Imbogodom - The Metallic Year

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4...according to our Business Lady on Thu 19 Aug, 2010.

Because I enjoy the artwork of Mr. Alexander Tucker it has now become my responsibility (within the social network of Norman records that is..) to review his entire recorded output. Though I tend to enjoy his illustration work more than the music he produces it's all of a high quality and is always a pleasure to hear. On 'The Metallic Year' Tucker has teamed up with Daniel Behan, a New Zealand resident with a taste for reel-to-reel tape machines and old school technologies. This collaboration seems to have come about from a mutual love of nocturnal recording habits, free form improv and all that old recording equipment that is lying around at the BBC. Citing The Radiophonic Workshop, Terry Riley, Steve Reich and Alastair Galbraith as inspirations for this LP gives you an idea of what to expect; and that's a purest improv meets sound collage style record. Instrumentation is warped and twisted into all sorts of shapes and forms. Compositions that sound premeditated soon transform into spacious, atmospheric free-for-alls with manipulated vocals and mysterious tones taking centre stage. Suitably eerie and full of mystery, this LP is worth further exploration and is Mr. Tucker's most adventurous musical statement to date. Should also mention the outstanding artwork and the free MP3 download code. PEACE!

‘The Metallic Year’ is the debut album from the new duo of Alexander Tucker and Daniel Beban.

Imbogodom are the UK’s Alexander Tucker and New Zealand’s Daniel Beban. ‘The Metallic Year’ is their Thrill Jockey debut and first release under the Imbogodom moniker. Mutual friends in sound exploration, this Trans-Atlantic duo create other-worldly transmissions where improvisation gives way to mutated song forms and intricate soundscapes.

Imbogodom began life inside the depths of BBC’s Bush House, where Beban worked nights as a world service radio engineer. Taking advantage of the empty studios, Tucker and Beban dusted off the disused reel to reel tape machines and put them to work. ‘The Metallic Year’ is a collection of eerie tracks where sound collage and unravelling songs present a haunted world of spooling atmospheres, warped instrumentation, and disembodied voices. The nocturnal creations were inspired by the tape experiments of BBC’s Radiophonics Workshop, Terry Riley, Steve Reich, and their love of New Zealand musician Alastair Galbraith. Imbogodom continue in the tradition of these sonic pioneers to bring new sounds from old sources.

Daniel Beban is a musician and sound artist living in Wellington, New Zealand. Stretching himself across many bands and musical projects, Beban plays with Dr Quirkey’s Goodtimes Emporium Band, Little Wet Horse, Orchestra Of Spheres, and his solo project Sign Of The Hag.

Alexander Tucker is a London based musician and artist. Recording under his own name he has released four albums for ATP Recordings, played in a duo with Stephen O’Malley (Sunn O))), Khanate), and also performed with Jackie-O Motherfucker, Little Wet Horse, Mothlite and Duke Garwood. Tucker is also an accomplished artist, having created artwork for the group Wolfmangler, contributing drawings to the Sturgeon White Moss comic and creating artwork for his own albums (including ‘The Metallic Year’).

‘The Metallic Year’ is released exclusively on LP in an edition of 1,000 copies housed in full-colour jackets with double-sided insert and MP3 download coupon.

Tracklisting:

The Metallic Year Pt. 1
Unseen Ticket
Of The Cloth
The Endless Body
Indosoap
Bvsh Hovse Ghost
Report From Iron Mountain
Calibos
The Metallic Year Pt. 2

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