http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:22:12 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/08/010008.php#comment-710044 the album was made entirely from sounds we created. no samples anywhere on the record. also, what may sound like guitar on 'autumnal' is me playing a lap dulcimer. 710044@blogcritics.org Sun, 13 Apr 2008 09:22:12 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/08/010008.php#comment-709838 He sure does, Jessica. There's no question that there's a little six string being played on this record, though; it's not prominent at all but it's there. Also, a correction: that's not a xylophone 90 seconds into "Tae Parade," that's a glockenspeil. Pretty cool use of one, too, I might add. Just goes to show, part of the fun in listening to this record is trying to decipher what's being played :&) 709838@blogcritics.org Fri, 11 Apr 2008 21:51:33 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/08/010008.php#comment-709822 Reed also does crazy things with his bass that makes it sound like a guitar. 709822@blogcritics.org Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:36:50 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/08/010008.php#comment-709485 Thanks for filling me in on that bit about Mathis providing the guitar, paj. There was unusually scant info provided on the CD case, but it does indeed sound like the guitar parts were actually performed, not sampled in. 709485@blogcritics.org Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:33:06 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/08/010008.php#comment-709484 i don't have anything buy these guys but obviously that has to change. 709484@blogcritics.org Thu, 10 Apr 2008 06:24:08 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/08/010008.php#comment-709479 Reed Mathis plays guitar on the album, as well as bass (and who knows what else?). The digital-only 4 Improvisations for the Ghosts is not entirely dissimilar in mood, but it consists of live improvisations from 2004; I'm not sure how hard it is to find, but it's interesting and shows exactly where they've been going, in embryonic form. It has a Brian Eno kind of sound, but the performances were taped before they started using delays and different instrumentation. 709479@blogcritics.org Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:18:36 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/04/08/010008.php#comment-708932 I have been hearing this name for a while. You have piqued my curiosity. 708932@blogcritics.org Tue, 8 Apr 2008 19:41:05 EDT