Skrivet om "We sprout in thy soil";
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"Inte en enda sekund känns överflödig" 8/10 PM Jönsson, Sonic
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"Indiepopens svar på Arvo Pärt" Kulturnyheterna, SVT
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"Sällan har jag hört svensk andlig musik på det här sättet, timid, men ändå intensivt övertygande" 4/5 Göteborgsposten
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"något av det mest egensinniga jag hört en svensk artist göra på länge" Lira
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"David Åhléns musik är ett blinkande fyrljus vid horisonten." Tidningen Kulturen
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"Hans röst omfamnar varmt och innerligt från första sekund" 4/5 Corren
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"bländande på ett sätt som känns fulländat i sin kontext" 4/5 Uppsala Nya Tidning
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"David Åhléns stilla hymner förtjänar att nå utanför församlingens krets." Nöjesguiden
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"där många andra inte kan ta sig under det ytliga och manierade har Åhlén, med en uppväxt i kyrklig miljö, en trovärdig grund för sina innerliga och avskalade sånger." 4/6 i Svenska Dagbladet
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”Åhlén sätter ny standard för musik med andliga förtecken.” 5/5 Dagen
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David har verkligen hittat fram till ett eget uttryck, något som möjligen skulle kunna kallas ”sakral indie” Trots allt
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"Mange artister innen popmusikken søker mot det sakrale i musikken, men få tar det så langt eller direkte som svenske David Åhlén" 4/6 Bergen Tidende, Norge
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"David Ahlen manages to convey the emotional sense of a spiritual world in a stripped down simplicity displaying a raw and unafraid voice." Cyclic Defrost, Australia
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"Stunning in its tone and uniqueness" Silent Ballet, USA
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"His heavenly, high-pitched voice is front and center on his debut album, We Sprout in Thy Soil, and that's exactly where it belongs. It's also elegantly supported by a small coterie of acoustic instruments (...) and elevated by some equally beautiful songwriting. The album's a mere twenty-seven minutes long, yet somehow doesn't feel incomplete as the ten songs of faith—“prayers” might be more like it—compensate for brevity with depth." Textura, Kanada
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"Forget radio-friendly music, this album is a whispered poem" Absolute Noise, Frankrike
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"David Åhlén's debut record "We sprout in thy soil", his first under his under his own name, is absolutely gorgeous. You don't need to share his beliefs to be touched; the beauty of his art come through regardless." Itsatrap, USA
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"We Sprout In Thy Soil is as fragile as a snowflake – you think it’s melting away as soon as you put your fingers on it. David Åhlén from Sweden created a melancholic and sad masterpiece with his first full lenght album." Common Folk Meadow, USA
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"Ahlen plays acoustic guitar, and sings in this weirdly watery style that almost reminds us of Tim Buckley at his eeriest" Dusty Groove America, USA
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Hello and thanks! We're nokeys from Italy. Our album "The Regency" is out in Sweden for Wonderland Records, and soon we'll be releasing our second single "Pretty Girl", followed by the video clip we filmed in Malmo. We're always looking for venues and gigs, so if you happen to have any tips, they'll be very welcome ;)
Hei! Var heldig å høre deg og få kjøpt plata av deg på Sub Café i Oslo. Whisper His Name spilles igjen og igjen... lykke til videre, på konserter og i studio :)
UNLEASHED IN EUROPE is a first of sorts, it marks David first LIVErelease This raw unbridled album was captured at Festival appearance in Europe, David was not aware that the appearance was recorded. But it was evident once master recordings were discovered, He had the makings of what would become UNLEASHED IN EUROPE. The album was MIXED BY LEGENDARY PRODUCER NEIL KERNON, who is best known for his live recording work on Judas Priest "UNLEASHED IN THE EAST" and Peter Gabriel "PLAYS LIVE", as well as his mixing and producing capabilities on countless Gold- & Platinum Albums (Dokken, Kansas, Hall&Oates, Queensryche, Michael Bolton, Nevermore) and Live Sound for Queen, Yes,.. This one off live
performance captures the raw energy of David Benson in his element LIVE
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