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He never wanted to be a guy with a guitar. But the collection sings as if Justin Vernon recorded in demos, with almost nothing more than his song, an acoustic guitar and a broken heart, was so strong that his friends persuaded him to take it out as is and not re-record it. Then "For Emma, forever ago" came out, under the name of artist Bon Iver, and immediately made a splash in the world of independent music.
It was in the 19th century, and melancholic Americans with guitars were just as acclaimed as interesting contemporary music. However, Bon Iver never really belonged to the wave of artists whose songs seemed designed for the soundtrack of independent films and television series with young adults in the lead roles. It was above all a musician who wanted to create a research, exploratory and exciting music. And that side of his art has grown for every new release.
The stop point of Iver Iver come up with the song "Woods" from the ep "Blood Bank" 2009. There was no instrument besides his own voice, but it was sampled, looped and distorted. Kanye West used this song as the basis of his book "My beautiful dark twisted fantasy" of the following year, which was for him a starter in the world of hip-hop, a new audience and many creative collaborations.
But "Woods" was also the beginning of Bon Iver's own experimentation. Something has culminated with the latest album "22, A Million" (2016), full of twisted electronics, reverse composition and the world's most boring song titles. The disc was compared to Radiohead's "Kid A", but the important difference is that when Radiohead rebounded about its indie rock and synthetic sounds, in the year 2000, Bon Iver was not innovative on the musical level.
In concert, Bon Iver is only a solo project. Justin Vernon is in the center, but he has a group of musicians composed of four multi-instrumentalists (two drummers are not heard at the same time) and a strong section of three people. The songs are carefully arranged for this set. Everything seems very good, it takes a lot in each song, all the musicians are creative and change their roles, and songs from all Bon Iver records are performed by happy fans of joy.
Yet there is something like that chips, and not in a positive way. It's easy to be impressed by Justin Vernon's musicality and unique voice, as well as his uncompromising and artistic vision. But it's a cool distance and a self-esteem throughout the concert that annoys me.
I will think of the term music music: the kind of artists adored by other artists because they are so skilled and versatile, but less relevant to anyone who does not "take". High density music and great details, a compact wall that looks elegant and beautiful but does not have a lot of warmth, humor and sensuality.
It's a puzzling expression that Bon Iver has live: music that talks about emotions and vulnerability, but that's a bit poor in human communication.
At the same time, it 's really not a bad gig. "Babys" begins with a free jazz intro, then Vernon sits and plays a piano and grows up with more and more instruments to become something very enjoyable.
"8 (circle)" is very atmospheric, almost gospellik in its dark and powerful light. "Perth" is a brave arena, "33" GOD "" sways heavily with a beautiful guitar figurine and "Woods" is wonderful as an extranummer. No fan of Bon Iver can be disappointed. I am just more impressed than concerned.
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