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Nico Muhly - Mothertongue (2008)
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29 Jun 2009 05:09:29
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Nico Muhly - Mothertongue (2008)
Avant-garde | EAC (APE, CUE & LOG) | 294 MB
★★★★★ Peachfuzz's Selection of the Month
Avant-garde | EAC (APE, CUE & LOG) | 294 MB
★★★★★ Peachfuzz's Selection of the Month
| “ | Boomkat Within the space of his short, yet incredibly illustrious career, Nico Muhly has contributed his talents as an arranger to recordings by Bjork, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Rufus Wainwright and The National, while also enjoying a successful sideline as a composer in his own right, presenting works in conjunction with a variety of high profile orchestras - he even finds time to work as a performer and conductor for Philip Glass on his various film soundtracks. Mothertongue is the sophomore solo effort from Nico Muhly, following up on the wide acclaim of his 2006 debut, Speaks Volumes, and marking a further step towards genre cross-pollination and a more avant-garde approach to the conventions of composed music. The album is segmented into three different suites, the first (itself titled Mothertongue) being an exercise for ensemble and choir, which begins with female vocalists chanting numbers and dispensing information as if sifted through some granular synthesis plugin. In addition to the predictably luscious string section backdrop, Muhly injects some electroacoustic presence into the mix on 'Shower', via watery samples, and chiming glockenspiel and piano strikes, mirroring the raindrop effect given by the recordings. This first cycle of pieces concludes with 'Monster', the final component of the Mothertongue suite, characterised by bold, percussive chord changes and an awkward time signature, all made to sound thunderous under the supervision of producer Valgeir Sigurdsson, who brings a heaviness to the sound balance you'd be unlikely to find on many other recordings in the field of modern composition. The next suite is titled Wonders, and retains the female choir from Mothertongue, this time setting it against harpsichord, percussion and brass arrangements, often sounding quite playful in its rhythmic instability and occasional ventures into discord. The final sequence, titled 'The Only Tune' is a collaboration with fellow Bedroom Community artiste, Sam Amidon, who helps fashion an exended folk narrative, beginning with the banjo plucking of 'The Two Sisters' before shifting into less familiar territory on the bluegrass operatics of 'The Old Mill Pond'. By this point, any notions of comfortable, conservative Americana are out the window and you're confronted by a highly experimental clash of vastly different musical schools, before finally, 'The Only Tune' restores a semblance of normality with a lovely piece of widescreen folktronica. Quite unlike anything you're likely to encounter, this second album from Nico Muhly shows even greater ambition than its predecessor, establishing a language that's far removed from the kind of easy-going post-Blue Notebooks modern composition that's become so widespread. Very highly recommended. | ” |
- Tracklist
Mothertongue
Pt. 1: Archive 5:49
Pt. 2: Shower 4:18
Pt. 3: Hress 3:53
Pt. 4: Monster 4:43
Wonders
Pt. 1: New Things & New Tidings 5:56
Pt. 2: The Devil Appear'd In the Shape of a Man 5:33
Pt. 3: A Complaint Against Thomas Weelkes 3:18
The Only Tune
Pt. 1: The Two Sisters 4:30
Pt. 2: The Old Mill Pond 6:24
Pt. 3: The Only Tune
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@ Piterets
These "selections of the month" are designed to help those who might be interested in avantgarde but are not quite prepared to make the plunge. So I try not to pick anything too heavy. No need to scare them off. :)
@ peachfuzz
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@ peachfuzz
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