a r t i s t : Kyrgyz
t i t l e : Kyrgyz
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Digitalis (digi020)
g e n r e : Folk
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2006
t r a c k s : 06
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 73,5 MB
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Kyrgyz is a name that will be unfamiliar to most, but the
band's members read like an all-star team of Bay Area
improvisers. This quartet consists of Tom Carter
(Charalambides), Loren Chasse (The Blithe Sons, Thuja, etc),
Christine Boepple (Skygreen Leopards Skyband), and Robert
Horton (Broken Mask, Infinite Article, etc). Kyrgyz's debut
album is 60 minutes of droned-out bliss. With its roots firmly
planted in trance-inducing soil, the six songs here stretch
their branches toward the sun.
When four artists of this caliber come together in a single
setting, the expectations are high. There is tension to spare.
But Kyrgyz is such a perfect blend of all their talents that
it never implodes beneath the pressure. Horton is the hand
that guides this mix of heavy, hypnotic drones, a thicket of
acoustic scrawl, and even free jazz skronk.. After preliminary
mixes from Chasse created a thick organic atmosphere, Horton
took that feeling and ran with it. Each sound is carefully
chosen and blended together magically. There are equal
elements of Charalambides and Jewelled Antler throughout
Kyrgyz, but again it is Horton that upsets the balance to
create something completely new. In the end, this is nothing
short of brilliant.
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01-Kyrgyz (Crown of the Yurt, Window to Heaven) [23:47]
02-Clown Hands Dokalmak [11:08]
03-Hirzur Vadisi (Peaceful Valley) [06:52]
04-Ele Almak [05:50]
05-Kyssa [02:05]
06-Yurt: Invitation [11:37]
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61:19 min