Agnes Obel - Late Night Tales.

Late Night Tales

Curated by Agnes Obel

Curator Agnes Obel

Label Night Time Stories

Catalog ALNLP49

Format 2LP / CD / Digital

Released May 25, 2018

Tracks 20 (+ Mix)

Runtime 1 hr 28 min

Style Eclectic / Ambient

Side A - Exotica & Dreams

• A1 The Evil Theme Henry Mancini
  Exotica / Jazz 3:02
• A2 Moonbird Roger Webb
  Library / Electronic 2:19
• A3 Eden's Island Eden Ahbez
  Exotica / Folk 2:12
• A4 The Nights Lee Hazlewood
  Psychedelic Pop 3:20
• A5 Ay Ay Ay Ay (Angle-Lala) Nora Dean
  Reggae / Folk 3:05

Side B - Electronic & Classical

• B1 Great Mission Yello
  Synth-Pop / Electronic 2:58
• B2 Aleluia Quarteto em Cy & Tamba Trio
  Brazilian / MPB 3:30
• B3 Bloody Shadows From A Distance Lena Platonos
  Greek Synth / Dark 3:04
• B4 I Go To Sleep Ray Davies (The Kinks)
  Chamber Pop / Demo 2:46
• B5 Piano Quintet, V Alfred Schnittke
  Classical / Avant-Garde 3:55

Side C - Obel's World

• C1 Stretch Your Eyes Obel Agnes Obel
  Ambient Acapella 6:07
• C2 Pilentze Pee (Pilentze Sings) Bulgarian State Radio & TV Female Choir
  Folk / Bulgarian 2:27
• C3 Glemmer Du Exclusive Obel Agnes Obel
  Chamber / Cover 2:03
• C4 Bee Dance Exclusive Obel Agnes Obel
  Neoclassical / Piano 2:39
• C5 The End Sibylle Baier
  Folk / Bedroom 2:28

Side D - Darkness & Light

• D1 Party Girl Michelle Gurevich
  Dark Synth / Pop 4:27
• D2 Oscura Primavera Can
  Krautrock / Experimental 3:19
• D3 I Lie David Lang
  Contemporary Classical 5:13
• D4 Images (Live NY 1964) Nina Simone
  Jazz / Soul 2:51
• D5 Poem About Death Exclusive Obel Agnes Obel
  Spoken Word / Neoclassical 3:05

Narrative Flow Strategy

Dream Sequence Opening (Side A)

The Evil Theme

→

Moonbird

→

Eden's Island

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The Nights

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Ay Ay Ay Ay

Into the Void (Side B)

Great Mission

→

Aleluia

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Bloody Shadows

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I Go To Sleep

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Piano Quintet

Pro Tip: As one Discogs user noted: "Skip straight to disc 2 (sides C and D)" for the deepest experience. Side C is entirely dedicated to Agnes Obel's own material (including two exclusives and her "Stretch Your Eyes" ambient acapella), flowing into the haunting Bulgarian folk choir before transitioning to Side D's darkness with Michelle Gurevich and Can, resolving in Nina Simone's "Images" and Obel's spoken word meditation on mortality.

Key Curatorial Notes & Exclusive Material

Agnes Obel on the compilation:
"I was surprised at how much time I ended up spending on this. I collected all the songs together with my partner Alex and we just spent time listening to records, trying to see what would fit together. Some of the music I've included here is on mixtapes we made when we were just friends as teenagers. Each one of the tracks produces stories in my head."

Exclusive Agnes Obel Tracks:
• "Glemmer Du" — Cover of Arvid Müller's song (Kai Normann Andersen composition), Danish lyrics
• "Bee Dance" — Original piano composition exclusive to this compilation
• "Poem About Death" — Collaboration with Danish poet Inger Christensen (1935-2009), spoken word with neoclassical arrangement
• "Stretch Your Eyes (Ambient Acapella)" — Reimagined version from Citizen of Glass album

Critical Context: Critics compared the compilation to David Lynch's work—atmospheric, melancholic, and deeply cinematic. Not suitable for "blissed out chillout rooms," but rather for "late night deep talks with a loved one."

Vinyl Pressing & Collector Information

Standard Edition: 2×LP, Compilation, Gatefold — Black vinyl

Limited Edition: 2×LP, Compilation, Numbered, White Vinyl (ALNLP49)

CD Edition: ALNCD49 — includes continuous 50-minute mix by Agnes Obel

Digital: ALND49 — includes both individual tracks and continuous mix

Released: May 25, 2018

Barcode: 5060391091556

Matrix/Runout: ALNLP49 A/B/C/D

Includes: Download code for digital files

Pressing Quality: Recent Late Night Tales pressings are noted for being "very quiet, and full of dynamics"—excellent for the quiet, atmospheric nature of this compilation. Pressed at Record Industry (Netherlands).

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