Silber Sessions, The
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| Oct 2011
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tyler haddow
Reviewed 2011-11-15
Reviewed 2011-11-15
Electric Bird Noise/ The Silber Sessions/ Silber Records Tyler Haddow 11/12/11
Guitar-centric post-rock/ambient for the light-of-heart and those with short attention spans. The mood, at least for the first two-thirds of the album, is cheerful and (as some of the song titles suggest) reminiscent of holiday music. Even that holiday “jingle” is all over the place. Very nice guitar work. The tracks toward the end take themselves a little too seriously. Recommended if you like: Mogwai (esp. 3 & 4), Brian Eno, Aarktica, Lycia, Popol Vuh. Play this, especially track 3! No FCC’s.
(1,2) Two thirty-second gems. Dreamy guitar plays smooth riffs over funny looped samples.
(3)***(2:19) Yes! Morricone-esque guitar twang and bells meet lighthearted post-rock.
(4)***(4:06) Straight-up post rock a la Mogwai with some guitar solos. Optimistic mood.
(5) (2:51) Dreamy vocals and tight rhythm section work. A little too sweet.
(6) (2:33) Carefree guitar noodling with an electronic drum loop. Nice solo at end.
(7) (1:39) A cheerful, echoey solo guitar piece.
(8)*** (3:32) Simple but pretty guitar plucking. Again, very cheerful; suggests adventure.
(9) (2:53) Even this, one of the “darker” cuts on the album, can’t help but sound hopeful. A couple of oddly-placed electronic-drum-gasms are thrown in there.
(10) (2:28) Electric guitar repeats a simple, melancholy melody a few times.
(11) (2:08) Akin to 10. Mournful, echoey guitar.
(12) (1:25) Yes, it is actually “SC is Coming to Town.” Played on a spacey synth. Too weird.
(13)*** (4:05) Creepy and atmospheric. Unlike any of the others. Goes haywire at the end.
Guitar-centric post-rock/ambient for the light-of-heart and those with short attention spans. The mood, at least for the first two-thirds of the album, is cheerful and (as some of the song titles suggest) reminiscent of holiday music. Even that holiday “jingle” is all over the place. Very nice guitar work. The tracks toward the end take themselves a little too seriously. Recommended if you like: Mogwai (esp. 3 & 4), Brian Eno, Aarktica, Lycia, Popol Vuh. Play this, especially track 3! No FCC’s.
(1,2) Two thirty-second gems. Dreamy guitar plays smooth riffs over funny looped samples.
(3)***(2:19) Yes! Morricone-esque guitar twang and bells meet lighthearted post-rock.
(4)***(4:06) Straight-up post rock a la Mogwai with some guitar solos. Optimistic mood.
(5) (2:51) Dreamy vocals and tight rhythm section work. A little too sweet.
(6) (2:33) Carefree guitar noodling with an electronic drum loop. Nice solo at end.
(7) (1:39) A cheerful, echoey solo guitar piece.
(8)*** (3:32) Simple but pretty guitar plucking. Again, very cheerful; suggests adventure.
(9) (2:53) Even this, one of the “darker” cuts on the album, can’t help but sound hopeful. A couple of oddly-placed electronic-drum-gasms are thrown in there.
(10) (2:28) Electric guitar repeats a simple, melancholy melody a few times.
(11) (2:08) Akin to 10. Mournful, echoey guitar.
(12) (1:25) Yes, it is actually “SC is Coming to Town.” Played on a spacey synth. Too weird.
(13)*** (4:05) Creepy and atmospheric. Unlike any of the others. Goes haywire at the end.
Recent airplay
February 23rd
Virtually Happy-2/22/22 2pm — Feb 22, 2022
Proti Village-Meteora-Odeon Of Herodes Atticus
Ghost Trees — Jan 30, 2012
Proti Village-Meteora-Odeon Of Herodes Atticus
The Solipsist — Jan 18, 2012
Brian's Theme
AudioVault — Jan 17, 2012
Onward! (Too), Proti Village-Meteora-Odeon Of Herodes Atticus
madame psychosis — Dec 27, 2011
Fall Of The World Trade Center
Brownian Motion — Dec 21, 2011
Charting
2011-12-11 — 2012-02-12
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 5 | 1 |
| Jan 22 | 2 |
| Jan 1 | 1 |
| Dec 25 | 1 |
| Dec 18 | 1 |
Track listing
| 1. | Trouble At The Hayworth House | ||
| 2. | Country Morning Wake Up Call | ||
| 3. | Proti Village-Meteora-Odeon Of Herodes Atticus | ||
| 4. | Onward! (Too) | ||
| 5. | Six Ligertilys For Elena | ||
| 6. | Christmas With Reilly | ||
| 7. | Morning Mother Mourning Dove | ||
| 8. | Brian's Theme | ||
| 9. | Moments Like Last Night Make Me Wanna Believe In Ghosts | ||
| 10. | February 23rd | ||
| 11. | Cubism | ||
| 12. | Santa Claus Is Coming To Town | ||
| 13. | Fall Of The World Trade Center |