Doomed Bird of Providence - Collision/Detection V7

  by Maarten Schiethart

published: 27 / 1 / 2013

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The contribution that is the most hauntingly beautiful in the Front & Follow series so far comes from the Doomed Bird of Providence with 'In the Terror of the Moment'. They masquerade as a baroque music chamber ensemble. Almost as if performing sailor tunes, their minimalistic orchestrations, however, strike different chords. For example, 'Safety at Sea' builds on the acoustics generated by turbulence at a subway station. Such sounds, at least when written about in words, remain unnoticed until now and when they were recorded. The soaring accordéon and what-not-sound combine into a small philharmonic orchestra to portray these minimalistic compositions. The violinist meanwhile appears to have gone into isolation after making a few initial appearances. This EP is certainly amongst the most challenging music that I have heard this week, and puzzled me. It is prettily peculiar, and in a sense is what you might get to hear when minimalist musicians adapt and become subway platform musicians. Enjoy the sketchy waltzes but mind the gap.

Track Listing:-

1 In the Terror of the Moment
2 Safety At Sea
3 Seabound
4 The Wounded Platelayer

Band Links:-

http://doomedbird.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Doomed-Bird-of-Providence/661149022
https://twitter.com/johncroaker
http://doomedbirdofprovidence.tumblr.com/
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Doomed+Bird+of+Providence
https://thedoomedbirdofprovidence.bandcamp.com/

Label Links:-

http://www.frontandfollow.com/
https://www.facebook.com/frontandfollow?_rdr=p
http://frontandfollow.tumblr.com/
https://twitter.com/frontandfollow

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