Bryan Ferry - Olympia (2010) {Japanese Edition}

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Artist: Bryan Ferry
Title: Olympia
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Virgin Records / EMI Music Japan Inc. #TOCP-66971
Genre: Art Rock, Pop Rock
Quality: EAC Rip -> FLAC (Img+Cue, Log) / MP3 CBR320
Total Time: 00:55:36
Total Size: 378 / 134 Mb (Full Scans ~ 386 Mb)
WebSite: Album Preview

Olympia is the thirteenth studio album by the British singer Bryan Ferry, released by Virgin Records on 25 October 2010. Co-produced by Ferry and Rhett Davies, Olympia is Ferry's first album of predominantly original material since 2002's Frantic. The album features a wide range of contributors, including co-songwriter David A. Stewart of Eurythmics, Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay of Roxy Music, the electronic group Groove Armada, David Gilmour, Marcus Miller, Scissor Sisters, Nile Rodgers, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, Steve Nieve, and Flea. Early in the recording process Olympia was developed as a Roxy Music project, with participation from numerous guests; however, despite the presence of other Roxy Music members at the sessions, it was released as a Bryan Ferry solo project. The album art features the fashion model Kate Moss and refers to the Édouard Manet 1863 painting of the same name.

There are two headlines for Olympia, Bryan Ferry’s 13th solo album. The first is that it’s Ferry’s first collection of primarily original material since 1994’s Mamouna -- of the ten songs only Tim Buckley's “Song to the Siren” and Traffic's "No Face, No Name, No Number" are from another author -- the second is that among the many collaborators here are Brian Eno, Phil Manzanera, and Andy MacKay, all original members of Roxy Music, their presence suggesting a return to the chilly art of Roxy’s earliest records. Neither headline tells the real story: Olympia is Ferry’s most seductive album since Avalon, a luxurious collection of softly stylized sophistication. Instead of pushing into new territory, Ferry focuses on refinement, polishing his signatures -- primarily songs so slow they seem to float, and also the occasional high-end piece of pristine pop-funk -- until they’re seamless, the textures shifting so subtly that when the chorus of “Heartache by Numbers” turns eerie, the change in atmosphere is almost subliminal. Such command of mood is a tell-tale sign of a quiet perfectionist, but Olympia doesn’t feel fussy; it’s unruffled and casually elegant, its pleasing familiarity reflecting the persistence of an old master honing his craft.

~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music

Track List:

01. You Can Dance [0:04:28.67]
02. Alphaville [0:04:25.20]
03. Heartache By Numbers [0:04:55.59]
04. Me Oh My [0:04:40.07]
05. Shameless [0:04:35.51]
06. Song To The Siren [0:05:56.06]
07. No Face, No Name, No Number [0:04:39.73]
08. Bf Bass (Ode To Olympia) [0:04:09.25]
09. Reason Or Rhyme [0:06:51.66]
10. Tender Is The Night [0:04:37.33]
11. Shameless (Pilooski Remix) [0:06:16.00]

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