Pelt: (untitled)

Media: CD
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(untitled) is a devastating set of almost pure white light from the newly upgraded Pelt lineup. The intense drone music on (untitled) represents a return to "sonic-ism" for the quartet of Jack Rose, Mike Gangloff, Patrick Best, and Mikel Dimmick. Like Pelt's 2003 effort Pearls from the River, (untitled) is an all-acoustic affair. On (untitled) the group concentrates on producing dense clouds of overtones from guitar, cello, tibetan bowls, gongs, sruti, and esraj. Track 1 is an overpowering straight line ala the Theatre of Eternal Music, an atmosphere of stasis with gong and bowl flickering subtly over the massive track bed. Track 2 is a 32 minute epic that begins with the soft strains of Jack Rose's 12 string, picks up dueling cello and esraj and gradually builds in intensity with the sounds of gongs and other unusual percussion. Track 3 is the live staple "Sundogs," where Rose's Weissenborn lap guitar and Gangloff's resonator guitar produce a stream of unearthly high, singing overtones in an uncanny acoustic impression of electric feedback. The final track is an epilogue of Best's keening cello, again ignoring the usual technique associated with the instrument in the pursuit of pure weirdness. Housed in card folio printed by Stumptown. 4 tracks, 62 mins.

(untitled) Reviews

• Folks around these parts (including us) have been freaking out... (Aquarius Records)
• This is the true rural raga... (The Independent)
• Every now and then you come across a band that you instantly know will change the way you look upon music... (Broken Face, Foxy Digitalis)
• On (untitled), Pelt earn their nickname the Hillbilly Theatre of Eternal Music... (Dusted)