Common Eider, King Eider / How To Build A Cabin
Album: | How To Build A Cabin | Collection: | General | |
Artist: | Common Eider, King Eider | Added: | Oct 2007 | |
Label: | Yik Yak Records |
A-File Activity
Add Date: | 2008-04-13 | Pull Date: | 2008-06-15 |
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Week Ending: | Jun 1 | May 25 | Apr 20 |
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Airplays: | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
1. | Jul 04, 2012: | minimum entropy
Red Horses |
4. | Feb 27, 2009: | orangeasm
Steal Your Hair |
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2. | Aug 21, 2011: | lost and found
Please Don't Drill In Anwr |
5. | Sep 05, 2008: | Radiophonic
Bread King |
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3. | Sep 01, 2009: | Jena & Gomorrah
Red Horses |
6. | May 27, 2008: | nag champa orangeasm
Please Don't Drill In Anwr |
Album Review
Rikyu
Reviewed 2008-03-23
Reviewed 2008-03-23
Common Eider, King Eider
"How to Build a Log Cabin"
Think of this as 'A Silver Mt. Zion' meets 'Stars in the Lid.'
This album splits into two relatively distinct pieces: tracks 1,2,6 make use of raw viola string and distortion. Tracks 3,5,7 focus on haunting gregorian-like vocals which are often unaccompanied. This hypnotic, ultra-fatigued string minimalism achieves something an abstract funeral dirge. Track 4 is intended to be the apex of the album. Altogether a solid album. No FCC's
1 (5:07) distant, swaying strings lead a forlorn track unexpectedly disrupted by mass distortion around 3:00.
2 (4:01) The viola is out of tune, creating a growing gap of dissonance.
3 (3:27) heavily processed throat singing (like monks chanting deeply) which sounds like rolling thunder clouds. In the distance are light echoing femme vocals and strings.
4 (7:05) Soft ghostly vox with piano become heavy, scratchy guitar noise in the last two minutes.
5 (3:16) Floating vocals accompanied only by more heavily distorted vocals.
6 (6:52) Bowed strings harmonizing with a fair bit of reverb buzz.
7 (5:45) A faster track with more reverb, livelier vocals
"How to Build a Log Cabin"
Think of this as 'A Silver Mt. Zion' meets 'Stars in the Lid.'
This album splits into two relatively distinct pieces: tracks 1,2,6 make use of raw viola string and distortion. Tracks 3,5,7 focus on haunting gregorian-like vocals which are often unaccompanied. This hypnotic, ultra-fatigued string minimalism achieves something an abstract funeral dirge. Track 4 is intended to be the apex of the album. Altogether a solid album. No FCC's
1 (5:07) distant, swaying strings lead a forlorn track unexpectedly disrupted by mass distortion around 3:00.
2 (4:01) The viola is out of tune, creating a growing gap of dissonance.
3 (3:27) heavily processed throat singing (like monks chanting deeply) which sounds like rolling thunder clouds. In the distance are light echoing femme vocals and strings.
4 (7:05) Soft ghostly vox with piano become heavy, scratchy guitar noise in the last two minutes.
5 (3:16) Floating vocals accompanied only by more heavily distorted vocals.
6 (6:52) Bowed strings harmonizing with a fair bit of reverb buzz.
7 (5:45) A faster track with more reverb, livelier vocals
Track Listing
1. | Steal Your Hair | 4. | Red Bears | |||
2. | Hollemn | 5. | Snowgballs For Reuven | |||
3. | Please Don't Drill In Anwr | 6. | Red Horses | |||
7. | Bread King |