Humanitarian War / Humanitarian War
Album: Humanitarian War   Collection:General
Artist:Humanitarian War   Added:Jan 2007
Label:Resonant  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2007-02-11 Pull Date: 2007-04-15 Charts: Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Feb 25 Feb 18
Airplays: 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Feb 18, 2007: Multiple Personality Disorder
White Phosphorus
2. Feb 17, 2007: Cognitive Overload
Blu 108b Cluster

Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2007-02-07
Live improvised instrumental tracks, utilizing traditional middle eastern instruments but with looping, treatements. Though this ended up in the “experimental” box via the “jazz” box at kzsu, it almost seems more appropriate in the world box. But alas, it is ultimately avante, doesn’t follow “standard” composition, instead tracks are layered and collage-like in places.

1) hornlike loud tones with crazy analog synths
2) loud calling reed, middle eastern instrument, sparse other than that
3) tabla rhythms enter, reed continues
4) flutelike instrument replaces loud reed instrument, drumming certainly more pensive, driving
5) mostly just the reed instrument playing long tones, subtle looping low tones, synth
6) subtle tabla rhythm, analog synth treatments, chill and trippy, nice mix of cultures
7) mostly just the reed, long blasts
8) tabla and flute-like instrument playing fast short passages, spastic, gets flanged
9) slower beat, treated tabla, long passages of reed instrument, melodic, midway turns almost “free-jazz” with spastic bursts
10) long hornlike calls with electronic treatments, very analog synth, dronier and noisier
11) a continuation of the previous without as much synth feel

Track Listing
1. Cbu 87 Steel Rain   6. Blu 113 Penetrator
2. Depeleted Uranium, Part 1   7. Depleted Uranium, Part 2
3. Agm-142 Have Nap   8. Pfm-1 Green Parrot
4. White Phosphorus   9. Valmara 69
5. Mk77 Mod 5   10. Blu 108b Cluster