ANGELS OF LIGHT — We are Him
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Das fünfte Album von MICHAEL GIRA und seiner "family", kraftvoll-repetitiver, ums grosse Ganze kreisender Trance-Rock & Folk.
"As harrowing and depressive yet magical and luminous as ever,
Michael Gira returns with his fourth proper Angels Of Light record,
We Are Him. Recorded with his buddies the Akron Family, the overall
feeling of this record is hypnotic and repetitive... It's tough for
us to write an objective review, we're basically really big Michael
Gira fans and have dug most everything he's done. He always manages to get awesome musicians, and his records sound really great, always. That being said, We Are Him is definitely different from all his other releases, maybe a little more angular rhythmically speaking, a bit more prog, even jangly almost at times. One of our favorite elements of Gira's music is most definitely his lyrics. They have a kind of universal quality, dealing with more existential themes, and
less of personal emotional type stuff, which is rare in the world of
song-writing. Akron Family are amazing as well and their unique
musical contributions have much to do with the unique sound of the
record. Stark and a bit abstract, stripped down, but still lush, and
of course haunting and beautiful. And just really fucking great.
Another great album in a long line of great albums. If you liked the
other Angels Of Light albums, you'll probably dig this one too. It's
certainly a development, and there are lots of subtle differences,
but it manages to maintain the eternal quality of all Gira's work.
Yeah, it's really beautiful, there are awesome brass parts too, the
lyrics rule, the textures are evocative, GREAT ALBUM! That's all we
need to say." [Aquarius]
"....Backing/contributing musicians include Akron/Family, Bill Rieflin (Ministry, Swans, Robert Fripp, and currently drummer for both Robyn Hitchcock and REM), Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons) Christoph Hahn (longtime Angel and former Swan) and many, many more..." [label info]
"The moment i played We Are Him my heart exploded with the feeling 'that voice!!!!!!' and it has done it to me every time i have ever heard it since... now is the best Michael Gira has ever sounded and i cannot without sounding insanely thrilled express how much this means to me. We Are Him is touching, frightening, wonderfully different and whole." [Jamie Stewart / Xiu Xiu]
"As harrowing and depressive yet magical and luminous as ever,
Michael Gira returns with his fourth proper Angels Of Light record,
We Are Him. Recorded with his buddies the Akron Family, the overall
feeling of this record is hypnotic and repetitive... It's tough for
us to write an objective review, we're basically really big Michael
Gira fans and have dug most everything he's done. He always manages to get awesome musicians, and his records sound really great, always. That being said, We Are Him is definitely different from all his other releases, maybe a little more angular rhythmically speaking, a bit more prog, even jangly almost at times. One of our favorite elements of Gira's music is most definitely his lyrics. They have a kind of universal quality, dealing with more existential themes, and
less of personal emotional type stuff, which is rare in the world of
song-writing. Akron Family are amazing as well and their unique
musical contributions have much to do with the unique sound of the
record. Stark and a bit abstract, stripped down, but still lush, and
of course haunting and beautiful. And just really fucking great.
Another great album in a long line of great albums. If you liked the
other Angels Of Light albums, you'll probably dig this one too. It's
certainly a development, and there are lots of subtle differences,
but it manages to maintain the eternal quality of all Gira's work.
Yeah, it's really beautiful, there are awesome brass parts too, the
lyrics rule, the textures are evocative, GREAT ALBUM! That's all we
need to say." [Aquarius]
"....Backing/contributing musicians include Akron/Family, Bill Rieflin (Ministry, Swans, Robert Fripp, and currently drummer for both Robyn Hitchcock and REM), Julia Kent (Antony and the Johnsons) Christoph Hahn (longtime Angel and former Swan) and many, many more..." [label info]
"The moment i played We Are Him my heart exploded with the feeling 'that voice!!!!!!' and it has done it to me every time i have ever heard it since... now is the best Michael Gira has ever sounded and i cannot without sounding insanely thrilled express how much this means to me. We Are Him is touching, frightening, wonderfully different and whole." [Jamie Stewart / Xiu Xiu]