I did not usurp the crown. I found it — in the gutter.
Napoleon, in Waterloo (probably not a real quote)
From “41 Years In India”
Yellow Swans – “Our Oases”
At All Ends
Only noise fans need apply. At All Ends is a surprisingly approachable album, like a very noisy hybrid between Growing and Tim Hecker. It’s still abrasive and loud as hell, but in songs like “Mass Mirage” you have periods of unexpected calm and a current of melody running beneath the whole thing. Definitely a must-listen for fans of drone and noise. (insound)
I am growing great in Latin verses, and neglect the laces of my boots.
Dickens, David Copperfield
Try to preserve an author’s style as if he is an author and has a style.
Wolcott Gibbs, “Theory and Practice of Editing New Yorker Articles”
Very like a whale.
The Clientele – “K”
Strange Geometry
The singer for the Clientele obviously had it bad for a girl known only as “K,” who has (we are informed in the first track) gotten over him, resulting in the strange geometry of the album title. The music doesn’t depart much from the hazy, gossamer, reverb-drenched style they nailed in The Violet Hour, but it’s so pleasant that you can never really have too much. This track is a bit different from the rest, being shorter than the rest yet sporting an extended intro. (insound)