AMBARCHI, OREN — In the Pendulum's Embrace
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"CD - 3 tracks. 'Oren Ambarchi continues his otherworldly investigations with 'In The Pendulum's Embrace', a dark twin to his landmark 2004 album 'Grapes From The Estate' [Touch # TO:61]. Returning again to the hallowed halls of BJB Studios in Sydney, Ambarchi expands the scope and range of his unique musical language, incorporating an even broader pallette of instrumentsand sensibilities. Despite the use of glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, percussion and guitars, it's startling that the world created is still unmistakably his own, and that there is such a cohesion of vision throughout the albums's three lengthy pieces. With this record there's an even more tenuous coexistence of fragility and density; sounds as light as air mingling with wall shaking low-end. The converted already know the kind of trance-inducing euphoria of Ambarchi's music." [press release]
"...The opening track "Fever, A Warm Poison" sleepwalks glacially, as per the first few sentences of this review. Ambarchi orchestrates the swell of strings, or what could be an accordion's wheeze, into this album's soundworld on the second track, "Inamorata". Utterly gentle & melancholic. As is the 17 minute finale, "Trailing Moss In Mystic Glow", which while blissfully relaxed, might be the "busiest" track of the disc on account of the presence of some quiet, spectral vocals, indistinct but still a suggestion of songiness towards the end of the piece. The guitar
melodies are denser here, and there's a hint of glitch. It's gorgeous
at any rate. This cd should appeal to fans of Earth's Hex, and Bohren
& Der Club Of Gore, and even Boris's gentler moments, as if held
under a microscope, volume hushed. Also this very list, we've
reviewed the new release from another Ambarchi act, Sun. This could
be that Sun album, left out to melt in the (actual) sun, to droop and
drip, pooling into a limpid, low-key loveliness..." [Aquarius Records]
"This is already the fourth CD for Touch by Australian sound artist Oren Ambarchi, who is known for his high quality ambient soundscapes. On the three instrumental tracks on this album Ambarchi explores the possibilities of the guitar even further than on his previous albums. Apart from the guitar, he incorporates glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano and percussion. These ingredients (with extended post-production) give the music a strong meditative, tranquil feeling. Opener Fever A Warm Poison features slow, deep pulses to which guitar patterns have been added. The second track Inamorata almost seamlessly continues this theme. After a while strings by Veren Grigorov set in, creating a beautiful mournful song. The closing track, Trailing Moss In Mystic Glow features more prominent guitar plucking to a similar backing. Given the close resemblance of these pieces, it would perhaps have been better if all tracks were mixed in to one long ambient experience, but that is just not picking really. In The Pendulum's Embrace is a fine and worthy addition to the already extensive catalogue of Oren Ambarchi CDs." [Freek Kinkelaar / Vital Weekly]
label: www.touchmusic.org.uk
"...The opening track "Fever, A Warm Poison" sleepwalks glacially, as per the first few sentences of this review. Ambarchi orchestrates the swell of strings, or what could be an accordion's wheeze, into this album's soundworld on the second track, "Inamorata". Utterly gentle & melancholic. As is the 17 minute finale, "Trailing Moss In Mystic Glow", which while blissfully relaxed, might be the "busiest" track of the disc on account of the presence of some quiet, spectral vocals, indistinct but still a suggestion of songiness towards the end of the piece. The guitar
melodies are denser here, and there's a hint of glitch. It's gorgeous
at any rate. This cd should appeal to fans of Earth's Hex, and Bohren
& Der Club Of Gore, and even Boris's gentler moments, as if held
under a microscope, volume hushed. Also this very list, we've
reviewed the new release from another Ambarchi act, Sun. This could
be that Sun album, left out to melt in the (actual) sun, to droop and
drip, pooling into a limpid, low-key loveliness..." [Aquarius Records]
"This is already the fourth CD for Touch by Australian sound artist Oren Ambarchi, who is known for his high quality ambient soundscapes. On the three instrumental tracks on this album Ambarchi explores the possibilities of the guitar even further than on his previous albums. Apart from the guitar, he incorporates glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano and percussion. These ingredients (with extended post-production) give the music a strong meditative, tranquil feeling. Opener Fever A Warm Poison features slow, deep pulses to which guitar patterns have been added. The second track Inamorata almost seamlessly continues this theme. After a while strings by Veren Grigorov set in, creating a beautiful mournful song. The closing track, Trailing Moss In Mystic Glow features more prominent guitar plucking to a similar backing. Given the close resemblance of these pieces, it would perhaps have been better if all tracks were mixed in to one long ambient experience, but that is just not picking really. In The Pendulum's Embrace is a fine and worthy addition to the already extensive catalogue of Oren Ambarchi CDs." [Freek Kinkelaar / Vital Weekly]
label: www.touchmusic.org.uk