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Recommended by us on 22nd July 2010
...according to our Business Lady on Thu 22 Jul, 2010.
These folks are new to me, they've got an LP coming out pretty soon on SHDWPLY and this 7" features the skills and prowess of one Gary War so the credentials are there. Opener 'Taal Compass' is a lilting ballad saturated in distortion and bolstered by some cheeky Indian percussion and (a personal favourite) kalimba. Main man Robert Robinson's voice is so wrought with melancholy you get the impression he may break down at anytime and begin weeping stylish lo-fi tears all over the shop. Tender stuff. B-side 'Wide Open' sees Gary War get in on the scene with some cosmic keyboard assistance. This tune begins as a bit of a drifter but eventually kicks off with a crescendo of ambient sounds, reversed cymbals, percussion and some real nice synth patterns. Totally good.
Last years' Second Chants was one of teh best, this year's Know Touching album (due in August on SHDWPLY) will confirm Sore Eros as one of the best new US artists around right now. Both Taal Compass and b-side Wide Open (which features space age post-punk hero Gary War on synths) are slow burners that reveal an understated majesty, but their style and execution suggest wildly different mindsets. The title track is plaintive, with songwriter and lead man Robert Robinson s vocals emerging organically from the analog distortion that coats the song. Flip the record over for an atmospheric epic that builds gracefully to an overwhelming crescendo that certainly earns the name Wide Open.
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