a r t i s t : Valet
t i t l e : Naked Acid
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Kranky
c a t : KRANK 116
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Psychedelic
r l s. d a t e : Mar/2008
t r a c k s : 07
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 48,1 MB
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here's the cd version because the marriage records vinyl
sounded like shit.
enjoy :)
If youÆre not a religious person, music can be a forceful
substitute. Concerts as masses, classic albums as bibles, not
one God but many (try to be selective though, Kid Rock doesnÆt
really count here).
When thinking of music in a religious
light this latest album by Honey Owens a.k.a. Valet comes
close to resembling an outer body experience. The journey
begins with the floating æWe Went ThereÆ, assisted on dreamy
vocals by Adrian Orange, the piece is a gorgeous spaceblues
tune that gets beautifully lifted to greater heights by
enraptured electric guitars before finally zoning out on a
wave off fuzzy drones.
This more or less is the path she laid
out on her previous effort, æBlood Is CleanÆ, but where that
album is a really intimate affair this one aims for more than
just that. æNaked AcidÆ has a huge space feel to it that
doesnÆt restrict Owens to mere earth, she actually takes off
on more than one occassion. æKehaarÆ is such a track, it might
start intimate with the contemplative guitar playing and
subdued, overdubbed vocals but as soon as the lazy drumming
kicks in together with spaced out guitar solo∩ng, the mood
changes from introvert to ecstatic. You might not notice it
immediately, it might not hit you before it ends but this is
really where youÆve had to close your eyes to realise the
powers that were.
æFireÆ takes the spaceblues game up another
notch. OwensÆ vocals here sound clearer than anywhere else on
this album, still drenched in reverb but the clearer
production shows Owens has a lot more to offer than just a
ghostly mumble. Elsewhere, the raw edges of æFuck ItÆ get
smoothed out by OwensÆ once again hazy vocals before slowly
ascending guitarchords reach a thunderous climax complete with
the speedy drumming of guest player Mark Evan Burden.
This
album comes together great when youÆre having that wonderful
evening all by yourself. A glass of wine and this record could
be all you need then. - foxyd
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01-We Went There [06:44]
02-Drum Movie [07:49]
03-Kehaar [05:51]
04-Fuck it [07:37]
05-Babylon 4 Eva [05:53]
06-Fire [04:24]
07-Streets [05:34]
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43:52 min