a r t i s t : Pocahaunted/Robedoor
t i t l e : Hunted Gathering
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Digitalis Industries
g e n r e : Other
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2007
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 122,1 MB
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There's a savage battle raging in the hallowed streets of Los
Angeles, being fought by prehistoric megaliths spewing lava
from their mouths. These acid-tongued shamans are interested
in one thing and one thing only, and that's to raze this city
to the ground. Okay, perhaps it's not so apocalyptic, but hot
off the heels of opening for Sonic Youth, dirt worshipers
Robedoor and their native sisters Pocahaunted have unleashed
an army for the ages with "Hunted Gathering." Drones painted
with black holes collapse under their own weight while the
archangelic voices of Pocahaunted birth a brand new world of
spirit decay.
"Hunted Gathering" is both a split release and a
collaboration. Each band offers up their own malfeasance while
collaborating on the epic final eponymous track. The union of
these two groups is a natural combination. Two members are
married and run the Not Not Fun label together and they share
amps and practice space, for example. But there's also
something about both that is visceral and raw. Robedoor's
subsonic doom is washed down with a smooth chaser of
Pocahaunted's reverberating soul sounds.
Recorded by the inimitable Bobb Bruno at the NNF/Bored
Fortress studio space across many moons in 2007 and mastered
by Yellow Swans' Pete Swanson, "Hunted Gathering" is an
essential feast for fans of doom-infused drones and Stevie
Nicks. These hunting & gathering songs from the Eagle Rock air
also feature appearances by the aforementioned Bruno as well
as Changeling mastermind, Roy Tatum.
Climb the totem pole and let these mutant beasts put you under
their psychosis spell. "Hunted Gathering" is full of
antiquated sounds soaked in electric mud. Robedoor and
Pocahaunted are your brothers and sisters in conjuring and the
gatekeepers to a lost universe of sonic enchantment.
Praise for Robedoor & Pocahaunted:
"Grendel Glare" is half-an-hour of some of the most luscious
drone sounds this side of paradise ... a trip to the edge of
the cliff of nothingness" - Tom Sekowski, Gaz-Eta
"A blackened drone drenched world of slime and knives and
fire, dense clouds of distorted howls, a thick cloak of fuzz
and buzz wrapped around the proceedings like a thick, well,
cloak!" - Aquarius
"A beautiful sound that doesnÆt over stretch itself during the
discÆs 27 minutes and demonstrates an interesting division for
Robedoor while furthering PocahauntedÆs ability to invoke the
ghosts of the Sioux , Pawnee, Arapaho." - Rotten Meats
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cd1
01-Robedoor - Plague Of Settlers [13:24]
02-Pocahaunted - Roman Nose [12:10]
03-Pocahaunted - Crow Scout [13:36]
04-Robedoor - Spectral Outpost [17:19]
cd2
01-Robedoor - Ancestress Moon [04:36]
02-Pocahaunted - Warmest Knives [12:51]
03-Robedoor - Razed Terrain [10:20]
04-Pocahaunted/Robedoor - Hunted Gathering [16:04]
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