Linda Bjalla

.::Biography::.

Linda Bjalla is the solo musical identity of Izumi Suzuki from Japan who lists her primary instruments as: piano, voice, glockenspiel, melodica. Izumi's main web presence is her simply styled personal website, where she makes frequent announcements on her work. She also has an extensive MySpace network at the time of this review - May 2008 - comprising over 600 friends and is now developing her Virb presence.

All of her web space is a pleasure to visit. They are as economical as a zen garden with lots of white space and simple understated typography and perfectly complements her musical style.



Landschaft



.::Discography::.

[EPs]

＊Physical＊



Lost in the forest



01. Kiss - Thumbelina

02. forest at night

03. Ring of Earth

04. another world at the end of the tunnel

€ 5.00



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＊Digital＊



Lost in the forestLinda Bjalla



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Lost in the Forest is both a musical work and a hand crafted artefact of simple beauty. Enclosed in a tactile, crackley cellophane bag, each cover has been hand stamped with iconic children's storybook imagery. An owl, a magical tree, a rabbit. And each is uniquely, a touch that communicates the passion and sensitivity that Izumi brings to her work.

Lost in the Forest is the encapsulation of an idealised childhood - of stories from Hans Christian Anderson or The Brothers Grimm read by nightlight at bedtime. It moved me deeply - it is an island of calm away from the unforgiving pressures of adulthood; a sweet-sorrow reflection on mortality. To evoke the positive things as do these four simple pieces takes a rare sensitivity. To place the work in a collection of four is percisely the right choice. The EP is soon over - it works it's magic and then, in the afterglow there is a time for quiet reflection. This is not a work to be consumed, rather it is a fragile, magical gift for stimulating memory and should be used sparingly, when the need is there for that connection with the past.



Commentary of the tracks individually is superfluous. Nothing more can be added to distillation evoked by the four titles:

Kiss Thumbelina

Forest at Night

Ring of Earth

Another World at the End of the Tunnel



She Sings Sea Songs



01. Seabirds

02. Calling from the sea

03. The Waves Have A Story To Tell Me



Some people say that mermaids do not exist. Pure lies. Izumi Suzuki (aka Linda Bjalla) is one of them and invites us to dream and a journey of pure enchantment by cold seas of Sweden,



Izumi use her voice like a siren who naively tries to attract listeners. And she made it. The rest of the scenario is the mastery of a piano accompanied by sound landscapes that make us remember the seabed.



The spell is short so it is recommended to listen in loop.



[Compilations]



Various Artists - M100

01. asako music :: Windy Hill Mill

02. Caroline :: Wonderlust

03. Izumi Misawa :: Libra

04. Kaede Mira :: Menuett

06. Le Mépris :: Starethrough one

06. Linda Bjalla :: Tomorrow

07. Miki Odagiri :: From South

08. Sachiko :: The sea without.



M100 is a japanese artists compilation from indietronica lo-fi to dark ambient

More info:MiMi Records



Maea

01. chronik :: save me

02. science north :: laminar rinse

03. port royal :: jeka

04. Apjiw :: printemps

05. harold nono :: little reminders

06. Sebastien Charest :: passage

07. bcom :: when cars start smashins

08. Christophe.g/Tellemake :: Cloche augen ande--Part 1&2

09. Misera C :: shortcut

10. fedaden :: i saw a forest growing

11. Mc Légaré :: au musée

12. elektronarkoz :: In the shade

13. linda bjalla :: pilgrimage

14. the feels :: this is the new year

15. millimetrik :: Fessenden-Le salon de thé (remix)

16. ironlight river :: lemon milk

17. dedo :: goodbye



Maea feature: science north, port royal, apjiw, building castles out of matchsticks, dedo, Christophe.g/Tellemake, fedaden, Linda Bjalla and many more talented artists.

Masterized by Éric Lamothe.

More info:9.12 Records



A Weevil in a Biscuit



01. ANNE KING :: unknown us apart (Brazil)

02. ALONE TOGETHER :: human beings (Japan)

03. PNDC :: pick up your tears (Serbia)

04. OOMIAQ :: aventure toi (France)

05. OLDMAN :: half brother (France)

06. KABOOM KARAVAN :: toambertree (Belgium)

07. HAROLD NONO :: a shining space (Scotland)

08. PEQUENA FIERA! :: do re me fa sol I kiss you (Spain)

09. LIMBIC SOMNUS :: a candy coated slow down (USA)

10. ALFRED BROWN :: as the dead ship sinks (USA)

11. JAMES ROSS :: study no.1(inharmonicity) (USA)

12. LINDA BJALLA :: you are alive (Japan)

13. DM STITH :: be my baby (USA)

14. SONICBRAT :: that little something (Singapore)

15. HULK :: in the belly of the hungry white sea (Ireland)

16. CAHIER :: bebe (Finland) l

£ 8.00



".a compilation album that showcases Bearsuit Records as a label dealing in the strange and beautiful, an eclectic collection of artists and music that whilst often veering toward the surreal, are always anchored in the sublime." [uk music search]



More info:bearsuit records



Fugues | 10 unreleased tracks 2007



01. ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE :: Following A Trembling Star

02. BEXAR BEXAR :: Fake Window Piece

03. CHEER :: Warmer Inside

04. CORIOLIS FORCE :: Trouble

05. TEAMFOREST :: Just A Moment's Thought

06. LINDA BJALLA :: Melting Snow

07. YELLOW6 :: E1

08. MY AUTUMN EMPIRE :: Walking Away

09. TEMJIIN :: Reverie (acoustic)

10. LIGHTSWAY :: Awake And Sleeping



Edition CD-R limitée à 50 exemplaires

[packaging fait main, enveloppes numérotées,

1CD-R 10 titres inédits + 1 livret texte

(comment j'ai embrassé le silence par j. olivier)

More info:Fugues