Hector Zazou – Songs From The Cold Seas
| Genre: | Electronic |
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| Style: | Downtempo, Experimental, Ambient |
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Tracklist
| Annuka Suaren Neito | 4:52 | ||
| Visur Vatnsenda-Rosu | 4:21 | ||
| The Long Voyage | 5:52 | ||
| Havet Stomar | 5:55 | ||
| Adventures In The Scandinavian Skin Trade | 3:48 | ||
| She's Like A Swallow | 5:19 | ||
| The Lighthouse | 3:41 | ||
| Oran Na Maighdean Mhara | 4:14 | ||
| Yaisa Maneena | 6:14 | ||
| Yakut Song | 3:33 | ||
| Song Of The Water | 2:44 |
Credits (42)
Hector ZazouArranged By [Album], Producer- Dave CoppenhallArtwork [Art], Design
Russell MillsArtwork [Art], Design- Philip Page*Coordinator [Coordination In Finland]
Karsten SommerCoordinator [Coordination In Greenland]- Maggi SmithDesign [Assistance]
Notes
Project by Hector Zazou with the participation of several vocalists and musicians. Based on the nautical theme the album gathers together songs borrowed from the traditions of countries and regions such as Alaska, Greenland, Labrador, Sweden, Finland, The Shetlands and Japan.
5-track sampler release for promotion: Songs From The Cold Seas
5-track sampler release for promotion: Songs From The Cold Seas
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| Image | , | – | In Your Collection, Wantlist, or Inventory | Version Details | Data Quality | ||||
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 | Chansons Des Mers Froides CD, Album | CBS/Sony – COL 477585 2 | Spain | 1994 | Spain — 1994 | ||||
 | Chansons Des Mers Froides CD, Album, Slipcase | Columbia – COL 477585 2, Columbia – 14-477585-10 | France | 1994 | France — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas CD, Album | Columbia – COL 477585 2 | Europe | 1994 | Europe — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas CD, Album | Columbia – CK 67068 | Canada | 1994 | Canada — 1994 | New Submission | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas Cassette, Album | CBS/Sony – COL 477585-4, CBS/Sony – 477585-4, CBS/Sony – 14-477585-30 | Spain | 1994 | Spain — 1994 | New Submission | |||
 | Chansons Des Mers Froides CD, Album, Promo, Cardsleeve | Columbia – SAMP 2453, Columbia – 14-002453-10, Columbia – COL 477585 2 | France | 1994 | France — 1994 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas Cassette, Album | Columbia – COL 477585-4, Columbia – 477585 4 | Europe | 1994 | Europe — 1994 | New Submission | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas CD, Album | Columbia – CK 67068, Columbia – 67068 | US | 1995 | US — 1995 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas CD, Album, Promo, Reissue | Sony – SRCS 7535 | Japan | 1995 | Japan — 1995 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas CD, Album, Reissue | Sony – SRCS 7535 | Japan | 1995 | Japan — 1995 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release | ArsNova – 8 - 219, ArsNova – AN-2002 | Russia | 1999 | Russia — 1999 | Recently Edited | |||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas CD, Album | Columbia – COL 477585 2, Columbia – 14-477585-11 | Europe | Europe | Recently Edited | ||||
 | Songs From The Cold Seas CD, Album | Columbia – 477585 2 | Australia | Australia | New Submission |
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Reviews
please release this in lp or i'll hang myself to the nearest tree- THIS SHOULD BE RELEASED ON VINYL AB-SO-LU-TE-LY !!!
Sony France , what are you waiting for ???? 
Edited 2 years agoreferencing Songs From The Cold Seas (CD, Album) CK 67068
To make this album, Hector Zazou first went to record traditional indigenous songs from Siberia, Japan, Greenland, Canada, Norway, Sweden and Finland. He then returned to the studio to produce songs with a bunch of female singers who have an affinity with this kind of sound universe. The result is a record which is opaque in places but filled with an astonishing palette of textures.
One of the highlights is the second track with Björk's voice alternating with a superb clarinet. Something both divine and tragic emanates from this sweet and sad piece. In the third, The Long Journey, we find the voices of Suzanne Vega and John Cale on lyrics inspired by a poem by Oscar Wilde. It is a warm and bright song on the theme of travel. The darkest moment is the lighthouse. Siouxsie Sioux recites an excerpt from a sinister poem by Wilfred Wilson Gibson with shamanic throaty incantations in the background. The rest of the record is filled with atmospheres that evoke different aspects of the North Seas with a bunch of singers including Jane Sibery and a myriad of others with often unpronounceable names. Soft and cold like the sea but with something warming in spite of everything, like when the water shimmers and sends the reflection of the sun in our eyes.
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