:take: / White/Lichens - three:four Split Series

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4...according to our Ant on Thu 11 Jun, 2009.

Got a split 10" here from :take: and White/Lichens. The :take: side has two tracks. The first is quite a high pitched sustained tone/ drone with lots of little things happening underneath. Probably a bit of an endurance test for a lot of people but it's weirdly hypnotic and a little disorientating. The second track 'Joie De Resistanse' is a stark contrast with lovely gentle guitar weeping at your ears. I could shed a tear. White/ Lichens meanwhile have one track which builds during it's 10 minutes, when the guitar comes in it totally changes gear. In my current state of feeling spaced out this is just doing the job nicely as big wobbly bass waves fly across the room at me and the reverb on the guitar massages my soul. A really decent track called 'Tonight's The Night. Out on three:four and comes with a download code.Got a split 10" here from :take: and White/Lichens. The :take: side has two tracks. The first is quite a high pitched sustained tone/ drone with lots of little things happening underneath. Probably a bit of an endurance test for a lot of people but it's weirdly hypnotic and a little disorientating. The second track 'Joie De Resistanse' is a stark contrast with lovely gentle guitar weeping at your ears. I could shed a tear. White/ Lichens meanwhile have one track which builds during it's 10 minutes, when the guitar comes in it totally changes gear. In my current state of feeling spaced out this is just doing the job nicely as big wobbly bass waves fly across the room at me and the reverb on the guitar massages my soul. A really decent track called 'Tonight's The Night. Out on three:four and comes with a download code.

The first volume of the three:four records split series gathers two mesmeric drone guitar lovers, the newly arrived French project :take: coming from Paris and the Chicago based combo White/Lichens. Two different approaches of drone music: soft and melodic for :take:, loud and unbridled for the Chicagoans.

The A-side is composed of two :take:'s tracks. Paysage avec Fer evokes desert landscapes shaped by interlaced sine tone and minimalist guitar manipulation. It's a 5 min abstract guitar drone and epic effort. Joie de Résistance offers another side of :take:'s work. A bluesy guitar, melodic guitar patterns… The track ends with a repetitive beat leading to a hypnotic trance.
The B-side is a massive 10 min piece by White/Lichens. Tonight's the Night is a growing deflagration, powerful and loud. The intensity is magnified by a psyche reverbed guitar. Listening to it is as fascinating as waiting for a hurricane to come.

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