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The Album Leaf is the recording moniker of guitarist Jimmy LaValle. Though LaValle's main commitment is as a member of San Diego-based post-rock outfit Tristeza, he has found time to record as a solo artist, creating lush, meditative instrumental albums that fall somewhere between Erik Satie, John Fahey, Brian Eno, and the Sea & Cake. IN A SAFE PLACE, LaValle's third full-length release and his debut for SubPop, builds on the spare, trance-like qualities of his first two albums, fleshing out the repetitive patterns and delicate textures with the help of digital shading and instrumental support from members of Icelandic rock group Sigur Ros.
The wispy, airy strains of the opener, "Window," put one in mind of Eno's AMBIENT 1: MUSIC FOR AIRPORTS, luring the listener into a bright netherworld. A soothing digital pulse backs a gentle, chiming guitar pattern in "On Your Way," while the hypnotic "Over the Pond" features a simple piano refrain repeated, then detailed with strings and Sigur Ros's accompaniment. The effect is a powerful one, giving dimension and contour to LaValle's already developed musical vision and, ultimately, making IN A SAFE PLACE the artist's strongest statement to date.
Audio Mixers: Birgir Jon Birgisson; Jimmy "The Album Leaf" LaValle .
Recording information: Sundlaugin Studio, Mosfellsbaer, Iceland (08/2003-10/2003).
The Album Leaf: Jimmy LaValle (guitar, Fender Rhodes piano, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, glockenspiel, bass guitar, drums).
Personnel: Jimmy "The Album Leaf" LaValle (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums, tambourine, electronics); Pall A. Jenkins (vocals, guitar, musical saw); Jon Thor Birgisson (vocals, acoustic guitar, sampler); Kjartan Sveinsson (guitar, accordion, organ, glockenspiel, shaker, bells); Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir, Matthew Resovich (violin); Gyda Valtysdóttir (cello); Scott Mercado, Orri Páll DyRason (drums).
Additional personnel: Scott Mercado, Pall A. Jenkins.
Q (p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "It's wallpaper you'll be glad you bothered to hang."
Magnet (p.80) - "LaValle knows his way around lush atmospherics and down-tempo post-rock..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.101) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Warm-hearted yet measured, IN A SAFE PLACE taps deep springs of emotion and atmosphere without overheating." In A Safe Place Music | List Price | $13.97 (You save $2.12) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Post Rock | | Label | Sub Pop | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  19131  | | CD Universe Part number | 6736151 | | Catalog number | 640 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Jun 22, 2004 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Birgir Jon Birgisson; Jimmy "The Album Leaf" LaValle; Birgir Jon Birgisson | | Engineer | Birgir Jon Birgisson; Jimmy Lavalle | | Personnel | Gyda Valtysd=ttir - cello
Jimmy "The Album Leaf" LaValle - vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, Fender Rhodes piano, organ, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, glockenspiel, drums, tambourine, electronics
Matthew Resovich - violin
Kjartan Sveinsson - guitar, accordion, organ, glockenspiel, shaker, bells
Maria Huld Markan
Orri Pßll DyRason - drums
Jon Thor Birgisson - vocals, acoustic guitar, sampler
Also: Scott Mercado, Pall A. Jenkins |
Album Leaf In A Safe Place Songs In A Safe Place Music Review Average Rating: (4 out of 5 stars)  album leaf goes vocal
okay, only a little vocal. if you're reading this, you must already know about the album leaf. this cd was recorded with certain icelandic musicians and you can hear that 18 seconds before sunrise influence. more beautful compositions by jimmy lavalle and the vocals add a nice touch.
Submitted by scn-44 (bethlehem, pa) 
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  A+ Composition
Jimmy Lavalle is by far one of the best contemporary composers out there. The comment about lack of lyrics is simply ignorant. Music need not be lyric-centric to be full and moving, nor would excluding the limited vocals enhance the music's affect. Appreciate the beauty of the sound. Every Album gives me chills. Thank you Jimmy Lavalle for The Album Leaf.
Submitted by ike (Brooklyn, NY)
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INCREDIBLE
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
I love them and I love sigur ros!!
thank goodness for music like this!
Submitted by chloe (california)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No amazing
the album leaf has such beautiful instrumentals. the music is perfect to fall asleep to or cuddle to. even without vocals, i think the music says what it needs to say.
Submitted by Kat (East Windsor, NJ, USA)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No  This musician sucks
He can't write lyrics, I'd think this was great if he went one way or the other either be strickly instrumental or be a full song with vocals when a musician does this mix it is simply stating I can't think of enough good lyrics to write so here's some scaps I disagree with giving people scraps I would rather invite them in for dinner than toss them my sraps. I know I'm using sybolism but it's the same thing when you think about it. I would not recomend any of this artists cd's for that reason.
Submitted by * Collecting Dust 1981 * (Seattle, WA)
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