ARTIST : Mothlite
TITLE : The Flax Of Reverie
LABEL : Southern Records
GENRE : Indie
BITRATE : LAME v3.97 VBR V2
SOURCE : CD
SIZE : 65,6 MB
STORE DATE : 2008-09-01
Track List
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01. Riverside [5:54]
02. The One In The Water [4:41]
03. The Untouched Dew [11:03]
04. Neverbegoodwood [6:08]
05. Cauldron [10:20]
06. Hypnogogue [10:44]
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Conceived by horror prog maven Daniel OÆSullivan, MothliteÆs sumptuous debut
suggests post-Syd Pink Floyd passing through the looking glass. Its sylvan
procession of keys, violin and woodwind is dramatized by vocals that echo Talk
TalkÆs dislocated English melancholy and the choral spook of olde world
madrigals. Mojo
Brakhage used found debris to startle viewers with a dynamic celebration of
colour and light, whereas The Flax of Reverie is original material cast in dusk
and shifting shadows to trigger nostalgia and disquiet. Wire
Like some black-cowled Merlin straight out of a Kenneth Anger movie, serial
collaborator Daniel OÆSullivan applies his blackened midas to yet another piece
of perfect darkness scraped from the bowels of some forgotten Albion. Vice
Mothlite's debut is a mix of more organic Ulver type atmospherics, dark Pink
Floyd, jazz, post-rock/ prog, dark psychedelics, modern classical and dank
English air. All to make a wonderful rich and darkly tinged filmatic experience.
Musique Machine
Something of a shadowy iconoclast, Daniel O'Sullivan has been making darkly
sensuous music, heavy on the obscurantism, for some time now, be it with Guapo,
Miasma & The Carousel Of Headless Horses, ╞thenor or Sunn 0))). On his latest
project he teams once more with programmer/producer Antti Uusimaki to script a
beautifully composed macabre fairytale for adults... Grim like the Brothers, as
heavy as an anvil made of clouds. Rock-a-Rolla
There's a feeling of delirium to Mothlite's debut, a whirling carousel of
imagery and soundscapes which ripples from delicacy to tightly-controlled bursts
of impressive energy. The simple description might be post-modern prog-opera; a
better explanation would take around 50 minutes, and a deep listening with
possible captivation by intricate and occasionally overpowering beauty as a
consequence. Plan B
Slickly sewn into this by orchestrated insect rustlings is 'The One In The
Water', in which Pink Floyd psychedelia and Lewis Carroll-esque lyrics frolic.
Darker crevices are also unearthed as rumbling cellos and macabre choir pervade
'The Untouched Dew', while a sense-seducing bassoon gnaws at 'Neverbegoodwood'.
NME
It is so richly composed, performed and produced. A testament to O'Sullivan's
compositions and Uusimaki's production. The musical ideas are so clear and
definite, Mothlite know exactly what they are doing, where they are taking us,
and have created a unique and stunning album. Freq
A closeness to the listener, a fascinating way with melody that makes you
question everything you thought you knew about tuneful songwriting, and an
ability to be both comforting and unnerving often in the space of one sentence.
Rockfeedback
Terrific London duo Mothlite deliver a mix of hypnotic, quasi-devotional spooked
folk, eerie drones and ambient electronica, as on intriguing recent album, The
Flax Of Reverie. Time Out