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From the Top of the World
Singer-Songwriter · 2008 · 4 tracks · 15m

From the Top of the World

My Brightest Diamond

A ghostly four-track EP blending 1930s French cabaret with avant-garde textures. Shara Worden’s operatic soprano floats over reversed pianos and warbling theremins.

September 23, 2008 · Asthmatic Kitty Records

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A hauntingly beautiful seance that brings 20th-century cabaret into a modern, dream-like state.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 15m
02
Youkali: Tango Habanera
4:39
03
Hymne à l'amour
3:49
04
Adieu mon cœur
3:12
05
From the Top of the World
4:03
Moments Worth Listening For
The eerie entry of the theremin on Youkali which transforms a traditional tango into a ghostly hallucination.
The way the piano reverses and warps during the title track, creating a sensation of falling upward.
The sheer vocal control during the climax of Hymne à l'amour where the operatic power pierces through the lo-fi haze.
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How does From the Top of the World sound next to the rest of My Brightest Diamond's catalogue?

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The instrumentation foregrounds piano far more than the catalogue usually does.

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