Source: Fringes of Sound.
Ido Bukleman – Then I Heard the Clear Voice of the Flute
Sitting in a peculiar place in between experimental noise and folk, this latest album from Ido Bukelman is a hard one to pin down. On thee one hand it has tracks like “The crows know about it” with a seemingly completely improvised nature that includes dark braying sounds of a bowed stringed instrument and the cacophony of the rattling strings. It paints a dark and sparse picture that feels haunting and uneasy. But then just a few songs later, we get the supremely folksy sounding “Road Song” which feels much more like an acoustic folk rock affair with lyrics and all. And then, with the remainder of the album, we get all kinds of variants between these two extremes that go from noisy and wildly experimental to more conventional and concrete. The whole experience is rather varied and makes for a quite enjoyable listen, even if some of the compositions come across as incredibly abstract and rather heady. But there are a number of moments that stood out to …
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Abby Lee Tee / Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy – Grounds
Steve Touchton – Guitar Recordings IV
