Flutes & Voices
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| Dec 2010
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tyler haddow
Reviewed 2011-12-10
Reviewed 2011-12-10
Review by Tyler Haddow 12/18/11
Some of the furthest out-there improvisation you’ll find. Barren, organic. This album is filled with desperate, panicked, and bizarre sounds; yet, somehow, it seems almost entirely devoid of human feeling. These ambitious nihilists took it upon themselves to PROVE-- by way of sound-- the radical emptiness of... everything. There is no “whole” (album, song, melody, etc.); there are only series of musical moments. The vocalist’s pipes are rich and grandiose at points, which makes it all the more unnerving. Recommended if you have a principled contempt for existence. No FCC’s. Track reviews on the inside.
Asterisks indicate recommended tracks.
1. (6:09) Pained moaning and other creepy mouth noises develop alongside tribal percussion. Flutes enter in last two minutes.
2. (7:03) Fragmented and panicky (sometimes operatic) vocals. Dark, desperate.
3. (9:18) Lots of short sections, all different. Sharp flute squeals; mouth experiments; minimalist moaning; more mouth experiments.
4. ***(7:38) More absurdity. Develops into disjointed melodic vocal/flute interplay.
5. (4:02) Rough, nasally squealing with some delightfully odd percussion.
6. (4:23) More melodic. Actually takes a concrete form toward the end.
7. ***(3:47) Sedated moaning erupts into vocal insanity.
8. (4:56) A fitting end. Crazed gasping/snorting and flute squeals.
Some of the furthest out-there improvisation you’ll find. Barren, organic. This album is filled with desperate, panicked, and bizarre sounds; yet, somehow, it seems almost entirely devoid of human feeling. These ambitious nihilists took it upon themselves to PROVE-- by way of sound-- the radical emptiness of... everything. There is no “whole” (album, song, melody, etc.); there are only series of musical moments. The vocalist’s pipes are rich and grandiose at points, which makes it all the more unnerving. Recommended if you have a principled contempt for existence. No FCC’s. Track reviews on the inside.
Asterisks indicate recommended tracks.
1. (6:09) Pained moaning and other creepy mouth noises develop alongside tribal percussion. Flutes enter in last two minutes.
2. (7:03) Fragmented and panicky (sometimes operatic) vocals. Dark, desperate.
3. (9:18) Lots of short sections, all different. Sharp flute squeals; mouth experiments; minimalist moaning; more mouth experiments.
4. ***(7:38) More absurdity. Develops into disjointed melodic vocal/flute interplay.
5. (4:02) Rough, nasally squealing with some delightfully odd percussion.
6. (4:23) More melodic. Actually takes a concrete form toward the end.
7. ***(3:47) Sedated moaning erupts into vocal insanity.
8. (4:56) A fitting end. Crazed gasping/snorting and flute squeals.
Recent airplay
Certain Gravities
Ghost Trees — Jan 30, 2012
Bones Of The Tongue
Songs: Cantan — Jan 14, 2012
Makemake
Memory Select — Dec 23, 2011
Charting
2011-12-18 — 2012-02-19
Classical/Experimental
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 5 | 1 |
| Jan 15 | 1 |
| Dec 25 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | In The Land Of Perfect Days | ||
| 2. | Bones Of The Tongue | ||
| 3. | Broadcasted Alive | ||
| 4. | Certain Gravities | ||
| 5. | We Are The Walrus | ||
| 6. | The Bird On The Scene Says Yes | ||
| 7. | Takeout Karma | ||
| 8. | Makemake |