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Recommended by us on 10th November 2011
...according to our Mike on Thu 10 Nov, 2011.
As far as I can gather from the press release Thelma is some kind of imaginary/metaphorical retreat from the rigors of day to day life, and where better to enjoy an album of totally relaxing and textured melodic drone than there, I suppose. On this six-part LP, Pioulard rubs us all over with his warm cushions of guitar, harmonium, voice, magnetic tape, bowed bells, cello, warnophone and music box. It makes for an isolating but meditative and therapeutic listen, and the different varieties of warmth he finds are most beguiling. The whole record doesn't stray far from this warm melodic drone territory but this guy does it better than most. I've no doubt that fans of Celer and Grouper and Stars of the Lid and the like'll be well charmed by this.
Thelma is best described as a place existing in between-a lake within a haze. Against its concave mirror, the sonic territory of Benoît Honoré Pioulard-documented across three acclaimed LPs by Chicago's Kranky label-assumes the qualities of this place and all its ephemera, warm breezes, burbling shimmers and avian circlers. During his excursions to Thelma, Pioulard rested beneath the willow and wandered in the meadow, listening, absorbing, and recording. Glimpses are contained herein, where the solace and beauty of this mysterious place resonate in travelers who care to listen.
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