Field Of Reeds
General
| May 2014
Reviews
DJ Muscat
Reviewed 2014-05-08
Reviewed 2014-05-08
Genre: neoclassical, british wetlands, fog
Incredibly rich, gorgeous soundscapes from this English band whose 2010 album "Hidden" made waves with its percussive intensity and attention to detail. Although this latest album dials back the immediacy, it makes up for it by providing an absolutely immersive listening experience. Far and away my favorite album of 2013 (yeah, it was technically released last year in England but things take awhile to float over to this side of the pond…thank god this one did).
Others: Talk Talk, Julia Holter, Liars, Mount Eerie
Favorites: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. No FCCs.
1. (3:03) ** Distant female vox accompanied by minimal piano and woodwinds. Beautiful opening track.
2. (4:34) ***** Entrancing piano paired with endearingly unprofessional male vocals. Sublime drums make their way in around 1:45. This track couldn't be more perfect.
3. (6:03) *** Dour tone. Underlying tension progressively builds. Both male and female vox. Bass thuds suddenly burst into explosive drum fills.
4. (9:16) **** Piano, male vox, and backing choir. Builds up to the main melody, falls short, then transitions into the core of the song. Phenomenal drumming. An epic journey of a track. Last 4-5 minutes is a gradual denouement.
5. (6:04) *** Deep, dark atmosphere with gorgeous choir. Female, male, and children choir vox. Becomes progressively more uplifting. Gorgeous.
6. (5:32) **** Mesmerizing keyboard melody. Hawk call sample. Male vox and light cymbal hits introduced. Lush instrumentation. I wish this track were 3 times as long.
7. (7:49) * Lonesome horns. Nice interplay between Male and female vocals. Really detailed, emotional orchestration.
8. (4:15) Fragile, solitary female vox. Multi-segmented structure. Similar in tone to previous track.
9. (6:29) ** Choir anchored by allegedly the deepest voice in Britain. Male vocal phonetic mumbling. I don't know how such ornate music can feel so intensely personal but this album certainly proves me wrong.
Incredibly rich, gorgeous soundscapes from this English band whose 2010 album "Hidden" made waves with its percussive intensity and attention to detail. Although this latest album dials back the immediacy, it makes up for it by providing an absolutely immersive listening experience. Far and away my favorite album of 2013 (yeah, it was technically released last year in England but things take awhile to float over to this side of the pond…thank god this one did).
Others: Talk Talk, Julia Holter, Liars, Mount Eerie
Favorites: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. No FCCs.
1. (3:03) ** Distant female vox accompanied by minimal piano and woodwinds. Beautiful opening track.
2. (4:34) ***** Entrancing piano paired with endearingly unprofessional male vocals. Sublime drums make their way in around 1:45. This track couldn't be more perfect.
3. (6:03) *** Dour tone. Underlying tension progressively builds. Both male and female vox. Bass thuds suddenly burst into explosive drum fills.
4. (9:16) **** Piano, male vox, and backing choir. Builds up to the main melody, falls short, then transitions into the core of the song. Phenomenal drumming. An epic journey of a track. Last 4-5 minutes is a gradual denouement.
5. (6:04) *** Deep, dark atmosphere with gorgeous choir. Female, male, and children choir vox. Becomes progressively more uplifting. Gorgeous.
6. (5:32) **** Mesmerizing keyboard melody. Hawk call sample. Male vox and light cymbal hits introduced. Lush instrumentation. I wish this track were 3 times as long.
7. (7:49) * Lonesome horns. Nice interplay between Male and female vocals. Really detailed, emotional orchestration.
8. (4:15) Fragile, solitary female vox. Multi-segmented structure. Similar in tone to previous track.
9. (6:29) ** Choir anchored by allegedly the deepest voice in Britain. Male vocal phonetic mumbling. I don't know how such ornate music can feel so intensely personal but this album certainly proves me wrong.
Recent airplay
2-6
Life Aquatic — Aug 18, 2016
Spiral
A Visit From Drum — Jan 15, 2016
V (Island Song)
A Visit From Drum (Nature Walk) — Nov 06, 2015
Fragment Two, This Guy's In Love With You
A Visit From Drum — Apr 03, 2015
Fragment Two
A-philiac — Mar 19, 2015
V (Island Song)
A Visit From Drum — Mar 12, 2015
Charting
2014-05-09 — 2014-07-11
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Jul 13 | 2 |
| Jul 6 | 1 |
| Jun 29 | 3 |
| Jun 22 | 1 |
| Jun 15 | 1 |
| Jun 8 | 2 |
| Jun 1 | 5 |
| May 25 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | This Guy's In Love With You | ||
| 2. | Fragment Two | ||
| 3. | The Light In Your Name | ||
| 4. | V (Island Song) | ||
| 5. | Spiral | ||
| 6. | Organ Eternal | ||
| 7. | Nothing Else | ||
| 8. | Dream | ||
| 9. | Field Of Reeds |