Wall Sailor

Swifter, The
Sonic Pieces
General | May 2017

Reviews

BravoMarco
Reviewed 2017-05-09
The Swifter
Wall Sailor
(Sonic Pieces)
Reviewed by BravoMarco

A feast of experimental classical broodiness from Berlin, courtesy of Andrea Belfi, Simon James Philips & BJ Nilson.
Like: Bardo Pond, Oren Ambarchi, Deaf Center, Woven Hand (ish)
All very good. Loving 4 & 5

No FCC’s (Instrumentals)

1) A Drift (12.06) Pensive opening of soft percussion & background menace that builds & builds…All this leads to a barrage of sound with the constant drum beat banging away, piano takes over for a frenzied close.
2) Steel Murmuration (6.38) Full on X factor – Atmospheric slow paced percussion on display – maybe even a glockenspiel & fluttering birds amongst the droney bells. It gets intense later on as the performance gains momentum. (Long fade)
3) Travelling Angel (4.08) The avant-garde jazz piece with the piano taking a battering. The twinkling will certainly keep you on your toes.
4) Kneading Pine (10.17) Similar to the first track in it’s intro. This just stays on the ominous theme. Luxurious & bleak. This is the one for me.
5) Steeled Murmuration (6.09) Drives along at a more uplifting pace than the previous track, relentless & mesmerizing. Shades of The Bad Seeds. (Quiet long fade)

Recent airplay

Steel Murmuration
Music CasseroleJul 29, 2017
Travelling Angel
Music CasseroleJul 22, 2017
Travelling Angel
NarniaJul 08, 2017
A Drift
Neural facilitationJul 06, 2017
A Drift
Brownian MotionJul 05, 2017
Travelling Angel
Neural facilitationJun 29, 2017

Charting

2017-05-25 — 2017-07-27 Classical/Experimental
Week EndingAirplays
Jul 23 1
Jul 9 3
Jul 2 2
Jun 25 1
Jun 11 1
May 28 1

Track listing

1. A Drift
2. Steel Murmuration
3. Travelling Angel
4. Kneading Pine
5. Steeled Murmuration