Crippled_Black_Phoenix-The_Resurrectionists_-_Night_Raider-2CD-FLAC-2011-THEVOiD

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        Crippled Black Phoenix -The Resurrectionists / Night Raider


          Artist   : Crippled Black Phoenix
          Album    : The Resurrectionists / Night Raider
          Label    : Invada
          Year     : 2011


          Genre    : Rock                        Source  : CDDA
          Encoder  : FLAC 1.2.1                  Bitrate : 751kbps
          Playtime : 120:23                      Size    : 643.30 MB


          Tracks:

               CD1 The Ressurectionists

          01   Burnt Reynolds                                  08:42
          02   Rise up and fight                               05:45
          03   Whissendine                                     04:58
          04   Crossing the Bar                                07:05
          05   200 Tons of bad Luck                            05:53
          06   Please do not stay here                         03:17
          07   Song for the Loved                              13:38
          08   A Hymn for a lost Soul                          02:25
          09   444                                             05:50
          10   Littlestep                                      05:52
          11   Human Nature dictates the Downfall of Humans    07:41

               CD2 Night Raider

          01   Time Of Ye Life Born For Nothing Paranoid Arm   18:43
               Of Narcoleptic Empire
          02   Wendigo                                         03:53
          03   Bat Stack                                       03:47
          04   Along Where The Wind Blows                      02:20
          05   Onward Ever Downwards                           03:44
          06   A Lack Of Common Sense                          07:15
          07   Trust No One                                    03:29
          08   I Am Free Today I Perished                      06:06



          Notes:


          Supergroup 'Crippled Black Phoenix', the brainchild of
          Electric Wizard drummer Justin Greaves, are one of
          those acts that are rather difficult to classify. Their
          style has wandered into several different genres
          throughout their recording career. 'The
          Resurrectionists/Night Raider' is a two album box set
          released in 2009 and finds the group venturing from
          post-rock and alternative to indie-folk and space rock.

          Crippled Black Phoenix seemed to be struggling to find
          an identity on their debut release 'A Love Of Shared
          Disasters' in 2007. They seem more assured on this
          double box set but their sound still treads the waters
          of multiple genres. The first album of the pair 'The
          Resurrectionists' contains the more straightforward
          pieces. The ambient murmurings of opener 'Burnt
          Reynolds' fall away to reveal the laid-back space/psych
          rock soundscapes of an early Pink Floyd touched up with
          a post-rock vibe. 'Rise Up and Fight' continues along
          the path of retro space rockdom with a bassline and
          echoing guitar riff which conjure up the image of
          Gilmour and crew cranking out 'One of these Days' in
          the dust of Pompeii. The bleak 'Whissendine' with its
          mournful americana tinged atmosphere could almost serve
          as a modern day spaghetti western soundtrack and the
          band's latent folk-indie sensibilities come to the fore
          on '200 Tons of Bad Luck' which wouldn't sound too out
          of place on a stripped to the core Arcade Fire album.
          Crippled Black Phoenix would eventually start moving
          away from their post-rock sensibilities on '(Mankind)
          The Crafty Ape' but a melancholic, brooding and
          minimalistic feel is evident throughout much of the
          material on this album.

          The second album in this box set shows the more
          experimental side of the band's sound. The 18 plus
          minutes of 'Time Of Ye Life/Born For Nothing/Paranoid
          Arm Of Narcoleptic Empire' steps back into psychedelia
          and features an extended space rock inspired jam
          section. 'Wendigo' is an ethereal instrumental piece
          which is quite beautiful in its sparseness and conjures
          up images of sunsets over empty windswept landscapes
          with tumbleweeds rolling over the scene. The more
          experimental interludes include the austere 'Bat Stack'
          full of heavily tremeloed guitars and mournful violin
          and the quirky 'Along Where The Wind Blows' with it's
          waltzing beat and forcibly rough edged vocal delivery.
          'Onwards Ever Downwards' opens to the sounds of a
          fairground haunted house but evolves into a gauzy
          shifting post-rock song. They save the best till last
          though with the haunting 'I Am Free, Today I Perished'.
          Ponderous heavily reverbed piano dreamily weaves its
          way through a slowly building atmosphere of ambient
          soundscapes and bleak synth melodies.

          The two albums contained in this box set are available
          as separate releases on the bandcamp page of Crippled
          Black Phoenix. 'The Resurrectionists' probably contains
          the most immediate sounding material but don't dismiss
          'Night Raider' as it contains some extremely beautiful
          music. The band still seem to be searching for an
          identity at times but the retro space rock feel does
          not jar unnecessarily with their more modern post-rock
          sensibilities. These albums are definitely worth
          exploring if you are a fan of their later work on 'I,
          Vigilante' and '(Mankind) The Crafty Ape'.

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