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nurse with wound, "salt marie celeste"
United Dairies
For those who either missed or were unable to get the Horse HospitalCD release last year, the Nurse With Wound contribution, "Salt," hasnow basically been expanded. In its original 60+ minute form, the musicpretty much played as a loop for the entire duration. The sound wavedback and forth between two chords, providing a cold and creepy feelingof ship being lost at sea. The purpose for the original work wasoriginally to provide aural ambience to the art exhibit at the HorseHospital gallery. With this version, efforts have been made to makethis more of a foreground-listening experience, but there's honestlynot much else added. Along with the fluctuating orchestral-like chords,other loops are added bit by bit, including sounds that resemble apassing car, a boat horn, piano, creaking boards, and a creaky door. Ataround the 18-minute mark, all extraneous sounds taken out, leaving thesound of water. Eventually the water fades out, leaving only thedroning two chords. Effects fade off shortly thereafter and the droneeventually dies. NWW fans expecting something dense and maximalisticlike An Awkward Pause will probably not enjoy this album as much as fans of the droning NWW heard on albums like Soliloquoy for Lilith or A Missing Sense.
For those who either missed or were unable to get the Horse HospitalCD release last year, the Nurse With Wound contribution, "Salt," hasnow basically been expanded. In its original 60+ minute form, the musicpretty much played as a loop for the entire duration. The sound wavedback and forth between two chords, providing a cold and creepy feelingof ship being lost at sea. The purpose for the original work wasoriginally to provide aural ambience to the art exhibit at the HorseHospital gallery. With this version, efforts have been made to makethis more of a foreground-listening experience, but there's honestlynot much else added. Along with the fluctuating orchestral-like chords,other loops are added bit by bit, including sounds that resemble apassing car, a boat horn, piano, creaking boards, and a creaky door. Ataround the 18-minute mark, all extraneous sounds taken out, leaving thesound of water. Eventually the water fades out, leaving only thedroning two chords. Effects fade off shortly thereafter and the droneeventually dies. NWW fans expecting something dense and maximalisticlike An Awkward Pause will probably not enjoy this album as much as fans of the droning NWW heard on albums like Soliloquoy for Lilith or A Missing Sense.
Pit er Pat
Starting in 2004, the trio of Pit er Pat—Rob Doran, Fay Davis-Jeffers and Butchy Fuego—have been releasing music on a number of different labels, including their latest full-length on Chicago's Thrill Jockey. Their brand of music has drawn comparisons to Blonde Redhead, Soft Machine and Slapp Happy, among others.
