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"HiGH ▀ iNTELLiGeNCE tRoLLS"
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a r t i s t : Richard Youngs and Alexander Neilson
t i t l e : Ourselves
d a t e : 2004
l a b e l : VHF Records #82
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : July/2004
t r a c k s : 03
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 108,2 MB
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Ourselves was originally recorded as a one-hour special for
broadcast on London's Resonance FM but was too good to leave to
the ether. Ourselves is the first collaboration between Richard
and octopus-armed percussionist Neilson (currently working with
the Glasgow big-band Scatter - debut out soon on Cenotaph). The
music here represents something of a return to the extended
psychedelic mania of mid 90-s R!!! outings such as Asthma and
Diabetes and Endekeg. "Beam" kicks off the CD with Richard
ripping it up on electric guitar over a thick blanket of hand
percussion, plucked strings, backwards scraping noises, etc.
The 36 minute "Mexico" follows with more string mangling,
segueing into an atmospheric interlude for voices, bowed
cymbals, bells, etc. The final track is an unusual rendering of
the traditional "God Bless The Master," with Richard's
unmistakeable voice carrying the original melody over the cloud
of bric-a-brac and swells of electricity swirling in the
background.
http://www.vhfrecords.com
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01-Beam [07:39]
02-Mexico [36:02]
03-God Bless The Master [16:19]
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60:00 min
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