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Christian Kleine, "Real Ghosts"
City Centre Offices
Whilerecording his second full-length, Kleine felt inspired to createseemingly with whatever he found lying about, and it has reinformed hismusic in a whole new light. The simple beauty of his other works ishere still, but augmented by a new dancefloor sensibility, and thestrength and assurance of years behind the boards and with aninstrument in hand. From the first song, "Home," the energy can befelt, as the album starts off with gentle keys and sounds beforeexploding into full boogie shuffle. The beats are never stale, soundinglike they were created from the ground up instead of from samples, andthe density of the sound is undeniable, with new sounds popping upevery time I listen; and that's just the first track. From there, it'son to the almost indie rock presence of "Stations," where the guitarand drums are joined by an otherworldly ringing and keyboards. Kleinecomplicates things more and more as the album progresses, getting moreand more creative with the rhythms and the tones he lays on top.Contrasting that is the all-out rock nature of songs like"Ghostwriting," that reinvigorate more than new rock bands could everhope to. Kleine took eighteen months to finish the record, and theeffort shows in the production, even though there is no real congruityto the songs as a whole. Maybe that's planned, or maybe that's just howit came out, but it's not a detractor: each song is a different storyor ghost and exists just fine on its own, lasting just as long or shortas it needs to. Real Ghosts is a tribute to Kleine's influencesand a reaction to the music of his past all at once, and as such it isthe boldest musical statement he's ever made.
Whilerecording his second full-length, Kleine felt inspired to createseemingly with whatever he found lying about, and it has reinformed hismusic in a whole new light. The simple beauty of his other works ishere still, but augmented by a new dancefloor sensibility, and thestrength and assurance of years behind the boards and with aninstrument in hand. From the first song, "Home," the energy can befelt, as the album starts off with gentle keys and sounds beforeexploding into full boogie shuffle. The beats are never stale, soundinglike they were created from the ground up instead of from samples, andthe density of the sound is undeniable, with new sounds popping upevery time I listen; and that's just the first track. From there, it'son to the almost indie rock presence of "Stations," where the guitarand drums are joined by an otherworldly ringing and keyboards. Kleinecomplicates things more and more as the album progresses, getting moreand more creative with the rhythms and the tones he lays on top.Contrasting that is the all-out rock nature of songs like"Ghostwriting," that reinvigorate more than new rock bands could everhope to. Kleine took eighteen months to finish the record, and theeffort shows in the production, even though there is no real congruityto the songs as a whole. Maybe that's planned, or maybe that's just howit came out, but it's not a detractor: each song is a different storyor ghost and exists just fine on its own, lasting just as long or shortas it needs to. Real Ghosts is a tribute to Kleine's influencesand a reaction to the music of his past all at once, and as such it isthe boldest musical statement he's ever made.samples:
