microphones in the trees: tirath singh nirmala
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Sunday, March 22, 2009

tirath singh nirmala

“An excellent collection of electro-acoustic drones, eye-lolling bell tones and automatic musics in the vein of Neil Campbell/Richard Youngs/Matthew Bower/Vibracathedral Orchestra et al.” volcanic tongue
“Streams of electronic & casio light converge like thousands of beams of sunlight alongside massed hand percussion shake and clatter and frenetically fluttering flutes. A midway spot between Moondog and the jungle ecstasies of some of the recent Skaters’ extracurricular projects.” melody bar
"From elevated drones to gut-spit vocal edits, blown woodwinds and heavyelectronics, this is one of the finest summations of music made in ‘the Tirathera’ - English artist John Clyde-Evans has retired his Tirath Singh Nirmala name and now flies under the jce banner...." tomentosa
no sé qué decir, growing into the wind es uno de esos discos que parecen salidos de una realidad paralela, como the naïve shaman de richard youngs. through damp violence

Thursday, January 25, 2007

richard youngs & tirath singh nirmala

"Debut album from the duo of Richard Youngs and Tirath Singh Nirmala (nee John Clyde-Evans) that has the pair creating a bucolic minimalist meditation. Side one interchangeably features hammered strings, gong/cymbal washes, droning vocals, and breathed shackuhachi/flutes. The second side leads with a melodious encounter before delving further into a glimmering psychedelia with sawed strings, fluttering reed organ and electronic drift. The results resemble a non-western approach to traditional musics filtered through the personalized aesthetic that runs through each of the artist's prior works. The LP is enclosed in a full colour cover with suitable "of the earth" imagery." hp cycle

"Long-awaited vinyl LP from these two key UK underground players. Very pastoral/dusted folk feel with plenty of wind instruments, hand percussion and lush, minimal drones cohering in a way that isn't a million miles from Japanese folk/psych unit Ghost circa Second Time Around. Stand-out track features wordless, oddly modulated vocals from the duo, hovering round a melody whose contours seem plotted by the stars. Very beautiful." volcanic tongue

escuchar cualquier cosa de Richard Youngs siempre es un placer, pero si le acompaña Tirath Singh Nirmala en un disco enterito y encima ese disco lo publica Hp Cycle, el mismo sello de C.C., Boots, Snake & Remus, el placer es casi un sueño hecho realidad. y esta es una pequeña muestra de lo que ocurre cuando se juntan dos genios. el exceso multiplicado por dos. desde la tensión de "5 years" del joven Richard con Simon Wickham Smith hasta la espiritualidad y la locura de "bluster, cragg & awe" de Tirath Singh Nirmala, pasando por las campanillas orientales y esos inconfundibles cánticos de monjes abducidos que revolotean sobre todo el disco
no hay títulos, tan sólo 'la uno' (un baile tribal de dulzura extraterrestre y una conexión Davenport-Pelt que quita el hipo), 'la dos' (en sintonía con las estrellas), 'la tres' (furia flotando en el espacio, contundencia), 'la cuatro' (flautas y bongos, la placidez del bosque), 'la cinco' (belleza, sencillez, la canción que escucharía mil veces, palmas y voces que se elevan hacia el cielo como en "Young Prayer" de Panda Bear), 'la seis' (una voz y un violín fantasmagóricos, dieciocho minutos de silbidos, ruidos, percusiones, catarsis y resurrección) y la 'siete' (distorsión en estado puro).

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

tirath singh nirmala

"Bluster, Cragg, & Awe," Nirmala's first non-CDR release, is the perfect beginning. It collects the best tracks from those now impossible-to-find releases and adds two new songs and one collaborative piece with Scottish guitar guru, Richard Youngs. It is a journey that lasts less than an hour, but contains a lifetime of aural experience, wrapped into one, shimmering golden package. Oh yes, Tirath Singh Nirmala has returned." foxy digitalis

unos pocos datos.... tirath singh nirmala es el nuevo nombre de John Clyde-Evans, antiguo colaborador de los primeros discos de Hood. tras siete años en el anonimato se convierte al Sikhism. forma parte de Astral Social Club junto a Neil Campbell y Richard Youngs. sikh significa en panyabí "discípulo fuerte y tenaz". un curriculum intachable precedido por cuatro discos autoeditados en los que ha ido construyendo una burbuja sonora plenamente reconocible: "moor cragg mist", "sahasri", "slimp tench depth" y "smouldering juniper". un homenaje sutil a los bucles vocales de "The Naïve Shaman" en la indescriptible "slimping tench depth (hmm green)". y hasta hoy. hasta este "bluster, cragg, & awe", su primer disco no editado en cd-r con infinitos drones de violines y flautas, campanillas, rituales vocales primitivos, instrumentos asiáticos e invocaciones a las odiseas avantgarde de Tony Conrad, Terry Riley, Ben Reynolds, Vibracathedral Orchestra, Robert Horton y Pelt.
Nagg Clef Seatpoint (mp3)
The Burning Moon (mp3 sample)
Faleaflowstreem (mp3 sample)