Pastel
A Pastel (UK: /ˈpæstl/; US: /pæˈstɛl/) is an art medium in the form of a stick, consisting of pure powdered pigment and a binder. The pigments used in pastels are the same as those used to produce all colored art media, including oil paints; the binder is of a neutral hue and low saturation. The color effect of pastels is closer to the natural dry pigments than that of any other process.
Pastels have been used by artists since the Renaissance, and gained considerable popularity in the 18th century, when a number of notable artists made pastel their primary medium.
An artwork made using pastels is called a pastel (or a pastel drawing or pastel painting). Pastel used as a verb means to produce an artwork with pastels; as an adjective it means pale in color.
Pastel media
Pastel sticks or crayons consist of pure powdered pigment combined with a binder. The exact composition and characteristics of an individual pastel stick depends on the type of pastel and the type and amount of binder used. It also varies by individual manufacturer.
The Pastels
The Pastels are an independent music group from Glasgow, formed in 1981. The group consists of Stephen McRobbie (vocals, guitar), Katrina Mitchell (vocals, drum kit), Gerard Love (bass guitar), John Hogarty (guitar), Tom Crossley (flute, keyboards), and Alison Mitchell (trumpet).
History
Their early records (1982–85) for record labels such as Whaam!, Creation, Rough Trade, and Glass Records, had a raw and immediate sound, melodic and amateur, which seemed at odds with the time. But an emerging fanzine culture identified with the group's sound and image, and slowly The Pastels started to influence a new wave of groups, which interested the NME and other UK media.
The Pastels' sound continued to evolve and, although part of the NME's C86 compilation, in interviews they always sought to distance themselves from both twee and shambling developments. Their debut album, Up for a Bit With The Pastels (Glass, 1987; re-issue Paperhouse, 1991) moved from garage pop-punk through to ballads with synth orch splashes. In 2003, it was named the 37th best Scottish album by The Scotsman. The follow-up, Sittin' Pretty (Chapter 22, 1989) was harder but less eclectic. Reports started to appear in the UK music press that the group was splitting up.
Pastels (album)
Pastels is an album by bassist Ron Carter recorded at Fantasy Studios in California in 1976 and released on the Milestone label.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Ron Wynn awarded the album 2½ stars saying "Some tremendous playing... though the strings get intrusive".
Track listing
All compositions by Ron Carter
Personnel
References
Podcasts:
Matching books:
The Pastels
ALBUMS
- Slow Summits released: 2013
- Slow Summits released: 2013
- Two Sunsets released: 2009
- The Last Great Wilderness released: 2003
- Illuminati released: 1998
- Illumination released: 1997
- Mobile Safari released: 1995
- Truckload of Trouble released: 1993
- Sittin' Pretty released: 1989
- Up for a Bit With the Pastels released: 1987
- Suck on the Pastels released:
Illuminati
Released 1998- Magic Nights (My Bloody Valentine mix)
- The Viaduct (Kid Loco mix)
- Windy Hill (Cornelius mix)
- One Wild Moment (Stereolab mix)
- Attic Plan (Mouse on Mars mix)
- Remote Climbs (Cinema mix)
- Remote Climbs (John McEntire mix)
- The Viaduct (Ian Carmichael mix)
- Thomson Colour (To Rococo Rot mix)
- Cycle (My Bloody Valentine mix)
- On the Way (The Third Eye Foundation mix)
- Rough Riders (Future Pilot A.K.A. mix)
- Rough Riders (Make Up mix)
- Frozen Wave (Flacco mix)
- The Viaduct (Bill Wells mix)
- Leaving This Island (Jim O'Rourke mix)
Truckload of Trouble
Released 1993- Thank You for Being You
- Thru' Your Heart
- Firebell Ringing
- Kitted Out
- Comin' Through
- Over My Shoulder
- Truck Train Tractor
- Crawl Babies
- Nothing to be Done
- Different Drum
- Not Unloved
- Baby Honey
- Speeding Motorcycle
- Speedway Star
- What You Said
- Dark Side of Your World
- Sometimes I Think About You
- Sign Across Me
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Automatically Yours
by: PastelsI don’t wanna go halfway across the globe
To find things that I don’t wanna know
I can seek for a long time through all that stuff
To find something that I don’t really care about
There’s not much about
But when you smile
You make the world seem a home
And when you smile
How can a smile just say it all?
I don’t wanna be what I cannot see
And it feels alright; you’ll in my heart remain
I walked through the door and I picked up my soul
But the keys were stolen and the door won’t open
No, it’s just my luck
But when you smile
You make the world seem a home
And when you smile
I guess I’ll just stay at home
I can’t describe this feeling
It hammers my brain
I can’t deny this feeling
It drives me insane
Always the same
But when you smile
You make the world seem a home
And when you smile
Automatically yours
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