chorus), Rita Frenzel (Choir, Chorus), Natasha Gant (Choir, Chorus), Emily Anne (Voices), Nicolaj Bjerre (Drums), Pall Bjorgvin (Guitar), David Campbell (Viola), David Campbell (String Arrangements), David Campbell (Harp Arrangement), Chi 2 Strings (String Arrangements), Pauline Kirke (Cello), Pauline Kirke (Vocals (Background)), Pauline Kirke (Group Member), Uzo Nwanaga (Choir, Chorus)
 
 
Wikipedia: Between Darkness and Wonder
Between Darkness and Wonder
Between Darkness and Wonder cover
Studio album by Lamb
Released 3 November 2003
Genre Trip hop
Length 45:32
Label Mercury (UK)
Koch Records (US)
Producer Lamb
Professional reviews
Lamb chronology
What Sound
(2001)
Between Darkness and Wonder
(2003)
Best Kept Secrets: The Best of Lamb 1996-2004
(2004)

Between Darkness and Wonder is the title of Lamb's fourth album released in 2003.

Track listing

All tracks were written by Andrew Barlow and Louise Robinson, except where noted.

  1. "Darkness" – 4:59
  2. "Stronger" – 3:14
  3. "Sugar 5" (Barlow, Robinson, Jon Thorne, Nikolaj Bjerre, Oddur Mar Runarsson) – 3:54
  4. "Angelica" – 3:41
  5. "Till the Clouds Clear" (Barlow, Robinson, Thorne, Runarsson, Bjerre, Bergthorsson) – 4:28
  6. "Wonder" – 5:21
  7. "Sun" (Barlow, Robinson, Bjerre, Thorne, Runarsson) – 3:00
  8. "Learn" (Barlow, Robinson, S. Liew, L. Liew) – 2:12
  9. "Please" (Barlow, Robinson, Thorne, Runarsson) – 4:33
  10. "Open Up" – 4:48
  11. "Hearts and Flowers" – 5:22

Trivia

The track "Angelica" is heavily based on the third movement of Claude Debussy's Suite bergamasque.


 
 

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