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└──┬──┘ Jessamine - Another Fictionalized History └──┬──┘
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∙ Release ·· 14/Feb/2003 · · · ·· ·· Retail ·· 16/Sep/1997 ∙
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· rELEASE.nOTES ·
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The band:
Drone-rockers Jessamine formed in the college town of Galion, Ohio before
relocating to Seattle, where they earned notice for "Your Head Is So Small...,"
a 1994 single on the Sub Pop label. After signing to Kranky, Jessamine ù
vocalist/guitarist Rex Ritter, bassist/vocalist Dawn Smithson, keyboardist Andy
Brown and drummer Michael Faeth ù issued their self-titled debut in 1995; their
follow-up, The Long Arm of Coincidence, was released a year later. A Pox on You,
a collaboration with Spectrum, followed, as did the singles collection Another
Fictionalized History; their third studio LP, Don't Stay Too Long, appeared in
1998. Just after the release of Living Sound, an archival live outing recorded
with Experimental Audio Research ringleader Sonic Boom, Jessamine disbanded.
Jason Ankeny[AMG]
This album:
A most convenient and welcome compilation of the band's various singles and
contributions to multi-artist albums, as well as a few extra goodies here and
there, Another Fictionalized History shows that, even in short bursts, Jessamine
could deliver the goods. Admittedly, some of those bursts weren't so short; a
song like "Reflections," an eternally bending-upon-itself up-and-down flow of
delay, flange, reverb, and every other guitar effect seemingly known to the
world, takes eight minutes and is worth every second. It's interesting to hear
the band evolve its own sound out of its clear inspirations; the earliest
available song, "(I'm Not Afraid Of) Electricity," from 1992, has a total My
Bloody Valentine fetish in its crumbling, queasy guitar chaos. Elsewhere the
band explores both its tendencies toward gentler moodouts ("Soon the World of
Fashion Will Take an Interest in These Proceedings") and darker, glowering
numbers like "Air From Another World," which sounds as creepily alien as its
title suggests. "The Moon Is Made of Cheese" is another winner, the rhythm
section keeping the steady pace while Ritter and Brown build up weirder and
more unnerving explorations on guitar and keyboard as they go. Two covers fill
out this excellent collection ù "Oscillations," a take on the Silver Apples
song, the second of two such remakes of that band, the other being the joint
take with Spectrum's Sonic Boom on "A Pox on You." While the arrangement isn't
too notably different, the combination of Ritter and Smithson's voices in
place of Simeon's makes for a nice twist. Another Sonic favorite gets the nod
with the other cover ù the album opening "Cheree," Suicide's weirdly pretty
ballad getting a fine if not notably different revamp. Fun extra touch: the
obvious vinyl scratches that surface between a few songs, possibly because
there was no other source to use. Ned Raggett[AMG]
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01. Cheree [04:29]
02. Reflections [08:23]
03. I'm Not Afraid Of [03:01]
04. Your Head Is So Small [06:27]
05. Soon The World Of Fashion [07:51]
06. Oscillations [02:46]
07. It Shouldn't Take So Long [08:36]
08. Air From Another World [07:17]
09. The Moon Is Made Of Cheese [08:13]
10. From Hereto And Now Otherwise [05:55]
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