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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Boredoms
t i t l e : Sea Drum-House of Sun
d a t e : 2004
l a b e l : Warner Japan
g e n r e : Other
r l s. d a t e : Nov/2004
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 70,7 MB
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It's been a long time, my friends, since 1999's Vision Creation Newsun.
Words cannot describe how this band, and specifically, the last album
changed the way I listen to music. And I don't think I am alone: where
would bands from Lightning Bolt to the Animal Collective be without
the Boredoms' primordial transmissions? Those are just but two current
examples. Don't even get me started how many people they've influenced
since their mid-80s beginnings.
Now, after a six-year wait, Seadrum/House of Sun delightfully pulses
with the tribal drumming that rattled skulls in Vision Creation Newsun.
Two roughly 20-minute tracks swim in and out of chaos and calm, sonority
and quietude. From the blue, sparkly cover to the title of the first
track, it's hard not to believe the drums-recorded-underwater rumor. On
"Seadrum," Yoshimi, ATR, and Yojuro all contribute to the rhythms,
amassing man made waves that crash, ebb, and flow around vocals, piano,
East Asian percussion and electronic distortions. Founder Yamataka Eye
and guitarist Yamamato Seiichi bundle it together, making this album's
lineup closer than ever to the constantly evolving original.
Throughout the album, the multitude of psychedelics and electronics from
each of the current members' side projects -- OOIOO (Yoshimi), High Rise
(ATR), Pica Pica Pica (Eye) for example -- comes through. But "House of
Sun" engulfs the more subtle, meditative olio like a warm blanket on a
cold night. Sitar, guitar, and dulcimer weave in and out of the currents,
faintly resembling the expectant moments when an orchestra warms up just
before its performance. As the song progresses, a loose looping pattern
emerges - until the mind happily wonders and the music slowly fades,
revealing deep piano tones just under the surface. I don't think I can
say anything more to stress how much you need this record. Recommended
more than you can imagine.
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01-Seadrum [20:03]
02-House of Sun [23:03]
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43:06 min
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