Boduf Songs: How Shadows Chase The Balance
How Shadows Chase The Balance
CD
CD (Compact Disc)
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
- Label: Kranky, 2008
- Bestellnummer: 1024100
- Erscheinungstermin: 22.9.2008
* Digipack
The second full length release from this UK resident follows his Lion Devours the Sun album from late 2006 on Kranky. A lot of artists are described as "outsiders" or "underground", but with Mathew Sweet this is an apt description as he belongs to no 'scene' and is working on the farthest fringes of the 'music business'. On his second full length release, How The Shadows Chase The Balance, Mathew Sweet uses the same formula that he has employed previously; one microphone, one acoustic guitar, a few random instruments, a couple of field recordings, and a deft, understated touch with the mixing process. He locked himself away in his home studio (to be honest, his bedroom)and no one else heard a single note until he was finished. This album is a further step away from the "folk" label, which never seemed all that appropriate to Mathew's work in any case. If you record solo with an acoustic guitar the description is somewhat inevitable. But the results might more rightly be construed as "acoustic death metal" considering the themes of death, alienation, fear, hatred and isolation that are his forte, as well as his affinity for gothic imagery. Mathew states that the album was mostly recorded at night because there was less background noise to contend with in his neighbourhood at that time of day. But if you listen closely you can still hears small bits of rain hitting the window, and cars sliding by on wet roads. The final result is oneof the mo...
- Tracklisting
- Mitwirkende
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
- 1 Mission Creep
- 2 Things Not To Be Done On The Sabbath
- 3 I Can't See A Thing In Here
- 4 Quiet When Group
- 5 Pitiful Shadow Engulfed In Darkness
- 6 A Spirit Harness
- 7 Found On The Bodies Of Fallen Whales
- 8 Last Glimmer On A Hill At Dusk