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Uncut JULY 2014 - by Louis Pattison

OWEN PALLETT: IN CONFLICT

Orchestral pop prodigy virtuoso reinvents the love song

Composing video game soundtracks, scoring Spike Jonze movies, playing with the Arcade Fire: Ontario-born violinist Owen Pallett has spread his talents far and wide. His past solo work has tended to dwell in imagined realms - albeit, with real life poking through the cracks. In Conflict, though, feels starkly personal, wrestling with topics of love and human fallibility: I Am Not Afraid addresses body dysmorphia, childlessness and the appetites of the ex-addict. Musically, though, it's exquisite. Chorale and Song For Five And Six thread violin, piano and horns through a pensive simmer of electronics, and as a symbol of Pallett's good reputation, Brian Eno adds guitar and synth throughout.