{"product_id":"absinthe-vinyl","title":"Absinthe (Vinyl) - 2019","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"text_block-87-10713\" class=\"ct-text-block c-text-l c-margin-bottom-s c-text-dark\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ct-text-block c-text-l c-margin-bottom-s c-text-dark\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"-product-excerpt-139-10713\" class=\"oxy-product-excerpt c-margin-bottom-m oxy-woo-element\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWith \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbsinthe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eDominic Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e has created an album colored by a distinct atmosphere. “The first thing that came to me before I wrote any tunes was the title,” he writes in his liner note. “Living in the South of France, I am fascinated by Impressionism. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSharp light and witchy mistrals, combined with strong alcohol and intense hangovers must have driven some of these artists toward insanity. Skies that are green, faces blue, perspective distorted.” While Miller’s ECM debut, \u003ci\u003eSilent Light\u003c\/i\u003e, emphasized solo and duo settings, \u003ci\u003eAbsinthe\u003c\/i\u003e finds the guitarist fronting a quintet that brings his lyrical compositions to textured life. Miller, switching between nylon- and steel-string acoustic guitars, has found a key harmonic-melodic foil in the bandoneon of \u003cstrong\u003eSantiago Arias\u003c\/strong\u003e. The vivid presence at the drum kit is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eManu Katch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eé\u003c\/strong\u003e, for years a member alongside Miller in the band of Sting. \u003cstrong\u003eMike Lindup\u003c\/strong\u003e’s keyboard tones can glow or add a ghostly air (as they do in such highlights as the title track), while bassist \u003cstrong\u003eNicholas Fiszman\u003c\/strong\u003e roots the ensemble sound. As for Miller, \u003ci\u003eJazzTimes \u003c\/i\u003ehas described him as a guitarist who “milks every note, thriving on the pauses between them and whispery effects of fingers sliding across strings.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sY6aQy0MJ7k?si=YSjo4W1Ii0K9HOP7\" title=\"YouTube video player\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dominic Miller Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52964769595729,"sku":null,"price":20.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/0228\/8209\/files\/4_5d00de28-46e5-4767-aed9-ead01279a2b8.jpg?v=1773740895","url":"https:\/\/shop.dominicmiller.com\/products\/absinthe-vinyl","provider":"Dominic Miller Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}