Danish artist Agnes Obel is in charge of the latest installment of the long-running, artist-curated mix series of Late Night Tales. The mix curated by Obel will be out May 25th, putting her on the same list as artists such as BadBadNotGood, Nils Frahm, Jon Hopkins, The Flaming Lips, Four Tet, MGMT, Röyksopp, Bonobo, and more.
The first track of the mix to be released is Inger Christensen’s “Poem About Death.” The song is set to original music by Obel and is exclusive to this mix.
In a press release, Obel said of the track, “To me, sounds have always been more interesting than words. I love it when the voice becomes an instrument and you almost forget it’s a human voice.”
Agnes Obel’s Late Night Tales Tracklist:
01. Henry Mancini – The Evil Theme
02. Roger Webb – Moonbird
03. Eden Ahbez – Eden’s Island
04. Lee Hazelwood – The Nights
05. Nora Dean – Ay Ay Ay Ay (Angle-Lala)
06. Yello – Great Mission
07. Quarteto Em Cy with Tamba Trio – Aleluia
08. Lena Platonos – Bloody Shadows From A Distance
09. Ray Davies – I Go To Sleep
10. Alfred Schnittke – Piano Quintet, V
11. Agnes Obel – Stretch Your Eyes (Ambient Acapella)
12. The Bulgarian State Radio & Television Female Choir – Pilentze Pee (Pilentze Sings)
13. Agnes Obel – Glemmer Du – Exclusive Cover Version
14. Agnes Obel – Bee Dance – Exclusive
15. Sibylle Baier – The End
16. Michelle Gurevich – Party Girl
17. CAN – Oscura Primavera
18. David Lang – I Lie
19. Nina Simone – Images (Live In New York 1964)
20. Agnes Obel – Poem About Death – Exclusive
Watch a sampler of Agnes Obel’s mix:
By Antonio Villasenor-Baca