First Seed Ripening

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First Seed Ripening
First Seed Ripening by Elixir.jpg
Studio album by
Elixir featuring Katie Noonan
Released8 August 2011
RecordedABC studios, Sydney
Label ABC Music
Producer Katie Noonan
Elixir chronology
Elixir
(2003)		First Seed Ripening
(2011)
Katie Noonan chronology
Emperor's Box
(2010)		First Seed Ripening
(2011)		 Songs from the British Isles
(2011)

First Seed Ripening is the second studio album by Australian jazz band Elixir. The album is credited as featuring Katie Noonan. The album was released in August 2011 and peaked at number 64 on the ARIA Charts and number 1 on the Jazz and Blues chart, where it remained for 9 weeks.

Contents

Katie says of the album, "Our aim was to make gentle, intimate music, and it was all about freedom and spontaneity." [1] The album is described as "improvised folk and jazz-inspired blend of music". [2]

The album is inspired by the words of Australian poet Thomas Shapcott. [3]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 2011 it won the ARIA Award for Best Jazz Album. [4]

Reviews

Border mail gave the album 3 1/2 out of 5 saying the album is "Intriguing". [5]

The Mercury; "like a samurai sword through silk….this enchanting, honest, intimate album can’t fail". [6]

The Australian; "Serenely ethereal". [7]

Rave Magazine; "The album’s 14 songs have a seductive pull, helped along by a Nick Drake-level tranquility and, naturally, our heroine’s effortless vocal style". [8]

Sunday Herald Sun; "filled with enchantment…Noonan’s voice, bare and beautiful against husband Zac Hurren’s intimate soprano sax and Stephen Magnusson’s expert jazz guitar, shines like a midnight star". [9]

Track listing

  1. "First Seed Ripening" - 5:44
  2. "My Skin is a Glove" - 5:56
  3. "Stuff of Myths" - 3:51
  4. "Pierrot" - 5:33
  5. "Traditional Song" - 6:23
  6. "Last Flowers to the Hospital" (C Greenwood, E O'Brien, J Greenwood, P Selway, Radiohead, T Yorke) - 5:29
  7. "Circle of Moonlight" - 4:14
  8. "My Old Man" (Joni Mitchell) - 3:22
  9. "Sleep Soundly, Peacefully" - 5:13
  10. "Hemispheres" - 6:21
  11. "Nocturne" - 6:17
  12. "Last Night's Comfort" - 3:44
  13. "Snapshot" - 5:13
  14. "I Hope I Never" (Tim Finn) - 7:54

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart [10] 64
Australian Jazz and Blues Albums Chart1

Credits

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia8 August 2011
 ABC Music ABC 476 4544

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References

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  2. ↑ "First Seed Ripening". www.jbhifi.com.au. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "KATIE'S RIPE NEW ELIXIR". auspOp.com.au. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "ARIA Awards - Best Jazz album". www.ariaawards.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  5. ↑ "Elixir feat Katie Noonan - First Seed Ripening (Universal)". 26 April 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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