Sarah Buechi – Contradiction of Happiness (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Sarah Buechi – Contradiction of Happiness (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 57:10 minutes | 634 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Intakt Records

After “Flying Letters” and “Shadow Garden”, Sarah Buechi is releasing her third album on Intakt Records, “Contradiction of Happiness”. She has seized the opportunity to take her music in a new direction, and has augmented her superb quartet – with pianist Stefan Aeby, bassist André Pousaz and drummer Lionel Friedli – with the addition of three string players.

“The results are extremely convincing.” writes Manfred Papst in the liner notes. “She demonstrates once again that her compositions are far more than run-of-the mill songs with verses, rhymes and a chorus. They are ingeniously structured mini-dramas in which complex stories are told in a confined space. They are poetically dense, with vocal beauty and an enormous spectrum of expression. Their music is sophisticated, thoughtful, but also very sensual. The wonderful ‘After We’ve Kissed’ on the new album is the best example of this.“

Tracklist:
1. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – Child of Our Times (04:42)
2. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – Never Enough (05:49)
3. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – After We’ve Kissed (08:00)
4. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – Fahamore (Paradise) (08:25)
5. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – Wheel of Temptation (05:23)
6. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – Here and Now (05:24)
7. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – The Word (07:20)
8. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – Snow Trail (07:03)
9. Sarah Buechi/Estelle Beiner/Isabelle Gottraux/Sara Oswald/André Pousaz/Stefan Aeby/Lionel Friedli – Schönschte Obigstärn (05:00)

Personnel:
Sarah Buechi – vocals
Stefan Aeby – piano
André Pousaz – double bass
Lionel Friedli – drums
Estelle Beiner – violin
Isabelle Gottraux – viola
Sara Oswald – cello

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