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..#. ..Trackname. ..Length.
01 NI 06:11
02 Try 08:54
03 Fimm 02:12
04 C. 08:12
05 Shannon 03:52
06 SMZ 08:45
07 Ti 09:12
.Total.. 47:18 min
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There is a school of post-rock created by the
Constellation outfits that I like to call the
"gloomy-droney-gothic-strings" movement. Godspeed You!
Black Emperor is likely the most widely recognized artist
of the movement, using strings in a solemn fashion that
conjured a melancholic component, acting almost like the
musics' locomotive. Haunting thematic elements were
accentuated by lengthy chunks of drone, distortion, and
static -- a landmark for future artists.
Since then, an overplus of bands have had their own try
on the incorporation of stings, but many also borrow a
lot of the Constellation influence in defining the
presence of this layer. France's MoeN (who, in true
French fashion, have disallowed any English on their
sites) fall somewhere between the Finnish Magyar Posse,
when they took the "gloomy-droney-gothic-strings"
influence quite literally on their album Kings of Time,
and the Constellation groups, especially A Silver Mt.
Zion. Despite trading in texture for a cleaner sound and
extended drone passages for succinct melodies, the
Parisians still for the most part generate delicately
built yet furiously climactic passages that ring true to
the jagged strings and sporadic volatility of the
contemporary Finns.
The self-titled album opens with "NI" (nice to see that
theyve adopted a style of track naming not unlike
Battles), a piece carrying an odd geniality resembling
Grace Cathedral Park, whom they quickly grow to sound
nothing like. The mood darkens and an early climax is
noted, providing somewhat of a segue into "Try," when the
gloominess really begins to surface. The strings staccato
in softly uttered (and unintelligible) vocals underlined
by ghostly tones and squeals which progressively louden
to a climax felt to almost be plucked straight off MP's
Kings of Time. The strings slither deeper and angrier on
the relatively short but fierce "Shannon," and in the
dying moments of "C." we witness the band cut loose in a
manner which undermines the need for artistic passion to
translate into desirable music. I have personally never
seen the merit of losing control in the form of
high-pitched squeals and the rather unpleasant noise of
battering piano ivory on a studio recording (I could see
it as something acceptable in a live setting).
Contextually, it might seem like an appropriate
inclusion, I dont know.
"SMZ" reintroduces vocals, yelled intermittently a la
ASMZ (no, I do not know if the reference is intentional,
but it does seem like one hell of a coincidence), and
dispersed in the punchy fluctuant strings is the gloom of
Kings of Time, confirming itself yet again to be a major
influence. Hats off to MoeN for the closing track, "Ti",
which is easily the strongest on the record: a 9-minute
epic, opening with a tense string-driven build-up, an
undercurrent of vehemence, reminiscent of GY!BE at their
best, and breaking out into a peak of flawless gothic
string melody reminiscent of MP's masterful Random
Avenger.
As much as personal preference would see me generally
avoid this post-apocalyptic school of post-rock, MoeN
execute their task soundly. What the band lacks in
originality, they make up for in their thoughtful
utilisation of the stylistic foundation, and manage to
make the familiar albeit powerful executions seem like
their own. If MoeN can map out their own path from here,
youve got the early stages of a musical group fostering
great potential.
-Mac Nguyen / The Silent Ballet
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