mark mcguire

mark mcguire ~ the garden of eternal life (arbor, 2008)

"this has been one of the things i’ve listened too many times to during the last couple of weeks. if you already are into some of his solo stuff you’ll probably know what to expect, except that this is better. first track, with the girl self-healing voice over, is completely \m/ - new age from the ghetto!" thunder gongz

"therapeutic reappearance of raindrops on a windshield. rote and effectual." dreamcatcher earring

"Mark McGuire is the guitarist of the Cleveland drone outfit Emeralds, but his solo work is prolific to say the least. McGuire utilizes a loop pedal, distortion pedal, and weed to create his meditative, psychedelic "Jamz". McGuire's guitar work washes over the listener as you get lost in his chords" monoton

¿cómo pude pasar por alto algo tan bonito? ..."un viaje por el arcoiris, algo que te preocupe' ( there's no one in the world like you...it's time to relax), para despegar, 'follow me' para empezar a volar. transmuteo vs enlightened ! vs ducktails vs inner islands vs...

out of print ~ download

pocahaunted

pocahaunted - island diamonds lp (arbor 2008)

"Teepees turned in for shanties. Moccasins turned in for high tops. Spirit fog turned in for purple haze. This is the sound of the world town. Amanda and Bethany have had S. LA metal head Bobb Bruno play electric drums on their tracks in the past, but the results of this album is something entirely different than anything they attempted before. It is less Bobb playing drums with Pocahaunted, than it is an entirely new entity operating in perfect unity. Dubbed out and drenched in the grime of the streets, Island Diamonds features the same vocal come downs and chord repetition/progression to infinity that P-haunt is know for, but with the addition of almost (dare I say) “danceable” beats. This is the record that Pocahaunted have always wanted to make, the crown jewel of an epic sistership. Rub soap in your eye make it red so you look raw. Recorded/mixed/mastered over a period of three months, and the effort/time shows; Pocahaunted’s most developed/realized work yet; features additional saxophone riffage by Andy Spore (of Raccoo-oo-oon, Youth of the Beast, Pukers) mastered by James Plotkin. In an edition of 500 Rasta colored LP’s on clear yellow vinyl with pro-printed jackets with art by Crystal Stokowski, labels by A+B, and an insert." arbor

no se puede pedir más: las voces de Bethany y Amanda empapadas de dub

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pocahaunted

pocahaunted - native seduction (arbor, 3'' cd-r 2006)

Native Seduction es uno de esos discos destinados a gustarme sin haberlo escuchado antes. sólo necesito ver la portada, leer unas pocas líneas en volcanic tongue (y de rebote encontrarme con una tienda repleta de golosinas a la hay que volver de vez en cuando para disfrutar en pequeñas dosis), escuchar por fin los trece sugerentes minutos que dura la canción y caer rendida. dos voces y una guitarra eléctrica, poco más. densidad e intensidad. las primeras notas podrían recordar a My Cat is an Alien, Fursaxa, o unas Spires that in the Sunset Rise ahogadas en una maraña de guitarras y reverberaciones. pero Pocahaunted son únicas, su secreto reside en la garganta y en la melodía, en ese crescendo vocal sepultado bajo los drones y un ritmo trepidante que se disuelve con la guitarra, en esa atmósfera que ilustraría la llegada entre la niebla de las tres carabelas, una niebla que dibuja y desdibuja los espectros de Loren Mazzacane Connors y Kath Bloom. y en esa cascada de cánticos espirituales alargados y alargados hasta que ambas se funden por fin en un fraternal abrazo. el disco más 'clima' de todos

"is one little disc made of one long track made of one beautiful verse which revolves over and over, each time a different configuration of two female voices weaving harmony, one propelling the other as they are lofted upward by the wall of heat a single guitar crafts through heavy distortion, feeding-back on high with increasing ecstasy, it’s partner alone plucking a reverberating rhythm like a waltz back down on the ground; is like jumping to the end of a story by Hannah Marcus or Carla Bozulich; is Pocahaunted and ‘Native Seduction’, yet another warm, wonderful, knotless recording from this feathery Los Angeles duo. CDr comes notched to a bejeweled card, screened and spattered in multiple colors with a picture, numbered to 100 copies. Recommended, obviously." animal psi