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Tarentel, "The Order Of Things"
Tarentel have always been an interesting sort. They are another in aline of bands that approaches rock music with an almost orchestraltheory, allowing their compositions to build, adding and subtractinginstruments and voices, building to dynamic crescendoes—or not.
Thecrescendoes are often laidback, never reaching a totally satisfyingrelease, but instead subtlely raising eyebrows with an interestingchange. After a series of EPs and a full-length on Temporary Residenceand a full-length on Resonant, Tarentel released this, their thirdproper full-length, on San Francisco's Neurot Recordings. And what isnew? Well, this time, the drums are a lot less present to start with,at least more than they have been in the past. Tarentel never reallysettle on one sound, as experimentation is a major tenet to theirmusical manifesto. More attention is paid to atmospherics on "Order,"which makes for a far more synthetically organic sound, if that makesany sense. The addition of human voices is eerily used, layered on topof a bed of piano, bass, and keyboards. The most frightening part isthe addition of ghostly whispers here and there, with weird noises likecables banging together added for effect. It's Tarentel's scariestrecord yet, but also their seemingly most planned and structuredrelease to date. The more experimental they get, the more need there isfor a definite matrix to play in. Every move here seems calculated,something I never would have expected. And with four compositions overthe 8 minute mark, "Order" is also classic Tarentel, with a few shortertracks thrown in for added flavors. Overall, this release is more ofthe same from Tarentel. But sometimes more of the same is the bestmedicine.
Thecrescendoes are often laidback, never reaching a totally satisfyingrelease, but instead subtlely raising eyebrows with an interestingchange. After a series of EPs and a full-length on Temporary Residenceand a full-length on Resonant, Tarentel released this, their thirdproper full-length, on San Francisco's Neurot Recordings. And what isnew? Well, this time, the drums are a lot less present to start with,at least more than they have been in the past. Tarentel never reallysettle on one sound, as experimentation is a major tenet to theirmusical manifesto. More attention is paid to atmospherics on "Order,"which makes for a far more synthetically organic sound, if that makesany sense. The addition of human voices is eerily used, layered on topof a bed of piano, bass, and keyboards. The most frightening part isthe addition of ghostly whispers here and there, with weird noises likecables banging together added for effect. It's Tarentel's scariestrecord yet, but also their seemingly most planned and structuredrelease to date. The more experimental they get, the more need there isfor a definite matrix to play in. Every move here seems calculated,something I never would have expected. And with four compositions overthe 8 minute mark, "Order" is also classic Tarentel, with a few shortertracks thrown in for added flavors. Overall, this release is more ofthe same from Tarentel. But sometimes more of the same is the bestmedicine. samples:
