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sábado, 25 de agosto de 2007

Tarentel - Ghetto Beats Under The Surface Of The Sun

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Sello: Music Fellowship/Temporary Residence
Estilo: Post-rock, Psych-rock, Experimental, Ambient, Drone
Para fans de: Labradford, GY!BE, Landing, Tim Hecker, The Dead Texan, Esmerine, Vibracathedral Orchestra...

Tracklist
DISC ONE:
1. Everybody Fucks With Somebody
2. All Things Vibrations
3. Dreamtigers
4. Ghost Trees
5. Le Trash Can
6. Ghetto Ghosts
7. Sun Place
8. Donkey-Bunny
9. Tied To A Tree In A Jungle Of Mystery
10. Cosmic Dust

DISC TWO:
1. Stellar Envelope
2. A Crystal The Size Of Our Moon In The Heart Of A Pulsating White Dwarf
3. Mirrors, Gardens
4. As Quiet As Silentifically Possible
5. Warm Glass
6. Fever Sleep
7. Sleep Map
8. Whistle In The Wires
9. Somebody Fucks With Everybody
10. Where Time Forgot
11. Isalais Delay
12. You Do This. I'll Do That.
13. Lake Light

Tarentel fueron a finales del siglo pasado uno de los principales grupos que dinamitaron la escena rock en lo que se dio por llamar post-rock (junto a Mogwai, GY!BE, DMST, EITS...). El calificativo ya había sido usado antes pero con la llegada de estas bandas su popularidad aumentó exponencialmente. Desde From Bone To Satellite (Temporary Residence, 1999) y a diferencia de otras bandas no han parado de evolucionar y experimentar. Las claves en la última etapa de su evolución han sido la incorporación de Jim Redd (Sonna, Lazarus) a la batería que ha cambiado por completo la forma de componer de la banda, se puede apreciar desde el sobresaliente We Move Through Weather (Temporary Residence, 2004) y la construcción de un estudio propio que les proporciona mayor libertad a la hora de componer y grabar. Si a esto unimos que Jefre Cantu-Ledesma (guitarra) dirige Root Strata no es de extrañar la evolución de la banda en los últimos años con un ritmo de ediciones imparable y una mayor tendencia hacia la experimentación y la improvisación.

Este descomunal Ghetto Beats Under The Surface Of The Sun con sus cuatro volumenes en vinilo ahora reeditados en un 2xCD por Temporary Residence, confirman la evolución. Aquí el principal protagonista es el ritmo, hipnótico, cortante, denso, demencial por momentos. Las capas de beats y baterías superpuestas son protagonistas de los mejores cortes: All Things Vibrations con su comienzo frenético es un buen ejemplo de lo que nos encontaremos, las trepidantes percusiones dan paso en los últimos minutos a un tranquilo paisaje ambiental construido por guitarras, violín y drones espectrales. En el siguinte LP Sun Place brilla con luz propia, una jam de percusiones hipnóticas casi infinita con guitarras intuitivas, sonidos y efectos espe(a)ciales que entran y salen y que se acaba delizando hacia un oscuro espacio de distorsión. Espeluznante! Al igual que la otra pieza larga del 2º LP Tied to tree in a jungle of mystery, dónde la electrónica -cercana a Tim Hecker- tiene una mayor presencia que se acentúa en los siguientes volúmenes. El festín sigue, la experimentación continúa, a medio camino de todo en una fusión imposible de Can, Neu!, This Heat y No Neck Blues Band pero con su propia personalidad, la banda de San Francisco vuelve a expandir las fronteras del rock con su mejor y más completo trabajo hasta la fecha. En noviembre podremos disfrutar de sus improvisaciones en el Tanned Tin.

Extraido de andtheworldsmileswithyou.

Immediately following the release of their acclaimed 2004 album, We Move Through Weather, Tarentel built on their forward momentum by recording another several hours worth of material, its fate to be determined at a later date. Tarentel don't follow up their albums so much as follow through them. To that end, Ghetto Beats On The Surface Of The Sun is more of an exploded view of the world the band has built and un-built for over a decade, each track acting as a map to an increasingly cosmic landscape. Originally released as a limited edition series of vinyl albums, Ghetto Beats is collected here on two CDs - a full two and a half hours of music. It is a sun-baked cluster of ragged rhythms, splintered sound and scorched shimmer. The production is a caustic mix of hi- and lo-fi, creating a strange sense of timelessness, like discovering a black and white photograph of the future. Available in a numbered, limited edition quadruple gatefold jacket, Ghetto Beats On The Surface Of The Sun is a widescreen projection of unspeakable charm and unlikely beauty. (Temporary Residence)

lunes, 20 de agosto de 2007

Tarentel: Home Ruckus Double Sided Double Air

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Sello: Type
Estilo: Post-rock, Experimental, Psychedelic, Drone, Ambient
Para fans de: Landing, Labradford, Eluvium, The Dead Texan, Stars Of The Lid...

