''Narrow'' is the second album by
Austria
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n musical project
Soap&Skin
Soap&Skin is the experimental musical project of Austrian artist Anja Plaschg (born 5 April 1990).
Life
Anja Plaschg grew up in a small village called Poppendorf (near Gnas) in south east Styria, where her parents have a farm. She has played ...
, released in
2012
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on
Play It Again Sam Records
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. It was heavily influenced by the death of her father, stating she wrote the songs after being admitted to a clinic. The cover of the
French singer
Desireless
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synthpop
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hit "
Voyage, Voyage
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" was used in the movie ''Stilleben,'' where Anja debuted as an actress.
In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the
Independent Music Companies Association
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which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.
Track listing
All songs written by
Anja Plaschg, except where noted.
#"Vater" - 5:36
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Voyage, Voyage
"Voyage, voyage" () is a song by French singer Desireless, released as the first single from her debut studio album, ''François (album), François'' (1989). It was written by Jean-Michel Rivat and Dominique Dubois, and produced by the former. S ...
" (Dominique Albert Dubois, Jean-Michel Rivat) - 5:18
#"Deathmental" - 4:45
#"Cradlesong" - 2:11
#"Wonder" - 3:14
#"Lost" - 1:57
#"Boat Turns Toward The Port" - 3:07
#"Big Hand Nalls Down" - 2:54
# "Jail" - 0:55
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References
External links
Soap&Skin official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Narrow (SoapandSkin Album)
2012 albums
Soap&Skin albums