Flavors of Entanglement

The seventh studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette Flavors of Entanglement is entitled. In Germany, Ireland and the Benelux countries it was released on May 30, internationally on June 2 and in the USA. In German-speaking countries and in the U.S., the album peaked on 10 June 2008 respectively top ten rankings in the Charts, in the UK it came out to position 15

Formation

In March 2005, Morissette told Billboard Magazine that she felt ready to start a new project. You have already four notebooks filled with material, they usually begin after two work on an album. October 2006 she told in an interview with TV Guide, the number of fully written note books had risen to seven, they wanted to do in the next few weeks to begin the work in the studio. At the same time she described her relationship with actor Ryan Reynolds as before and similarly expressed the belief that they would get married sooner or later. Morissette and Reynolds had met in 2002 and were out for two years together before a liaison received in 2004. In June 2006, they had been temporarily disconnected, but was then reunited. However, in early February 2007, they announced their final separation. Reynolds entered into a relationship with Scarlett Johansson in the sequence. During the separation Morissette Flavors of Entanglement was already working on. The personal crisis took on the progress of the work strong influence.

The producers are committed Morissette Guy Sigsworth, known for his work for Björk, Seal and Madonna.

Topics

In an interview with Rolling Stone Morissette described the album as a mix of " friend and lightness", similar to So-Called Chaos her studio album from the year 2004. Purpose but get the feeling that a grab during the realization reached the low point to be. The album contains texts with autobiographical references, and in particular the personal relations of the artist. At the same time it thematize political conflicts, so Morissette compared with the Billboard magazine. It came to this: "Really, in the end, the personal struggles are political. Our emotions align Themselves with larger symptomatic things in the world " ( German: ". Ultimately, our personal conflicts but political Our emotions align themselves with larger, designating things in the world ". . )

Musical Style

Flavors of Entanglement is associated with the genres of pop rock and alternative rock.

Morissette is a higher proportion of technical influences on the sound firmly in work compared to their previous work. She speaks the result of their work, a high suitability as a dance music: " I love to dance so there 's a lot of loops and beats on this record where you can dance your face off " ( German: "I love to dance, so. , there are a lot of loops and beats to which is really good to dance " ) Stylistically, it places the work as " techno but organic " ( German: " Techno, but organic " ) a.

In return for this self-assessment of the All Music Guide says the album in one sentence from being electronic dance music: " [ ... ] this is no dance record." ( German: " [ ... ] this is not a plate with dance music. " ) While was clearly heard in the drum loops and the places electronically altered vocals, the influence of the producer Guy Sigsworth; but the album remains pop-rock for adults. The criticism of the magazine Blender thinks by Sigsworth Album 've gotten a little Euro Dance, but it does not Socialize on the musical lightness of previous models, remember the power of their early works. Sigworths synthesizer beats would only ensure that the melodies do not sound too gloomy.

Title list

CD 2: (Deluxe Edition)

Selected critic votes

Critics reacted mostly positively to the album. It is often - usually referring to Morissette's separation from her partner - vowed that the artist put the streamlining and light-heartedness of the last albums Under Rug Swept and So-Called Chaos and have come back to the emotional force that made ​​her early work, Jagged Little Pill as successful have. Multiple reference is made in this context to You Oughta Know, the first single from Jagged Little Pill, Morissette in her former ex-partner denounced morally. The Boston Globe notes, compared with the 13 years previous debut album that have a total, developed Morissette access to their pain, but also their work. He continues: " [ ... ] rather than catharsis, we get a healthy balance of heartbreak and self- affirmation. " ( German: ". [ ... ] Rather than a catharsis, we maintain a healthy balance between a broken heart and self-affirmation " ) the critic of Entertainment Weekly recognizes Flavors of Entanglement "the same kind of passion fueled did [ ... ] Jagged Little Pill" ( German: " the same passion, the [ ... ] Jagged Little Pill drive already " ), but asks whether Morissette not often write for a 34 -year-old in the theatrical manner of a feverish young art student who believes if someone had never suffered, how he was suffering. In contrast, the critics of Slant Magazine sees a problem in the ripening process Morissette, her work have lost their emotional stability and clout, the ballads, formerly Morissette's trademark had become banal. The criticism of the Ottawa Citizen found a balance in the interaction of content- heavy texts and modern electric influences that praises them as yin -yang dynamic. The album is summarily described as a new beginning of the artist: " In Alanis - speak, Flavors of Entanglement marks the rebirth of a self-contained human being after being engulfed in the cocoon of coupledom. Clearly, thesis songs helped her break free " ( German: ". In Alanis - Speech: Flavors of Entanglement marks the rebirth of an independent man who was trapped in the cocoon of the pair - existence certainly helped these songs [ Morissette ] to free himself. . " )

Unlike the music magazine Paste evaluated this combination. Thus, the progressive sound of Sigsworth have unfortunately not managed to dominate the album, instead ruining example, a gum -like chorus the song Underneath. Morissette coping with separation have sounded much more convincing in You Oughta Know. Goes even further criticism of the music webzine PopMatters: Flavors of Entanglement is fascinating because it was an unsettling bunch who only wear a few of the characteristics that you like about Alanis Morissette. Lyrically, their focus was changed from true knowledge to the determination of personal demons, in the past they have been able to dig deeper from a therapeutic point of view. Even her great voice urge no longer as usual at the center, they are now fighting with swirling, futuristic beats and stomping dance numbers. Caroline Sullivan provides for the Guardian just these pop burdensomeness as the positives on the album; they pleased with " nifty " ( German: " chic" ) music that reminds them of Depeche Mode and Kylie Minogue. Also, Mark Edwards of the Sunday edition of the Times raises Sigsworths performance out who did manage to work out some decent tunes; as the chorus of In Praise of the Vulnerable Man was strong enough to make the audience forget the text.