Phantom Orchard Ensemble - Through the Looking-Glass
Comments: Part of this is brilliant; part is musical gibberish. Everything else is in-between. Definitely underrated.
Artist: Phantom Orchard Ensemble
with: Ikue Mori, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Sara Parkins, Sylvie Courvoisier, Zeena Parkins
Rating: GOOD
Genres: EAI,  Electroacoustic,  Free Improvisation
Released: 2014
Type: Album
Label: Tzadik
Link: tzadik.com
Expanding their duo into a sextet with the addition of strings, piano and voice, Ikue and Zeena have created a compelling and varied soundscape inspired by fairy stories the world over. Combining plucked and bowed strings, sinuous vocals, driving percussion and Ikue Mori’s trademark electronics into a balanced and unified whole, Through the Looking-glass is a kaleidoscope of exotic and beautiful sonorties filled with drama, mystery and a modern orchestral sweep....

Personnel:
Sylvie Courvoisier: Piano
Ikue Mori: Electronics
Zeena Parkins: Acoustic And Electric Harp, Celesta
Sara Parkins: Violin
Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje: Voice, Electronics
Maggie Parkins: Cello
Editions:
2014 Original Release
Tzadik | TZ 4003 | CD
  01. Luminous Fairies (4:19)
02. Goblin Spider (9:27)
  03. The Little Mermaid (3:01)
  04. The Snow Queen (2:22)
  05. Alice in Wonderland (5:11)
  06. Kaguya (4:07)
07. Snow White (3:32)
  08. Hedgehog in the Fog (4:28)
09. The Beauty and the Beast (6:55)
  10. Psyche and Cupid (3:20)
  11. The Ugly Duckling (2:25)
  12. Sleeping Beauty (1:30)