Twinsistermoon - Then Fell The Ashes...

Twinsistermoon is the project of Medhi Amizane, one half of the French duo Natural Snow Buildings, who claims “Twinsistermoon songs are often captured on a one take/good take basis; almost unfinished in a sense, like a sketch.”  Together or solo, however, Amizane and his partner in Natural Snow Buildings, Solange Gularte, have a proven talent of constructing carefully dense and wonderfully composed albums, weaving a beautiful tapestry of acoustic and electronic instruments, vocals, and non-traditional instrumentation. This third album as Twinsistermoon is a perfect example. Then Fell the Ashes… is the incredible album released in 2010 on LP by Blackest Rainbow. Amizhane is in top form as a composer and arranger, incorporating delicate guitar, chilling soundscapes, field recordings, chimes, swirling vocals, and the perfect balance of distortion and noise from song to song. This CD edition features slightly updated mixes of the music and one bonus song, “A Fallout Shelter for Memories.”the interweaving of darker and lighter moods between tracks – and sometimes in the same track – makes Then Fall The Ashes… varied yet cohesive. Fifty minutes of unremitting drone would have discouraged all but the hardiest aficionado. Ameziane’s voice and guitar alone might have proved too twee. Striking a balance between the two results in a rewarding record, which suggests that despite his prolific work rate, Ameziane is not diluting his talent. – Jeremy Bye, The Silent Ballet. While “Then Fell the Ashes…” is certainly pretty stunning from a compositional standpoint, I was equally struck by Mehdi’s skill as a producer and arranger. He weaves together an absurd number of tracks and instruments here, all of which are shimmering, flanging, rattling, swelling, or fading in some way, yet it never sounds cluttered or muddy, just gritty, psychotropic, and enveloping. – Anthony D’Amico, Brainwashed.

Tracklisting:

1. Black Nebulae
2. 1976
3. Ghost That Was Your Life
4. The Big Sand
5. Desert Prophecy
6. Trailer
7. Then Fell the Ashes
8. A Fallout Shelter for Memories

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