‘Home Ruckus : Double-Sided Air’ is the latest emission from San Francisco’s shape-shifting Post Post Rockers Tarentel and is one of their most thoughtful moments to date. With references to the clattering percussion of Chris Corsano, the droning ambience of Mirror or Stars of the Lid and the almost spiritual improv of Sunburned Hand of the Man the band have totally sidestepped their previous sound and found a fresh and desperately involving voice. Made up of two tracks, both part of one all-encompassing whole these are home-recorded gems, improvised without being directionless and experimental without losing sight of the fact that people might want to listen to the music. Strictly limited to 500 copies, this is the perfect follow-up to the band’s long-sold out Home Ruckus LP on the Root Strata label, and is sure to be snapped up by eager fans very quickly. Cosmic!

viernes, 17 de agosto de 2007

White Rainbow - Prism Of Eternal Now

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Sello: Kranky
Estilo: Post-rock, Psychedelic, Experimental, Ambient
Para fans de: Yume Bitsu, Jackie-O-Motherfucker, Landing, Raccoo-oo-oon, Growing, Dirty Projectors, Windy & Carl

Tracklist:
1. Pulses
2. Middle
3. For Terry
4. Mystic Prism
5. April 25th 11:14PM
6. Warm Clicked Fruit
7. Guitars
8. Waves
9. Awakening

After years of outer space exploration in Yume Bitsu and Surface of Eceyon, as well as stints as a hired gun for a multitude of artists including Dirty Projectors, Jackie-O Motherfucker and Devendra Banhart, Adam Forkner decided to turn his focus inward and began to record solo material. And focus he did, working at a dizzying pace that culminated in the production of the 5CD/1DVD White Rainbow Box (2006 Marriage Records). The remarkable thing about that album was not that it was 4.5 hours long, but that the overwhelming majority of it was of extraordinary quality and not mere filler.

With the release of …Eternal Now, White Rainbow has surpassed typical solo project territory and is now a virtual elemental force. At a somewhat brief 71 minutes, his kranky debut pulses and flows with mantric chants, clattering percussions, sighing sustains and guitar leads unashamed of their scorching transcendence. He breathes new life into archaic sub-genres such as progrock, new age, and hippie folk incantations, while never stooping to the negative aspects of any of them, and at the same time remaining a step ahead of the technologically crippled and virtuosuo-less looper pedal scene. Prism of Eternal Now leaves behind the bounds of gravity for a free floating meditational headtrip of inner space exploration.

Note: the vinyl edition of ‘Prism..” is available via Marriage Records

context: White Rainbow is the solo moniker of Adam Forkner. He runs the Yarnlazer cd-r label with Honey Owens [Valet]. He works, lives and plays in Portland, Oregon, a small rural village near the bustling metropolis of Astoria.

track listing: 1. Pulses 2. Middle 3. For Terry 4. Mystic Prism 5. April 25th 11:14PM 6. Warm Clicked Fruit 7. Guitars 8. Waves 9. Awakening

quotes: "The real treasure in Adam Forkner's work is his innate ability to capture the perfect tone of sounds, whether it be a flanged guitar or an ancient drum machine." indieworkshop

"Warm synths and reverbed-out layers of guitar pave a solid foundation for drum loops, vocal tracks, and various other instruments to weave in and out of at their own pace. Tinymixtapes

"Each movement of ambient sound and melodic drone becomes impossible to dissect. It becomes a part of your memories." Tinymixtapes

Grouper - Tried 7"

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Sello: Type
Estilo: Ambient, Drone, Experimental, Shoegaze
Para fans de: William Basinski, Lichens, Jessica Bailiff, Charalambides

Tracklist:
Tried
Everyone in turn

In a short space of time, Portland-based Liz Harris has become the name on the lips of the underground music world having captured hearts worldwide with her distinct blend of noise, ambience and a dream-pop sensibility. She submerges her songs in a shimmering haze of hiss, looping chorals and decomposed guitar feedback, but somewhere in there you can hear the ghosts of My Bloody Valentine or possibly Slowdive. This latest 7” takes her sound one step further still; ‘Tried’ is one of the most overtly dense pieces Harris has produced to date, but flip over to ‘Everyone in Turn’ and you are treated to simply vocals and piano, a piece of music which has to be one of the most affecting Grouper tracks to date. Sounding like a lost track from beneath a 1950s pier somewhere this affirms the reason why we’re all so obsessed with Liz Harris’ unique productions – they just sound like nothing else on earth.