Friday, 19 November 2010

Interstellar Overdrive: 15 New Psychedelic Classics




Very good compilation..






1. Endless Boogie - Smoking Figs in the Yard 7:26
2 Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - Elmo Delmo 6:43
3 Black Mountain - Wucan 6:03
4 Wooden Shjips - We Ask You to Ride 4:54
5 Brightblack Morning Light - Hologram Buffalo 5:17
6 White Rainbow - Mystic Prism 5:16
7 Animal Collective - #1 4:34
8 Caribou - Eli 3:03
9 Mike Wexler - Pneuma 4:57
10 Yeasayer - Ah, Weir 1:23
11 Suarasama - Fajar Di Atas Awan 7:20
12 James Blackshaw - Spiralling Skeleton Memorial 7:35
13 Espers - Widow's Weeds 6:51
14 Voice of the Seven Woods - Second Transition 3:20
15 Sic Alps - Co/Ca










Bark Psychosis - Hex









1 The Loom - 5:15
2 A Street Scene - 5:35
3 Absent Friend - 8:20
4 Big Shot - 5:20
5 Fingerspit - 8:21
6 Eyes & Smiles - 8:30
7 Pendulum Man - 9:53





A masterpiece of unrivalled beauty and complexity, Bark Psychosis' Hex channels the experimentation of the group's prior singles into a more controlled setting; a series of atmospheric set pieces, the songs find a common ground between accepted musical formulas and avant innovation -- at first glance, tracks like "Big Shot" and "Eyes & Smiles" appear tightly structured, yet they avoid the dynamics of conventional songcraft like choruses and solos with remarkable dexterity. Similarly, both "The Loom" and "Fingerspit" are too melodic and finely honed to pass as mere ambient soundscapes, leaving the record best ascribed to a force not unlike alchemy -- Hex begins with base musical materials, but transforms them into something mysterious, haunting, and breathtakingly visionary (amg)





Explosions In The Sky - The Rescue (ep)










The idea for the 'Rescue' came about when the band's tour bus broke down. Took eight days for a replacement transmission to arrive. Enough time to write a new album..




1. Day One – 4:32
2. Day Two – 3:47
3. Day Three – 4:34
4. Day Four – 3:00
5. Day Five – 4:35
6. Day Six – 5:22
7. Day Seven – 4:23
8. Day Eight – 2:35







LINK





Wednesday, 10 November 2010