19 Jun 09
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Originally posted by Bosse de NageKnew nothing about him before I saw him supporting Chris Corsano and Mick Flower a few weeks ago. The gig was much like the record -extened improvistations with bass clarinet and close miked overtone (throat) singing. The feel is very raga like, with a sense of movement created by microtonal variations and subtle shifts in timbre and colour. An utterly beguiling album imho, although it does require some deep listening - I know a few friends of mine who would dismiss it as a dirge, but that's their loss.
Any good? The reviews are slightly off-putting.
Hadn't seen any reviews of it, but looking around on the net, the bad reviews seem to be by people who feel uneasy if they don't have a 4/4 drumbeat as a crutch. I can understand it's not everyones cup of tea, but if you like drone...
19 Jun 09
Originally posted by Marcusrsounds interesting. got me sidetracked to CMX, which isn't really anything like arrington, but the very beginning of black sun sounded exactly like the beginning of this:
Knew nothing about him before I saw him supporting Chris Corsano and Mick Flower a few weeks ago. The gig was much like the record -extened improvistations with bass clarinet and close miked overtone (throat) singing. The feel is very raga like, with a sense of movement created by microtonal variations and subtle shifts in timbre and colour. An utterly begui ...[text shortened]... everyones cup of tea, but if you like drone...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXhu92bVvTM
cmx - tähteinvälinen (interstellar)
they have throat singing as well, but it isn't online... cmx (cloaca maxima) is a legendary finnish punk/pop group using mostly elements from animism, shamanism, and prehistoric nordic traditions in general.