Archive for January, 2011

Album of the day: Barn Owl & The Infinite Strings Ensemble – The Headlands

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Lovingly pinched from Fluid Radio: The Headlands is the most recent appearance by Fluid favorites Barn Owl, a behemoth of textured drones mixing their signature guitar sound with the Long String Instrument, a creation of performer and sound artist Ellen Fullman. Ably assisting them on this outing are producer The Norman Conquest, also cellist and improviser Theresa Wong, all contributing to the four-track vinyl release.

The project is described as “deep material of a complexly emotional nature”, and “eternal ragas for the infinite now”. The concept of infinity is definitely addressed within the tracks – burring drones of nine or so minutes each, all with sufficient spacious depth to become lost in for an indefinite period and all with sufficient textural complexity to warrant the listener doing so.

It’s hard to isolate the star of the project. The tones all compliment themselves equally, and it’s been mixed in such a way that no one instrument is given priority over the other. The guitars of Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras are identifiable when their various feedback hums rise to the surface, and the occasional ebowed slide work really sings when it pokes it head out. After a few listens I found it easier to decipher the different instruments operating in tandem with each other, but on an initial listen I was somewhat perplexed. Probably adding to the confusion was my own expectation that the record would sound like Ancestral Star, which is not the case.

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Blood Farmers Live at Roadburn Afterburner Audio Stream

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Please relive Blood Farmers live at Roadburn Afterburner, courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by Marcel van der Vondervoort at Torture Garden Studio. Feel free to post your thoughts or share your memories about the show in the comment box below.

Sabbath Assembly Live at Roadburn 2011 Audio Stream

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Please relive Sabbath Assembly live at Roadburn 2011, courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by Jeroen van Donzel (Spacejam) Feel free to post your thoughts or share your memories about the show in the comment box below.

Circle Live at Roadburn 2011 Audio Stream

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Please relive Circle live at Roadburn 2011, courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by Marcel van der Vondervoort at Torture Garden Studio. “Back at the cutting edge, I had been told breathlessly by several of Circle’s devotees (and they are hopelessly devoted, believe me) that I ...read more

Year of No Light at Roadburn 2011 (Vampyr Soundtrack) Audio Stream

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Please relive Year of No Light live at Roadburn 2011 (Vampyr Soundtrack), courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by Marcel van der Vondervoort at Torture Garden Studio. “It’s 4PM and the Midi Theater is super packed, there’s a line outside. Luckily I have a photo pass, ...read more

Woven Hand Live at Roadburn 2011 Audio Stream

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Please relive Woven Hand live at Roadburn 2011, courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by Marcel van der Vondervoort at Torture Garden Studio. “I guess you could say I have a thing for Wovenhand, I’m sort of really into the music this man is making. Without ...read more

Voivod Live at Roadburn 2011 (Midi Theatre) Audio Stream

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Please relive Voivod live at Roadburn 2011 (Midi Theatre), courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by Marcel van der Vondervoort at Torture Garden Studio. “Opening with ‘The Unknown Knows’, the opening number from the almighty ‘Nothingface’ album – my personal favourite record of all time – ...read more

Caspar Brötzmann Massaker Live at Roadburn 2011 Audio Stream

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Please relive Caspar Brötzmann Massaker Live at Roadburn 2011 courtesy of VPRO 3voor12.  The audio stream has been mixed by Marcel van der Vondervoort at Torture Garden Studio. ”There’s one thing I learned (yet again) from what would soon follow: few things feel better in the world than discovering amazing ...read more

Candlemass (incl. 30 minutes of Epicus Doomicus Metallicus ft. Johan Längquist) Live at Roadburn 2011 Audio Stream

Posted on Saturday, January 8th, 2011

Please relive Candlemass (incl. 30 minutes of Epicus Doomicus Metallicus ft. Johan Längquist) live at Roadburn 2011, courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. “Since this series seems to have become as much a chronicle of my fucked up sleeping patterns as of Roadburn 2011, I’ll say I was barely conscious at 3:45PM ...read more

Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter live at Roadburn 2011 Audio Stream

Posted on Friday, January 7th, 2011

Please relive Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter live at Roadburn 2011, courtesy of VPRO 3voor12. The audio stream has been mixed by Marcel van der Vondervoort at Torture Garden Studio. Feel free to post your thoughts or share your memories about the show in the comment box below.