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Stonewater EP

A Norman Records recommendation (12th March 2009)

Cover art for Stonewater EP by Cubs Description: Ltd 3" CDr on Rusted Rail
Format: CD
Genre: Experimental / Abstract
Label: Rusted Rail
Price: £4.99
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Rating: 5
...according to our Phil on 12 March 2009.

Moving onto Cubs on Rusted Rail. It's a (rather) cute 3" CD called The Stonewater EP and it's got a whopping 8 tracks on it. I can't even work out how much tracks per inch that is as the numbers aren't even. It's a lot though. Probably at least 10 (ish). Cubs contains folks from Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon, Mirakil Whip, Agitated Radio Pilot and United Bible Studies Here the 4 fellas have created some sparse sounding, beautiful folk inspired instrumental jams. They're literally delicious sounding as well. Amazingly these tracks are improvised which I find quite hard to believe. 2 or 3 of 'em sound too good to be improvised! Delicate sounding instrumentals created with mandolin, guitar, whistles etc which are nothing but charming. Well nice!!

What their label says...

Cubs were formed under the influence of long winter nights and the avoidance of musical hibernation. A splinter grouping of United Bible Studies, Cubs have delivered an ep of intimate, improvised instrumentals and night time melodies. These recordings emerged from late night sessions beneath the stars and rain in a glasshouse in Galway on the west coast of Ireland, and veer from oblique takes on folk to rustic evocations with a hint of the space-age through to bijou interludes. Weaving mandolin, guitar, accordion, tin whistle, banjolin and occasional wordless singing, Cubs forge a completely improvised yet coherently intimate set of songs.
For the record, Cubs were Aaron (Phantom Dog Beneath The Moon), Aaron (Mirakil Whip), Dave (Agitated Radio Pilot), and James (United Bible Studies).

  Jimjam
  Cool Filter
  Junkgroove
  Opening Doors (edit)
  Bottlehum
  In Memory of Mariners Lost at Sea
  Bijou Banjolin
  Mountain Folk Wandering
  Lanterning

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