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Whenever we used effects it's because we felt that they had a place there, a story to contribute to, not as an unconscious automatic next step. I wanted to hear on this record that I'm not all soft but that I have a raw side to me as well. It's a side that I call on and question and that I need to learn to accept. I've noticed that by being more accepting of myself, I become less judgmental when it comes to other people. We're only people. And I would very much like for us to see each other like that again. Just see each other, period. This album is my ode to connection, contact and consciousness.\" - Chantal Acda. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glitterhouse","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50471393526091,"sku":"1010689","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/831bc48d-5bc6-4c1d-9c6e-39b1ac65eadd_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727401058"},{"product_id":"saturday-moon","title":"Saturday Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile Chantal's three previous solo albums were immaculately produced by two luminaries of the so-called \"post-classical\" scene (Nils Frahm, Peter Broderick and Phill Brown respectively), \u003ci\u003eSaturday Moon\u003c\/i\u003e is a more feral child and is all the stronger for it. The album spins and turns and upends preconceptions throughout its length. There are sonic surprises like Alan from Low's guitar synth on \"Disappear,\" a song that ends in a tornado of electricity and also features backing vocals from Low bandmate Mimi. Atmospheric guitar legend Bill Frisell delicately converses with two tracks. Shahzad Ismaily of Tom Waits and Marc Ribot fame plays haunted six string fractures on one of the album's darkest songs \"Conflict of Minds\", together with Borgar Magnason (Sigur Rós, Björk). There are eighteen musicians in total on the album. Strings, horns, contrabass and piano are also woven into the kaleidoscopic, eclectic mesh. It is a human-all-too-human balance of things. Clarity and randomness. Anger and elation. Loss and awakening. 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For that album, she collaborated with Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid, A Winged Victory For The Sullen), with whom she toured the UK and the Benelux in 2011, alongside the band Low.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChantal Acda has recorded and performed with artists such as Bill Frisell, Nils Frahm, and members of Low, Múm, and Efterklang. Currently, she is also a member of the bands Distance, Light and Sky (with Chris Eckman of The Walkabouts and Eric Thielemans) and Isbells. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFans of PJ Harvey, Cat Power, and Blonde Redhead will definitely be able to connect with what Chantal is manifesting and her genre expansive alternative rock sound. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe new album, dubbed \u003cem\u003eThe Whale\u003c\/em\u003e, was produced by Chris Eckman (of The Walkabouts) and released by Starman Records.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Starman Records","offers":[{"title":"LP - Black","offer_id":53143017357643,"sku":"R5044-4328","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53143017980235,"sku":"R5044-5349","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/CS1096825-01B-BIG.jpg?v=1754730812"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/chantal-acda.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}