"Another transmission from the Dead Raven Choir, the work of a Polish
ex-patriate Texan who calls himself Smolken. Followers will understand when
we say that this falls into the sparse, dramatic folk half of his ouvre,
rather than on the black metal noise folk side of things. Whispered,
accented vox deliver the poetry of Rainer Maria Rilke, Hilaire Beloc,
Charles Baudelaire, A.A. Milne and others over doleful strings and
abstractly strummed guitar. Smolken seems to be a creepy, well-read
Eastern-European version of Jandek, and he's a master of atmosphere, going
totally over the top with minimal means. Every note played, and every hiss
between notes, turns the blood colder. If an album could sound cursed, this
is it.
Fans will of course pick this up, but if you haven't yet delved into
Smolken's haunted sound-world, perhaps this is the one to try. For one
thing, it's the man's first 'proper' cd after many cd-rs and tapes. And one
of his best album titles too! The clincher, perhaps, is that aside from
Smolken himself, the only other musician to appear on this recording is our
friend, Jewelled Antler stalwart Glenn Donaldson (Thuja, Blithe Sons,
Birdtree, Skygreen Leopards, etc.). Ever since, he's had a hollow look in
his eyes and his beard seems paler and wispier... Or so we imagine."

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Label: Last Visable Dog | Item Code: WWNW | Country: United States | Year: 2003 | Genre: Folk Industrial

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