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Sierpinski | This Geography of Ours
This instrumental music is telling you more than most vocal- and lyric-oriented songs.
CD, Jonathon Whiskey/Cargo
Tekst: Bas Ickenroth
Publicatiedatum: 19 november 2002
It's some sort of trend that didn't really become one (yet?): pop songs with IDM arrangements. As much as can be said about those last two Radiohead studio releases, it is safe to say they paved some roads for this type of music. The Notwist and Hood perfected this exciting new mixture even further and delivered outstanding records with Neon Golden and Cold House. It's rather strange these are some of the few bands that jumped onto this new wagon; it's a genre that definitely has a great potential for creativity.
And then there's the debut by one of UK's biggest suprises in years: This Geography of Ours by Sierpinsky. This little record shows such volumes of creativity, it's almost frightening to think what the band will do in the future. They have a fantastic ear for pop melodies, and know how to use them in a non-pop way. Their music is completely instrumental, but the vocals are not missed, even for a second. For most of the songs, the piano of Clare Loughran — who has RSI at the moment, which means the band is set on hold for an undefined period — provides the main melody, after which guitar, IDM effects, jazzy drums, and double bass give the songs the necessary edge. The results are too experimental to call pop, too coherent and logical to serve as IDM, and too compact to go through life as post-rock. Ergo: it's all of the above. The overall tone is sad, but still there's a certain movement; there's definitely something happening in the short but epic tunes. This instrumental music is telling you more than most vocal- and lyric-oriented songs. This Geography of Ours is a gorgeous monument for today's music.
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/sierpinski/this-geography-of-ours/2073/
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