Bill Callahan: Woke On A Whaleheart

Bill Callahan Shedding the "Smog" moniker Bill Callahan brings us his 12th full-length. "Woke on a Whaleheart" sounds like - well - Smog. Smog getting older maybe. Neil Hagerty of Royal Trux-fame assisted with arrangement and production which is as straight-forward as the song writing. Old fans of Smog won't be let down, nor will they be particularly pleasantly surprised. While the album has a strong country feel and incorporates some very slight gospel influence, Bill's overall essence lopes toward the more boring reaches of "indie singer-songwriter" as it gets less creative. If this album wasn't by Bill Callahan I probably wouldn't recommend it, but as he has a long history of making stellar music, it's interesting to hear as a piece of his development as an artist. Maybe this would be really good summer night driving music if I had a car. And if it was the 90s. But I don't have a car, so I think this would be a good gift for your friend who just turned 32 and has been kind of boring for a few years or else maybe your cousin who's in high school. It ain't bad! :: Bill Callahan: Woke on a Whaleheart- Drag City/Rough Trade.

ck 31 May 07

MOUTHUS

Best of the recent Our Mouth stuff is the first Sullivan solo CD-R. Sullivan's comes under the name Eskimo King, and /Tooth-Shaped Migration/ is five thick, detailed chunks of sound spread over a quick 17 minutes. What I dig most about Sullivan is his wide-open outlook on what sounds are worth making. Mouthus may concoct a lot of deep, textured noise, but they also use acoustic guitar loops, dirgey metal-like stomps, polyrhtyhmic meditations, busted rock riffs, and tons more. (noiseweek.blogspot.com)

„Nein, nein, kein Soundtrack! Wir kombinieren nur die Stücke auf unseren Alben - wir schneiden erstmal alles auf Band mit, um dann, vielleicht Monate später, zu sagen: Oh, das hier passt ja thematisch zu diesem Stück und auch zu jenem. Oder: Dieses Stück würden zu jenen Anderen passen, wäre es nicht so grottenschlecht. Also: Trash it.” Brian Sullivan/HE Interview

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Bill Callahan: Woke On A Whaleheart

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