Description:	CD on Students of Decay
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Experimental / Abstract
	Label:	Students of Decay
	Price:	£7.69
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'Molten Strings, Train Wrecks And Bird Songs' is a compilation on Students Of Decay. All you need to know is that it features Birchville Cat Motel, Zaimph, Peter Wright, Family Underground, Robert Horton, C Spencer Yeh, The North Sea, Taiga Remains and more. Brilliant stuff with artwork to die for. Ace experimental / noise action.

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What their label says...

Almost two years in the making, "Molten Strings, Train Wrecks and Birdsong" is
an expansive compilation loosely centered around sound made by stringed
 instruments. Strings are the primary sources of sound on all of these recordings,
 and the majority of the works are generated solely from them. The record offers
 a wealth of different approaches to these instruments. From the scathing, feedback
 blasts yielded by Fred Lonberg-Holm's cello and mini-amplifiers, to the dexterous blur of
C. Spencer Yeh's violin fretwork, from the pastoral vistas of Peter Wright's Danelectro
 12 string, to the billowy dirges of Birchville Cat Motel,  Zaimph, Family Underground,
and Taiga Remains

Lending the record even further diversity are joyous bouzouki renderings from The North
Sea, and damaged, eerie and beautiful contributions from Robert Horton and Brothers
of the Occult Sisterhood. Presented together, the record is cohesive in the same way that
the best compilations are, flowing effortlessly from track to track and, in the process,
demonstrating the diversity and immense capability of all things stringed.

 

"A commendable, cohesive collection from this young Cincinnati imprint, specializing
for the most part in limited edition CD-R's. The ten artists it collects - half with Students
of Decay releases to their names, half without - accurately reflect the label's aesthetic,
as implied in the title: a winning mixture of free noise, drone, freak folk, and unclassifiable
post-everything improvisation. Robert Horton, Taiga Remains and Family Underground
acquit themselves handsomely; Birchville Cat Motel, Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood,
Peter Wright and The North Sea chime in handily. Standout contributions are a wincingly
scratchy violin piece from Burning Star Core's C. Spencer Yeh, and Zaimph's 'Flying in
Dark,' which echoes heavily with muffled overtones. Fred Lonberg-Holm's invigoratingly
abrupt string wrangling improvisation caps a confident statement of intent from a
promising label" - Nick Cain The Wire