Artist : My Education
Album : A Drink For All My Friends
Year : 2012
Genre : Instrumental Rock
Quality : 247kbps / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Source : CD
Playtime : 0h 46m
Size : 88.18mb
Label : Haute Magie
Catalognr : RELIC020
Tracklist:
01. A Drink... 1:50
02. ...For All My Friends 6:37
03. Mister 1986 9:11
04. Black Box 6:25
05. Roboter-Hohlenbewohner 7:55
06. Happy Village 11:28
07. Homunculus 3:27
Releasenotes:
Fear is one of rock and rollÆs greatest sources of power, and to overcome fear
is perhaps the human spiritÆs greatest triumph. My Education has long been the
real deal, never shy to experiment or follow its heart. It takes courage to
risk failure, but now with a fifth studio album itÆs easy to hear a band that
has thrived on taking risks and is now in full stride.
A Drink For All My Friends has all the features that My EducationÆs more recent
album Sunrise contained. There are big jams, pensive orchestral moments, highly
dynamic narrative from song to song û but the element that stands out is the
ôrawkö factor. Some of these songs are blazing big holes in the soft underbelly
of the universe. The pinched squirm of the wah wah guitar is evocative of
orgasm.
Once the tea cups are set in the opening post classical ôA Drinkàö the band
enters into ôàFor All My Friendsö. Like setting up camp before a medieval battle
the drama is meticulously woven with each instrument added. With a plaintive
guitar the tents are erected, a pair of violas calms the horses, the bass and
toms load catapults, the vibraphone-esque accents keep the kingÆs breakfast
warm. And once the wahÆd lead guitar carves a parabolic path, the signal is
given to attack in theatrical fashion. The breakdown at the end of this song
will inspire listeners to turn it up even louder. It is cathartic stuff!
It would be easy to rattle off a gushing analysis of each track, but it is the
diversity of approach from one track to the next that will either impress or
perplex. A confident group of musicians, My EducationÆs handle on story telling,
composition and pacing is supreme. The middle of the album slows into the
post-mortem öBlack Boxö, a moody experimental piece featuring audio samples
from, you guessed it, an airline in trouble. The indistinguishable words are
smothered in static and provide a ghostly element to a woozy but affecting
piece. My Education also does a great Maserati impersonation!
ôRoboter-H÷hlenbewohnerö is a muscular ode to the late Maserati drummer Jerry
Fuchs, and one could easily imagine him powering the engine on this one.
There just arenÆt many post rock bands that distinguish themselves. If My
Education are post rock I hope the next generation is listening because this is
an exciting group that just keeps getting better while trying new things. In the
world of Austin, TX instrumental bands, Explosions in the Sky became the
emotional soundtrack to hold hands to while My Education jams in the dreamland
of a Richard Linklater film (even cult movie icon Wiley Wiggins has done a video
for them). The bandÆs position on the fringe would explain why it hasnÆt
received similar attention, but there is never a sense that My Education create
music that does not move them. We all respect art with sincerity, and this music
expresses sincerity with every note. Cheers.
(Nayt Keane, acloserlisten.com)
http://myeducation.bandcamp.com/