Description
Intimate Strangers is a studio album by the British singer, songwriter, and keyboardist Adrian Snell, independently released on Serious Music in 1998.
July 1998 saw the release of ‘Intimate Strangers’, a return to a more singer-songwriter approach and an exploration of ambient jazz sounds. Jon Birch produced this album after I previously collaborated with him on the ‘Beautiful or What?’ and ‘City of Peace’ projects. My advice for this album was and is: listen late… and listen loud. [A note by Adrian Snell published on Facebook, July 2019]
In keeping with the quality of music which we expect from Adrian Snell, this set continues a musical journey, exploring soundscapes of ever wider dimensions. The album is a mixture of contrasts; light and shade. The range of musical styles is eclectic; drum and bass with almost choral lyricism («Come In From The Cold»); to echoes of Chris Rea («Traveller In Time») and reggae backbeats («This Close To You») to dance. Samples and looping feature on many tracks, without losing an almost orchestral feel to the arrangement of the components. What is particularly amazing is the range of vocal timbres achieved by Adrian Snell’s vocals, from sinister whisperings («Ghost») to the breathy choral soarings of «Come In From The Cold». The lyrics are stories of longing and yearning for relationship – with God; with one another; with the unborn child. This is a thoughtful incredibly well written, demanding album whose meaning and intent is not immediately apparent and requires, indeed deserves, repeated listening if the content is to be appreciated. [Giles D Morrison, Cross Rhythms, February 2001]
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CD tracklist:
01. Come In From The Cold – 6:59
02. Traveller In Time – 3:33
03. This Close To You – 4:41
04. Music And Madness – 4:10
05. Ghosts – 5:47
06. Infants And Angels – 4:03
07. Fire And Ice – 4:13
08. Where The River Flows – 4:13
09. Sure And Certain Love – 4:29
10. Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night – 4:14
11. Intimate Stranger – 5:40
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