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Boduf Songs
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Description: | LP on Kranky |
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| Format: | LP (vinyl) | |
| Genre(s): | Gothic Folk / Neofolk | |
| Label: | Kranky | |
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£14.19
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...according to our Business Lady on 26 August 2010.
This Boduf Songs LP is well whispery. Don't recall ever hearing Boduf Songs but from the minute the needle hits the wax i feel compelled to take the whole Boduf Song vibe very seriously. Musically, we are talking super minimalism. Tracks are recorded with a singular microphone and are primarily made up of one instrument and a vocal that generally dominates the track. This is due mainly to the bleak lyrical content and the husky, whispered vocal delivery of B.S mastermind Mathew Sweet. Another reason why i know this is super serious business is that the lyrics are printed in full on the front of the sleeve. Here's an example from opener 'Bought Myself A Cat O'Nine' that might get the party started 'My hammer feels the urge to nail you to the ground, to smash one through your cheek and splinter into wooden floorboards.' That's heavy shit dude. So, if you like your music kick-ass moody you'll probably dig this little number. Some of the instrumentation is fantastic and the minimalist approach to instrumentation really compliments the sparse vocal arrangements, It even kicks of into full band mode from time to time which is also pretty effective. Kinda hard to pin down a fair comparison but it doe's have a little in common with the likes of Vic Chestnutt or perhaps Red House Painters as well as hinting at The For carnation. Bleak stuff.
* The fourth Boduf Songs extended play was created using Mathew Sweets standard recording set up of a single
microphone and a small array of instruments, but it comes with a few surprises - most notably the prominence of electric
guitar, bass and stomping drums on a few tracks.
* All of the elements that make his previous sound creations so arresting are still present; the impeccable song
structures, the minimal approach, the delicate yet dominant singing.
* The album opens with the naked sound of the hammers of an old upright piano striking strings, an apt metaphor for the
lyrical content which is just as raw and exposed. Mathew broadens his vocal approach here, exploring range and
employing some unpredictable, well-placed harmonies.
* This Alone Above All Else In Spite Of Everything is effectively a concept record, and makes for a dramatic journey.
* Mat states: "There is a theme that runs through each song and the track order is paramount to that - its a hugely
important part of making a record work." So pay attention.
* Released only on black vinyl, with a free download card, wrapped in a full colour gatefold jacket.
* FOR FANS OF: RED HOUSE PAINTERS, VIC CHESNUTT, CODEINE, REX, ALEXANDER TUCKER
1. Bought Myself A Cat O'Nine 2. Decapitation Blues 3. Absolutely Null And Uttlerly Void 4. I Have
Decided To Pass Through The Matter 5. Green They Were, And Golden Eyed 6. We Get On Slowly 7. The Giant
Umbilical Cord The Connects Your Brain To The Centre Of The Universe 8. I Am Going Away and I Am Never Coming
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