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ORPHANAGE COMMITTEE - The Seven Sacraments

Format: CD Label & Cat.Number: EE Tapes EE48 Release Year: 2023 Note: the third O.C. release comes as limited. CD (100 copies only) with two long tracks as "interpretations" of the "Seven Sacraments", using real organ sounds and (vocal) samples... => loopy synthetic ambient that goes through various stages and formations, often with an impressionistic, nostalgic touch; the music is ever transforming and floats from one scenery to the next, with some surprising moments.. Price (incl. 19% VAT): €13.00 More Info The Orphanage Committee is an ever-changing sound art project. Has Orphan S.C. Wallace now become religious? Not likely, but you have to admit that 'The Seven Sacraments' is a damn fine topic to expand your mind! This wonderful soundwork collects two lengthy compositions interpreting the Sacraments and being powered by real organ sounds. A true easy/uneasy listening experience to reach your personal Eargasm! Hell yeah! (Reverend EE) CD Limited to 100 cps in a jewel-case or DL Tags: abstract, ambient, field recording, experimental, mental muzick https://eetapes.bandcamp.com/album/the-seven-sacraments "Holy cow - sorry - but when I ended my review of the previous release by The Orphanage Committee, only four weeks ago (!), with "made me curious about where the Committee is heading next; I can't wait", I didn't expect the answer so soon. Belgium's Orphan S.C. Wallace releases an album with "two interpretations of the Seven Sacraments, being baptism, confirmation, eucharist, penance, anointing of the sick, holy orders and matrimony". Of course, this is very Catholic, and I have no idea how seriously we should be looking at this. Maybe it's a parody, or perhaps it's all serious business. Also, on Catholicism, I wrote before; that, "as a good Catholic boy, I don't care [about prayers], repent on my last day and go straight to heaven". I hope that works out one day (not too soon). Each of the two interpretations consists of seven parts, distinctly different, yet each flowing in the next. Unlike the previous LP, The Orphanage Committee returns to his first work (VItal Weekly 1319) and offers some more moody, synthesizer-based music. Not part of the cosmic school, perhaps, but repeating sounds, a bass line here and there, a repeated melodic loop. To top it off, there are field recordings, ranging from the schoolyard, radio and television. It's unclear what the relationship is between the spoken word and the seven sacraments; as far I could see, not a lot, and they were used in a more ornamental way. Face value, the music has very little to do with anything remotely religious, so even for atheists (for people of other faith), this is the most enjoyable mood music. So, if the correct order of the releases is the one in Vital Weekly 1372 as the debut, and in 1319 the follow-up, and then this, we can say that working with the more atmospheric end of synth-based music has his preference. A most enjoyable route to take, and the result is quite good." [FdW / Vital Weekly]