Mark Lanegan - Deepest Shade

Taken from the covers album 'Imitations', released on Heavenly Recordings on 16th September 2013.

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“When I was a kid in the late sixties and early seventies, my parents and their friends would play the records of Andy Williams, Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra and Perry Como, music with string arrangements and men singing songs that sounded sad whether they were or not.

“At home my folks were also listening to country music — Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, George Jones and Vern Gosdin were some of our favourites.

“For a long time I’ve wanted to make a record that gave me the same feeling those old records did, using some of the same tunes I loved as a kid and some that I’ve loved as I have gotten older. This record is it. Imitations.” Mark Lanegan 

REVIEWS

“A genuine emotional affinity underpins this marriage between Lanegan’s lupine growl and 12 melodramatic songs of masculine despair… Nick Cave’s ‘Brompton Oratory’, bathed in horns and burnished romance, might trump the original” Uncut, 7/10

“As ever, Lanegan’s voice is solumn and affecting, emphasising the solumn sentiments of the material” MOJO

Imitations

Mark Lanegan - Deepest Shade

A track which recalls for me long evening walks by the sea in Dublin.

Amble

A. Johanson - Fragments

thanks for supporting my music @ spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/758yIKdhJhWL6oTuTSFVV6

Finished all the mastering, artwork and lineup on "Anmut" and sent it to the stores... 

Thanks to Kayll Frappier, Vicente Bueso, Pessoaz, Luliby, Koen Janssen for the great collabs ! 

Thanks to Stefano Barzan for the wonderful mastering, it was an honour to work with you !

And last not least I thank Dirk Mallwitz for mastering Un Voyage, White, Scent of Rain, De Toujours, This Moment. Especially for keeping calm in every situation and for being a patient mastering engineer always open minded and ready to produce the perfect sound. -> www.soundset.de

Thanks Nick for the awesome photo, it matches 100% with what I see when listening to the music !

http://www.flickr.com/photos/leeneek/

Anmut Track #03 - Afterglow (with Luliby) (out on spotify, iTunes, amazon..... February 28th)

Written and performed by Blake Ewing

Mastered by Mike Monseur at Axis Audio

Entropy

A jam session with myself performing one of my favorite songs. Piano, guitar, bass, strings, vocal, record, mix, master by Markus Lehto July, 2024

Songbird

This album is a journey across centuries and cultures — weaving together the elegance of classical music, the soul of folk traditions, and the emotion of timeless popular melodies. From the serene beauty of Bach’s “Air on a G String” and the haunting “Meditation” by Massenet, to the heartfelt modern classics “Unchained Melody” and “Time to Say Goodbye,” each track tells its own story.

Listeners are carried from the joyful celebration of “Hava Nagila” and “Funiculi Funicula”, through cinematic reflections like “Cavatina” from The Deer Hunter and the poignant “Ashokan Farewell,” to songs of love, hope, and farewell such as “The Rose” and “Wind Beneath My Wings.”

At its heart, this collection is about mood and memory: music that uplifts, comforts, and connects. A versatile blend for every listener — whether you’re drawn to the intimacy of chamber music, the grandeur of theatre, or the nostalgia of beloved film themes.

Theme From The Deerhunter

Just A Chill Guy

No Clear Mind - A New Sun

Balmorhea - Bowsprit

It's a piece about encounters and rare moments of inner peace and serenity 
from the album "2 Days & a Year"

Balmorhea - Bowsprit

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