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Anderson neither attempts to master new musical systems or instruments nor does she simply transpose everything over to her more usual style. She comes to the records as something to learn from.
Literally a game of two halves, this release. For the Lightning Bolt half, it’s another blast of sublime aural extreme greatness.
God’s World is a fantastic album and one that sees Manslaughter 777 elevating their music to an even higher plateau.
This album is really for fans of The Body, for they know what they’re getting into. Seriously UNCOMPROMISING.
The Body and Dis Fig brought their striking collaboration Orchards Of A Futile heaven to an appreciative Wednesday night assembly in a set that delivered on everything it promised.
In places this is a tough chew but ultimately it is rewarding for patience and understanding of the magnitude of accomplishment here.
Big|Brave steps into new depths of weight and heaviness with great success and whatever they choose to do next, the evidence suggests they will master that too.
It may only be February, but you’ll struggle to find an album as heavy, as intense, as harrowing, as beautiful, as cathartic and as utterly sublime as this one.
Is it the standard hard psych that many fans of the sound are so familiar and fond of? Of course, it is, but, then, that is exactly the point with Dommengang.
With nature morte, the Montreal trio have expanded the breadth of their sound and message while sacrificing none of what came before.
Emotionally it might not escape the same dank dungeon where The Body and Full of Hell are found but it sees Buford and Walker at play in the ashes and ruin.
The duo was able to fit their improvisations within the musical structures they developed previously, giving the four extended musical pieces here both a head and a tail, or to be more precise, turning improvisations into tight and exciting structured musical pieces.
While The Body paint the bleakest picture of life, their contradictory appeal is still in making you feel less alone in your misery.
a grim assessment of the current state of things, it may be a bit stark for that, but we really shouldn’t take her continuing greatness for granted
Maybe less a heartbreak album than a dark night of the soul, but it finds its way back to the light.
When they started out probably neither Millions nor St. Werner knew where this was going to take them, but in the end, it all sounds like they got to the right place.
Seems like the more stressful times get the more music Ripley Johnson supplies to counteract them.
Gavin Brown caught up with The Body drummer Lee Buford to hear all about their new album ‘I’ve Seen All I Need To See’, touring memories, sonically inspiring live shows and what The Body have coming up in the future which continues their impressive output of releases.
I’ve Seen All I Need To See is a perfect addition to The Body’s unmatchable discography and its deeply agonising spirit will surely resonate with those of you who feel defeated by 2020.
Sumac push the boundaries of its previous albums even further. There is more heavy and more improvisation, this is truly unique, but won’t quell the sea of doubters.
