Collection d'Arnell-Andréa - A Recrafted Winter - CD

The dark wave gods are on our side: After the surprising and enthralling return with their triumphant comeback 'Another Winter' in the beginning of 2019, COLLECTION D'ARNELL-ANDRÉA are already back with yet another massively surprising delight. 'A Recrafted Winter' sees France's pioneers of all sounds dark and melancholic create a wholly remastered, remixed and electrified sister record to this soulful piece of art. Winter's overture is here. Elegiac yet powerful Dark Wave, enmeshed in neoclassical drama and electronic finesse: The symphonic or convulsive strings respond vigorously to the tenacious melancholy of a nostalgic piano; they let themselves be carried away in the electro turmoil of aerial or noisy guitars, arpeggio synths and minimalist rhythmic loops - this is far beyond rendering some songs dancefloor-compatible. Instead, those precious pieces of music have been dissected quite carefully and then got transferred onto an altogether new level of meaning. Extraordinary is how well that works and how Chloés ever-present, gripping vocals work their magic even in those electronic anthems for a forgotten world.