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Tarentel
: From Bone To Satellite
: Two Sides
of Myself : Split
7" with Rothko : Looking
for Things, Searching for Things |
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Two Sides of Myself |
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Jim Steed, fakejazz, Issue 2, 16 June 2000 Right off the heels of their double LP, From Bone to Satellite, Tarentel has just put out two new import-only releases, a 12" on Resonant and this 7" on Static Caravan. This 7" finds the band exploring a more drone-oriented territory than their previous releases. The first song on this 7" is just a pure, laconic, amorphous wall of tone. The song reminds me a lot of works by the Stars of the Lid. But while a lot of the Stars of the Lid music seems to have an "idea" it is trying to convey, i.e., some feeling, place, or emotion expressed by the music, this song just seems to be a style piece. It is a well done style piece though, if you enjoy similar music. The second song has a bit more of a recognizable form but still is a lot more drone-centric than their previous work. The song reminds me a lot of Low's work circa Curtain Hits the Cast with its swaying tides of maple syrupy guitar. Like a Low song, the excrutiating slowness of the guitar strum, much like Chinese water torture, makes every successive note that much more powerful and engrossing. While the music on this 7" is of a style less to my liking than their other work, it is still engaging and enveloping enough to gather multiple listenings. If you're thinking of getting this, do so soon; it is limited to 500 copies which I'm sure will go fast. rating: 8/12 |
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Dick Baldwin, fakejazz, Issue 7, 6 October 2000 The name of this single implies that perhaps the two sides of the single represent two sides of the band. Though they aren't two extremes for the band, they are both two different sides of the band. The first is an ambient Stars of the Lid-esque song, structured around waves of tone washing through the speaker. The second is a meandering song with a post-rock feel to it. An organ holds the drone chord while guitars, bass and drums slowly change and develop the simple melodic line. This release was reviewed before by another fakewriter a few months ago, but I felt I had to chime in to say the music here is a bit better than the other writer gave it credit for. If you find this release, by all means get it! rating: 11/12 |
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Cafebliss, Issue 4, August 2000 ***** |
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