![]() Private Collection manages to take all these facets of who KARIN PARK has been and is, and make them into a contemporary record that feels fresh. Look What You’ve Done maintains the dark discontented nature of the original, but takes what once was industrial and somewhat aggressive and changes it into something creepier and more silently menacing. ![]() The cavernous recording space captures something between time and space an ethereal and untethered spirit that echoes through its walls and into your ears. Once again, that connection to personal places, feelings and memories is strengthened in the here and now of this recording. The album was recorded in Park‘s converted church studio, a place she visited in her youth when it was still used for its original purpose. Shine is beautifully understated, while Give is such a wonderfully powerful song you might catch yourself holding your breath. These fresh versions of Park‘s work are both memories, and a new memory of where she is right now as a person and an artist. Both are dreamlike, alien and yet inviting. Tokyo By Night takes on a new feeling altogether from its original form, as does Glasshouse. While these songs span Park‘s entire career, they all feel interlinked and realised in the same way for Private Collection. It’s honestly a travesty that KARIN PARK isn’t better known internationally, While her music is very different to the aforementioned, there’s a triumph in her strength that is just as captivating as more well-known musicians. It’s a little reductive to compare KARIN PARK to the likes of DAVID BOWIE, BJORK and KATE BUSH, but there’s a raw talent to her voice and music that is in parallel to these artists – an unbridled passion that can’t be contained. It’s indicative of the album’s name that all the tracks should feel so intimate being able to peek into the more vulnerable versions of these songs feels like being shown a secret by a dear friend. The synths that hang low and gentle are soft and unintrusive. ![]() Bending Albert’s Law, with its sincere delivery, its pained and lonely calling out to the universe for solace and wholeness again, is beautiful. There’s a sense of danger to the sombre tone of this record, and any long adoring fans will revel in the stripped back approach to this record. Tranquillity and smouldering passion collide here in Private Collection. ![]() Having reimagined her music from over 20 years of work, Private Collection is a delight for those new to her, and those who already have been captivated by her musical tone and voice. With her stellar vocals and insightful writing, she’s been a consistently underappreciated artist through her career. KARIN PARK has always been a captivating performer. ![]()
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