musikwiese. (Posts about aviv geffen.)https://musikwiese.fontein.de/tag/aviv-geffen.atom2019-11-17T10:40:26ZfelixNikolablackfield.https://musikwiese.fontein.de/2011/01/27/blackfield/2011-01-27T10:36:16+01:002011-01-27T10:36:16+01:00felix<div><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackfield">blackfield</a> is a project by the british prog mastermind <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Wilson">steven wilson</a> and the israeli rock star <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aviv_Geffen">aviv geffen</a>, playing alternative and art rock, sometimes even pop. the first song i want to present is from their first album, <i>blackfield</i>, and called <i>blackfield</i>. it comes with a beautiful music video, which for whatever reason didn’t show up in the <a href="https://spielwiese.fontein.de/tag/music-video-series/">music video series</a>.</p>
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<p>(apparently the video does not work in all countries, for example in germany. if it doesn’t work for you, try <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7kyoUTEYzw">this version</a> of the song without the video.)</p>
<p>the second piece is the opener of their second album, <i>blackfield ii</i>, titled <i>once</i>. it was also the opener on their tour in 2007, when i first <a href="https://spielwiese.fontein.de/2007/08/13/concerts-i-have-been-at/">saw them</a>. this is a live recording, but of very high quality, both the video and the sound. if you want to watch the band, click into the window to open it in <i>youtube</i>.</p>
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<p>a very beautiful and calm song from their first album is <i>lullaby</i>:</p>
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<p>another beautiful, more rocking song about love is <i>epidemic</i> from their second album:</p>
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<p>finally, here’s a song from their first album, called <i>cloudy now</i>. it’s in fact a song written by aviv geffen, which he used to play on his solo tours, which was then translated by steven wilson to english and recorded by the two. it’s a somewhat doomy, depressing song, and one of the most impressing i remember from the concert.</p>
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<p>(and yes, aviv also iteratively removed his tops during the switzerland concert, until ending up as in the video. i think the girls liked it :-) )</p></div>