Search - Perry Blake :: Still Life

On his way to perfection...

allthisuselessbeauty | Knoxville, TN United States | 06/19/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"After seeing the film Presque Rien I had no choice but to seek out the songs featured in it. They astounded me. Simple arrangements on top of simple vocals and simple harmonies. The combination of all these simplicities creates something absolutey spectacular. In the two songs featured on his "Still Life" album, the songs are tragic murmurings from the grave of Nick Drake. The songs "Wise Mans Blues" and "This Time It's Goodbye" are miracles alone, each of them. What's more miraculous is they are both on one cd and composed of the same man. Blake is stripped of any kind of armor on this. He allows himself to be totally exposed. His voice is fragile and unaffected. It stirs like a violin. Like a lonely violin in the greatest, most empty hall. He just opens his mouth and I believe him, every word. Listening to his music is like bearing witness to his personal monolouge, uttered just above his breath. If I were going to catagorize him, which I wouldn't, I would categorize him as a male version of Stina Nordenstam. The "electronica" thing attatched to something I read about him scared me off a little, but he's just a musician. I wouldn't really pin him down to any particular genre. He just makes music. And it is beautiful. If you're looking for a honest voice out there... his will rip your heartstrings apart in the most beautiful, beautiful way you never thought possible."

Still Life- The Album Of My Life.

Ana Gonzalez | Portugal | 05/09/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"When I listenned to Still Life for the first time, I was still recovering from the powerful effects Perry Blakes`s first album, had had on me; that first album overwhelmed me, and I fell in love with Perry`s voice, melancholic lyrics and melody, so I was eager to listen to his new album...
I entered in a music store, and some beautiful, beautiful song was playing, the voice was breathtaking, it was a familiar voice; I asked what was that song, that artist they were playing, and the answer was Perry Blake, new album.
I rushed my pace, ran all over the store to find the cd, I finally found it, and started listenning to it; my God, I was overwhelmed once again, song by song, I fell in love with every song, specially No Lullabies, fell even deeper... my heart was pumping so fast, but I felt so in peace...
Until this day, Still Life overwhelmes me every time I listen to it; my God, the lyrics, the breathtaking voice, the ravishing melodies, this is pure art and beauty, this is a part of me.
Still Life is the album of my life, somehow I know it will always be..."

---Perry Blake----

chris | 09/08/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Finalmente puedo escribir un review del trabajo de Perry. No soy bueno con tecnisismos, pero para recomendar a este artista simplemente puedo usar la palabra: Perfeccion. Ver su trabajo desde que Perry Blake salió hasta oir California... es sorprendente, mas cuando uno vive la musica y te dejas llevar con ella. Sus inicios con el trip hop realmente son buenos, toca lo electronico de una forma moderada y sus melodias oscuras y hasta goticas te llevan a un estado de tranquilidad y sus lyrics pueden sacarte lagrimas. En still life el cambio es muy sutil, pero lo electronico sigue en un nivel menor y sus letras cada vez mas melancolicas y solitarias. Dicen que cuando uno esta triste no debe oir musica triste, pero es lo mismo como cuando tomas algo caliente cuando sientes calor, ese melancolismo te ayuda a drenar el interno. California es otro mundo, si bien es un abreboca, nadie pudo prepararse para el vuelco de canciones que a pesar de su tenue melancolia te llenan de esperanza y te dan animos de seguir adelante y enfrentar el mundo, seguir buscando y creer en un futuro. California es un estado mental que te transporta simplemente-"