Sam_And_The_Plants-The_Eft-LP-2009-BCC

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2009-03-24

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Artist  : Sam & The Plants
Title   : The Eft
Genre   : Indie / Folk
Year    : 2009
Date    : 03/2009
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks  : 21
Label   : Twisted Nerve TN085
Source  : Vinyl
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length  : 36:21 min
Size    : 51,6 MB


Tracklist:
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01.untitled                               01:49
02.cruckle                                01:47
03.never or now                           00:59
04.spider                                 00:58
05.andy and the mole                      01:15
06.kawai kry                              00:39
07.board snore                            02:07
08.open cluster                           00:33
09.story                                  01:29
10.number three                           01:19
11.henbane beer                           00:45
12.small riot                             04:24
13.brave kuda                             00:55
14.cremation                              01:31
15.shadow                                 03:05
16.the sound is six                       01:30
17.movement                               01:23
18.with a snake                           01:50
19.the eft                                03:53
20.mammat                                 01:56
21.argyll minor                           02:14
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                                          36:21 min



When rummaging through Sam And The Plants
7"s you're inevitably struck by how erratic and
ruptured with off-topic detours Sam McLoughlin's
songwriting is.

Of course, these seemingly diversionary forays
into sound collage, analogue prog and scatter-
brained disjointedness are as much the focal point
of his music as the more conventional 'song'
aspects of his work, and the very fact that within
the short-form constraints of his vinyl EPs he's
able to cram so many ideas into his recordings
is a startling attribute. Ported to a full-length setting,
this densely packed barrage becomes more of a
challenge for the listener, however the fragmented,
occasionally deranged sequencing isn't without one
or two more straight forward pieces: 'Small Riot' is
chiefly made up of Sam's lo-fi balladry, although the
surreal ninety second ditty is bookended by strange,
sampled sounds (dictaphone recordings of cockerels,
jangling cowbells et al) and grainy documents of
folksy melodies - these things seem to breeze in
and out of the mix throughout the album.

This notion that anything could happen at any given
moment is both Sam's most distinctive presentational
foible and his greatest enemy as a songwriter.
Just when he's onto a great idea, the sheer mutability
of the record's flow of ideas means he's already onto
something else. He's a right old tease. You might
consider listening to The Eft as being a little bit like
rooting through someone's messy attic: it's full of
strange, intriguing bric-a-brac, but enough time spent
wading through the record's more tangential moments
- the digressive treats buried beneath all that dusty
detritus - will reveal plenty of valuable nuggets.

Songs like 'Mammat', 'Never Or Now' and 'Cremation'
all portray Sam as a 'proper' songwriter, albeit one
unencumbered by the customary preoccupations
of that breed. The openness to all manner of avenues
for sonic exploration makes The Eft far more densely
constructed than its thirty-something minutes suggest
and there's much to be discovered over repeat listens.
Smashing.

http://www.twistednerve.co.uk/

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