The Photographer's Wife • Stina Nordenstam & Anton Fier

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Browsing in the aptly named Cheapo cheapo Records in the soundtrack section (I'm not really a soundtrack fan). This intriguing cover, with what looks like a still from the thirties film, begged further investigation. I thought the music Gods were guiding me when I found Anton Fier & Stina Nordenstam as the main performers and Laswell was on bass duties too.
I've read of a personal falling out between Fier & Nordenstam on this project, which probably amounts to there only being three tracks in existence. A planned Golden Palominos album, I'm guessing may have been in the works. Another strange thing about these three tracks is that they are credited as remixes, the original tracks have never been released in fact the film itself was never released. An imdb search shows an unrelated film with the same title and to confuse matters more, on the Stina Nordenstam website the "The Things You Said" maybe miss titled [?] "The Photographer's Wife" or there are two versions of this release, but more likely part of the Fier & Nordenstam spat (eventhough a rogue fourth track would be nice).
The only film credits on the cover are of Director of Photography Eric Rondepierre and Art Direction by Ricky/F+.
The music sounds like later Golden Palominos releases, ambient electronica,
Stina Nordenstam's fragile fractured vocal sits perfectly. I also like Knox Chandler's minimalist guitar parts too.

Stylo


1. I Could Still (Be An Actor)
(Microman remix)

2. Now When I See You
(Descendence remix)

3. The Things You Said
(Descendence remix)


Stina Nordenstam • Vocals
Knox Chandler • Guitars
Bill Laswell • Bass
Anton Fier • Drums

Recorded September 1995 at Greenpoint Studio / Brooklyn N.Y.


Produced by Anton Fier
and Stina Nordenstam 

 

Label: EastWest – EW055CD
Format: 320
Country: UK
Released: 1996
Genre: Electronic
Style: Ambient, PW_stylo350s,Downtempo