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Blending acoustic arrangements alongside subtle introspective vocals, Eleven Continents is the first offering from multi-instrumentalist Ryan Francesconi (RF) and vocalist Lili De La Mora. In the spirit of collaboration, both decided to invite a few friends to contribute to the record. The addition of Familiar Trees' vocalist Fabiola Sanchez adds a warmth and conversational aspect to the lyrics, while Joanna Newsom's harp adds a resonance to Francesconi's arrangements of cello, viola, winds and subtle percussion. While the arrangements and textures are reminiscent of his releases under the RF moniker, much of the electronic aspect of his other music has been replaced by the breathy tone and sincerity of Lili De La Mora's lyrics. Ryan and Lili teamed up with Lili's long time producer Ken Negrete of Time Release Records to help shape the sound and co-produce the record with Ryan. 





- amazon.com





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Ryan Francesconi has long been a favorite here at Opus, due the delicate and intricately detailed electronica that he’s released under the “RF” moniker. However, his latest release—a collaboration with The Year Zero’s Lili De La Mora—finds Francesconi removing virtually all electronic elements from his music. There’s nary a hint of glitch, glurp, or digital processing to be found on any of the tracks on Eleven Continents. 





But that’s about all that’s changed. Francesconi’s acute attention to detail is still very much in effect. And even though it’s a largely acoustic album, and largely removed from Francesconi’s usual sound palette, the overall tone of Eleven Continents is very similar to that of Interno or Falls. Francesconi is still as instrospective and elegiac as ever, perhaps even moreso. And even though the music is, technically, more stripped down than Francesconi’s usual output, one would never mistake it for being bleak or barren. 








In addition to Francesconi’s deftly picked guitar and De La Mora’s breathy voice, wisps of cello, trumpet, flute, and harp drift through the album gentle as a breeze, never upsetting its delicate balance. As is always the case with Francesconi, the arrangements possess both an assuredness and a sense of restraint; each instrument is present only to the extent to which it’s needed for the most aesthetic impact, and once through, is softly and quietly retired. The result is music that moves efficiently without sounding hollow and artificial, music that is full of embellishment while sounding neither gaudy nor ostentatious. 





“Through The Trees” develops into a fully fleshed-out piece, replete with shimmering guitars and brushed percussion, without the listener ever being aware of the build-up until they’re hit with the full, lovely weight. “Fences” is highlighted by quick, playful little ripples of acoustic guitar that gust over the song’s surface like leaves rustling in a storm; meanwhile, Darius Gottlieb cello provides a slightly more reserved counterpoint in the background. 





“Hundreds Of Threads” moves with the meditative grace of a Zen ceremony, the plucked guitar notes silver as bells. Exotic dulcimer and sitar-like sounds seem to rise off of “Cherry Park“‘s service like clouds of incense, their intangible nature a perfect balance to the sharp, clear tones of the trumpet that eventually come ringing forth. And the piping flutes and slightly more up-tempo rhythms of “Fascinated” recall Eric Matthews at his finest. 





The album’s finest moments, though, come when the silvery tones of Joanna Newsom’s harp join the mix. The album’s title track unfurls to reveal a rushing, ever-growing spiral of graceful guitars, playful harp strings, and fragile, pensive vocals. Every note sounds as if it has been bathed in silvery twilight, and, at the risk of sounding all psych-folk-y, it’s difficult not to picture ethereal creatures caught up in a slow, stately waltz in some forgotten sylvan glade. So spellbinding is the song that its abrupt ending is jarring in an almost physical manner. 





Lately, Lincoln has been surrounded by rainclouds on a daily basis—if you didn’t know better, you’d swear the entire city had been transplanted to somewhere in the Pacific Northwest. Deep down inside, we know it’s spring, that the warmth is soon to return. Meanwhile, the skies are still grey as slate and a chilly wind makes its way through the buildings. 





The contrast is so sharp, the mixture of the seasons—the chill of winter with the green of spring—quite evocative. Eleven Continents is a perfect soundtrack for days such as these, the melancholy arrangements meshing quite nicely with the forlorn skies even as the gentle and soothing vocals point the way towards brighter—and warmer—days. 





- opuszine.com





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Multi-instrumentalist Ryan Francesconi (RF) and sensually hushed vocalist Lili De La Mora have collaborated to form the most gorgeous album of the year thus far. Eleven Continents is an intricate 12-song piece that's largely acoustic and delightfully artful. RF's electronic flourishes are absent throughout the entire album, and additional organic, all-star musicians such as Fabiola Sanchez & Ken Negrete (familiar trees) and Joanna Newsom (yes...that girl) grace several tracks with their presence. "Miles And Miles" is an orchestral composition laced with RF's beautiful acoustic plucking, as warm cellos, harps, and brass linger in the background of Mora's soft vocal musings. Fabiola Sanchez (familiar trees) carries the lead vocal in "Kings", a melancholy song that haunts you with its painful, rainy day other-worldliness. The ambience that Eleven Continents demonstrates is chilling, especially because every atmosphere is created without the help of wall-of-sound shoegazing or laptop assisted glitching. The songcraft here is nothing short of stellar, and Francesconi's playing is masterful. It seems like all the ingredients are near perfect for this record, and the outcome is sheer beauty. I highly, highly, highly recommend this album for fans of Familiar Trees, Cocteau Twins, RF, Hammock, FR Luzzi, and The Innocence Mission.[::theblackandwhite::]





Ryan Francesconi (aka RF) teams up with Lili de la Mora to do a majestic piece of an album with 'Eleven Continents'. If you're familiar with RF, then you can get a somewhat idea of what to expect musically. Also featured on the record are Familiar Trees' members, Fabiola Sanchez and Ken Negrete; as well as Joanna Newsom for a few tracks and an array of others. The definite drive of the album is a combination of RF's intricate acoustic guitar workings along with Lili and Fabiola's soft, plaintive voices. RF combines his classically structured guitar picking with supporting instruments such as harp, cello, viola, and trumpet. The entire album is very soft and delicate, carrying a mood of its' own. With the absence of electronic instruments, and the presence of the angelic voices of Lili de la Mora and Fabiola Sanchez, 'Eleven Continents' is like a throw-back to a different time and place. Before industrialization and the fierce "gogogo" culture of today. 'Eleven Continents' paints a picture of a different time where natural beauty and peace was a part of every day life. This is not an album to 'rock' in the car, rather it's a record to sit back, relax and breath in some fresh air on the patio to. We don't need more drugs to take away depression and stress, we need more time to listen to records like this and dream of a better place. 





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Artist: Ryan Francesconi & Lili De La Mora


Album: Eleven Continents


Date Of Release: 2007


Genre: Dreampop, Electronica, Chillout


Bitrate: VBR --alt-preset extreme
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