Isidore Ducasse

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4...according to our Ant on Fri 19 Aug, 2011.

Jefre Cantu-Ledesma is one busy bee, running the excellent Root Strata label and playing in The Alps, Tarantel and The Holy See. Over the years he's amassed a very impressive catalogue to say the least. Under this alias he's working with William Trevor Montgomery (also of Tarantel) to create a fictional western soundtrack which is presented across fourteen pieces which melt into one another. There's a distinct feeling of sun baked landscapes and arid desolation permeating the record. Some of which recalls similar imagery to recent Barn Owl material although this record is in many ways far removed from their sonics. Jefre's palette remains fairly simple with hushed guitar phrases, light smatterings of effects and little else but the final results are no less breathtaking. All of the tracks are reasonably short in their duration, but all are potent in terms of visualizing a fictitious Western movie scenario. Think of Sergio Leone's classics, etc. Classy stuff. The last/final quarter of the record is very magical. Exploration is highly recommended.

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A new collaborative project from Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and William Trevor Montgomery. Both musicians played together in Tarantel and Moholy-Nagy. Cantu-Ledesma also runs the superb Root Strata label, releasing solo material under his own name (including a recent LP on Type), and also plays in The Alps. Montgomery also releases music under Lazarus, The Drift and Believer. This project was originally conceived and composed as a soundtrack to an unreleased western. The 14 tracks on this record are beautifully delicate, textured, sparse pieces ranging from slow acoustic reflective moments, to fully electric strumming, they capture the feel a western perfectly. It's a shame the film never made it out, because judging by the music it would've been a beautiful spectacle. The project was was recorded by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and William Trevor Montgomery and mixed at studio Lamantia, the record was mastered by Greg Davis. The image on the cover is a still from a Paul Clipson film, whose films have previously featured the music of Jefre, Barn Owl, Tarantel, Gregg Kowalsky and Metal Rouge. Sleeve layout by Jefre. Pressed on 140 gram black virgin vinyl.

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