Before The Fire

Leaver & Tim Holehouse
Amek / Serpent Eve Records
General | Oct 2017

Reviews

BravoMarco
Reviewed 2017-10-25
Leaver & Tim Holehouse
Before The Fire
(Released by: Amek Collective)
Reviewed by BravoMarco


New release by Angel Simitchiev (behind the glorious Bulgarian outfit Mytrip) & in collaboration with the UK’s Tim Holehouse. (A prolific musician under this name as well as other aliases). This a match made in grizzerly neo folk heaven. Written & recorded in London, taking only three hours during a break in touring.

Like: To Stowaway, New Bums, Psychic TV
Very strong release.
No FCC’s

1) Picture Postcards (12.21) Brooding pensive underbelly in tune with the delicate strumming, all balanced by the deep pangs of woe emanating from the vocals. Reaches a shimmering crescendo late on.
2) When Angels Sleep (11.40) Droney ballad-ering in perfect harmony with the anguish of the vocals. Becomes gradually more hypnotic, making the 11 minutes seem much too short. Perfect ending in the old DiJ style.

Recent airplay

Picture Postcards
Magnetized TonerFeb 20, 2018
When Angels Sleep
Magnetized TonerFeb 13, 2018

Charting

2018-02-07 — 2018-04-11 Classical/Experimental
Week EndingAirplays
Feb 25 1
Feb 18 1

Track listing

1. Picture Postcards
2. When Angels Sleep