Aquatint by Testbild! - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

The inspired artistic drive that keeps Testbild! creating unusual, intriguing, electronic art pop discs continues with Aquatint, probably their most ambitious to date. The water theme throughout the album artwork gets echoed with the opening track -- consisting of little more than the sound of rushing fluids -- which makes the easygoing gentility of "Lighthouse Glow" a fine contrast as the album's first song, as such. The album's 20 songs touch on everything from the quietest of keyboard pieces to sweetly sung confections that shows the group's Beach Boys love will never die to further collages of natural sounds and other elements, all within the overarching context of both the general water theme and a short film and story included with the album. In a nice touch, the concluding song, "My Brother the Submariner," is actually an outside songwriting contribution from a simpatico source, Matt Jones of the Hepburns.
© Ned Raggett /TiVo

1. Sunset Through A Drinking Glass

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

2. Lighthouse Glow

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

3. Rippling Icicle

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

4. Solid Food Invented By Tigers

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Douglas Holmquist
Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Lyricist: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

5. Drop

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

6. Soup And Fog

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

7. Drowning, Breathing

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

8. Disintegration In Daylight

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

9. All Of The Fishes

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

10. Aquatint

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Douglas Holmquist; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

11. The Bathysphere

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

12. Damp Meteorograph

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

13. Monochrome Kaleidoscope

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

14. Four Images Of Salt

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

15. Garnet Brand Land

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

16. Beneath Transparent Felt

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

17. A Ship Directed.

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Douglas Holmquist; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

18. Cell

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Douglas Holmquist; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

19. The Submarine

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Petter Herbertsson; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

20. My Brother The Submariner

Primary Artist: Testbild!; Main Performer
Composer: Matt Jones; Composer
Music Publisher: Copyright Control; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

20 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 8 minutes and 44 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 3000x3000 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

No lyrics found

Synchronized Lyrics

No synced lyrics found

Genres

Pop/Rock, Jazz, Indie Pop

Label

Friendly Noise

Music Distribution Service

IIP DDS

Country

Sweden

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2008

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

7320470109168