Showing posts with label Dort Ist Der Weg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dort Ist Der Weg. Show all posts
Monday, December 19, 2011
Skeletons & Candy's Best of 2011: Locrian "Dort Ist Der Weg" 7"
"Technically a 7" release, this is one of the finest releases in any format that I heard all year....." More here.
Still Single on "Dort Ist Der Weg" 7"
"RECOMMENDED
In which we come to that one 7” in the stack that will follow me to the grave … strong words I rarely stand by in the long (or short) run. Liner notes claim that the best side is influenced by Popol Vuh, but David Copperfield couldn’t turn what I’m hearing into Krautrock. Maybe some of you know that feeling when a Kranky release doesn’t have the teeth that you had hoped for. This is the record you wanted to experience. A-side is truly heavy, and the flip is balls-out noisy AND employs “voice” to do so. It’s a miracle the parts created a sum that I’m trying to sell to readers…but for fuck’s sake, this is a solid and forward-looking little record and I just read an equally-confusing review of their full-length in the latest Decibel. Get excited. On black vinyl, letterpressed sleeves, edition of 500. (http://www.flingcosound.com)
(Andrew Earles)"
More here.
In which we come to that one 7” in the stack that will follow me to the grave … strong words I rarely stand by in the long (or short) run. Liner notes claim that the best side is influenced by Popol Vuh, but David Copperfield couldn’t turn what I’m hearing into Krautrock. Maybe some of you know that feeling when a Kranky release doesn’t have the teeth that you had hoped for. This is the record you wanted to experience. A-side is truly heavy, and the flip is balls-out noisy AND employs “voice” to do so. It’s a miracle the parts created a sum that I’m trying to sell to readers…but for fuck’s sake, this is a solid and forward-looking little record and I just read an equally-confusing review of their full-length in the latest Decibel. Get excited. On black vinyl, letterpressed sleeves, edition of 500. (http://www.flingcosound.com)
(Andrew Earles)"
More here.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Exclaim on Locrian "Dort Ist Der Weg"
Link here.
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"....This seven-inch proves that Locrian are a trio to be reckoned with, creating some of the best heavy cerebral music around."
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"....This seven-inch proves that Locrian are a trio to be reckoned with, creating some of the best heavy cerebral music around."
Thursday, September 15, 2011
MSN (Adrien Begand) on Locrian "Dort Ist Der Weg"
Link here.
Purchase here.
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"...It’s one of the better covers I’ve heard all year, and it ranks as one of the best things the band has recorded to date. Backed by the multilayered, alternately primal and beautiful b-side “Frozen in Ash”, which echoes both their raw 2009 debut Drenched Lands and their multihued 2010 album The Crystal World, the single is available digitally now via Flingco Sound System, and is totally worth the $3 price tag."
Purchase here.
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"...It’s one of the better covers I’ve heard all year, and it ranks as one of the best things the band has recorded to date. Backed by the multilayered, alternately primal and beautiful b-side “Frozen in Ash”, which echoes both their raw 2009 debut Drenched Lands and their multihued 2010 album The Crystal World, the single is available digitally now via Flingco Sound System, and is totally worth the $3 price tag."
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Locrian "Dort Ist Der Weg" Availible from FSS NOW!
Order here.
Here's what Byron Coley had to say about it in the new Wire:
You can also get this from itunes for $2!
Here's what Byron Coley had to say about it in the new Wire:
You can also get this from itunes for $2!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Brainwashed on Locrian "Dort Ist Der Weg"
Link here.
"...While 2010 was an insanely productive year for Chicago's Locrian, 2011 has been relatively quiet: other than the two releases with Horseback, this single is the only thing that’s been released. Mixing a Popol Vuh cover on one side with an original piece on the other, the result is an all too brief example of the band excelling at what they do best."
Per-order here.
