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Niobe is the brainchild of Yvonne Cornelius, and her debut, Radioersatz, was a mysterious and surreal journey full of peculiar sounds, colourful arrangements and unusual vocals. In addition to producing this music, Cornelius also performs all of the vocal tracks. Her vocals are often filtered, sounding as if they were recorded using old or cheap microphones, and the words are often cryptic and defy easy interpretation, acting more as textures than as signs.
Her vocal style is built around “tongue sounds”; her voice wavers and quivers, contributing to an atmosphere of uneasy enchantment present throughout these songs. The instrumental arrangements, which open up in broad sweeps, are also inventive and unpredictable. Surprising sounds interrupt the flow of some unusual rhythms, synthesized, live or sampled instrumentation. From the rhythm of some very jolly bass bubbles in the first track to a mellow acoustic guitar loop in the closing number, Niobe takes you on a strange and dreamlike voyage with her unique and inventive sound.
Yvonne Cornelius was born in Frankfurt and has been living in Cologne since 1994. For over a decade she has developed a uniquely individual approach to electronic production, as well as a style of singing ranging from diva-esque acrobatics to comic excess. Concerts in Mexico City, at Berlin’s Volksbuehne or the Batofar in Paris have already exposed her to an international audience.
Her vocal style is built around “tongue sounds”; her voice wavers and quivers, contributing to an atmosphere of uneasy enchantment present throughout these songs. The instrumental arrangements, which open up in broad sweeps, are also inventive and unpredictable. Surprising sounds interrupt the flow of some unusual rhythms, synthesized, live or sampled instrumentation. From the rhythm of some very jolly bass bubbles in the first track to a mellow acoustic guitar loop in the closing number, Niobe takes you on a strange and dreamlike voyage with her unique and inventive sound.
Yvonne Cornelius was born in Frankfurt and has been living in Cologne since 1994. For over a decade she has developed a uniquely individual approach to electronic production, as well as a style of singing ranging from diva-esque acrobatics to comic excess. Concerts in Mexico City, at Berlin’s Volksbuehne or the Batofar in Paris have already exposed her to an international audience.
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oblodelbagno wrote:
http://www.lastfm.it/event/1225529+Niobe+at+Le+3+Tits+on+6+December+2009
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aenb wrote:
LOVE
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sad_caterpillar wrote:
oh la great lalalala
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shopoprvo wrote:
stunning - makes it seem so easy. BTW, what happened to her appreciation (look at shouts below) between November 2007 and January 2009?? Hmm, intriguing :DDD
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TripToHope wrote:
Antagonist-X, да ладно! это великолепно! : ) Fever is awesome [2]
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RodeoRadio wrote:
♥ ♥ ♥
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nonstopbus wrote:
awesome
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bosquenocturno wrote:
Que cosa mas loca, superbacana la propuesta
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Antagonist-X wrote:
так и хочется написать, ну что же за ХУИТА??!!!
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zo-ar wrote:
Fever is awesome.
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lastfmfatale wrote:
Her music tickles my senses. Dreamy eclectic-wonderlounge.
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Gone_Wishing wrote:
The album White Hats is just beautiful.... I hope I can find more by this intriguing artist. :)
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TheHapacalypse wrote:
Enchanting.
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pifflola wrote:
Such beautiful music with such a unique sound. I'm very much in love. ♥!
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soulflood wrote:
Hi all. I'm not English speaker so i can't understand what Niobe sing about. And I can't find any lyrics in internet :( Did anybody see her lyrics anywhere? help please
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Pripyat wrote:
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OceanOnMars wrote:
in the sun is an enchanting song, so beautiful. sounds very similar to feist :)
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idna wrote:
her homepage (hard to google): http://www.voodooluba.com/
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finallyiamnoone wrote:
hey niobe listeners.. come join the tomlab group http://www.last.fm/group/tomlab%2C+the+label
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SolitudEE wrote:
very nice.
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Ecoteca, Pescara (PE), Italy
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INIT, Roma, Rome, Italy
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Le 3 Tits, Brescia, Italy
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Recent Activity
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lele_musicus, Vicella, cavolola and 2 other people added Niobe to their libraries. yesterday afternoon
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lele_musicus tagged Niobe with ‘musicus 2009’. yesterday afternoon
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musicus_firenze created the Italian wiki page for Niobe. 11 days ago
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musicus_firenze and oblodelbagno added Niobe to their libraries. 11 days ago
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musicus_firenze tagged Niobe with ‘musicus 2009’. 11 days ago
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f1 wrote about Niobe in 75.000 / samples. 13 days ago
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f1 wrote about Niobe – none but one in 75.000 / samples. 13 days ago
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FamousButterfly, cavalllliere, quiquinoo and 10 other people added Niobe to their libraries. 14 days ago
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Daugvinas tagged Niobe with ‘experimental’. 21 days ago
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catsandcupcakes added Niobe to catsandcupcakes’s library. last month
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