"...While 2010 was an insanely productive year for Chicago's Locrian, 2011 has been relatively quiet: other than the two releases with Horseback, this single is the only thing that’s been released. Mixing a Popol Vuh cover on one side with an original piece on the other, the result is an all too brief example of the band excelling at what they do best."
Per-order here.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Doommantia on Locrian "Dort Ist Der Weg" 7"
Link here.
Have you Pre-ordered this yet? Do it here: http://www.flingcosound.com/
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The guys in Locrian seem to be on a roll right now as everything they touch turns into gold and this 7" continues with the run of exceptionally good mind-bending music. This 7 inch has only 12 minutes worth of music on it but you can flip it over again and again for repeated listening pleasure. The sound of the band has always been stripped-naked, bare to the bone sonic experimentation and this is atmospheric music at its most stark. On the A-side, they reconstruct Popol Vuh’s 'Der Ist Der Weg' and give it the blackened Locrian treatment. The track is an abstract, metaphysical track with metronomic rhythms and a kind of vibe that reminds of when The Grateful Dead asked for the sound of thick-air during the making of one of their early psychedelic freak-out albums. The track here is constitutionally delicate meaning that it threatens to break-apart at any moment under the sound of the guitars and electronic noises.
Locrian are one of the few bands on the planet that can make repetition sound astute and this is perhaps their finest example of it thus far. Turn it over and you get treated to a track titled 'Frozen In Ash' which is chilling ambience at its very best. There is haunting piano, acoustic guitars and a drum-roll that is slowly building the tension. The track builds by spreading harm in a subtle, stealthy way and it is beguiling but alluring. The vocals are nothing more than blackened screams but that only adds to the tracks creepy atmosphere.
Yet again Locrain have released something monumentally impressive and it further proves that they are one of the leaders of this kind of sub-genre of doom and ambient music. They have a individuality and uniqueness that is all their own and they just seem to be getting better and better. If you dig this stuff, this is essential.................10/10
Have you Pre-ordered this yet? Do it here: http://www.flingcosound.com/
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The guys in Locrian seem to be on a roll right now as everything they touch turns into gold and this 7" continues with the run of exceptionally good mind-bending music. This 7 inch has only 12 minutes worth of music on it but you can flip it over again and again for repeated listening pleasure. The sound of the band has always been stripped-naked, bare to the bone sonic experimentation and this is atmospheric music at its most stark. On the A-side, they reconstruct Popol Vuh’s 'Der Ist Der Weg' and give it the blackened Locrian treatment. The track is an abstract, metaphysical track with metronomic rhythms and a kind of vibe that reminds of when The Grateful Dead asked for the sound of thick-air during the making of one of their early psychedelic freak-out albums. The track here is constitutionally delicate meaning that it threatens to break-apart at any moment under the sound of the guitars and electronic noises.
Locrian are one of the few bands on the planet that can make repetition sound astute and this is perhaps their finest example of it thus far. Turn it over and you get treated to a track titled 'Frozen In Ash' which is chilling ambience at its very best. There is haunting piano, acoustic guitars and a drum-roll that is slowly building the tension. The track builds by spreading harm in a subtle, stealthy way and it is beguiling but alluring. The vocals are nothing more than blackened screams but that only adds to the tracks creepy atmosphere.
Yet again Locrain have released something monumentally impressive and it further proves that they are one of the leaders of this kind of sub-genre of doom and ambient music. They have a individuality and uniqueness that is all their own and they just seem to be getting better and better. If you dig this stuff, this is essential.................10/10
Monday, August 8, 2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
Locrian 7" Pre-order at Flingco Sound
You can now pre-order the upcoming Locrian "Dort Ist Der Weg b/w Frozen in Ash" 7" with digital download on the Flingco Sound website.
Link here.
Also, get ready for next week. We'll have some rare Locrian stuff in the LOD store along with some great new LOD tapes.
Link here.
Also, get ready for next week. We'll have some rare Locrian stuff in the LOD store along with some great new LOD tapes.
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