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Zelienople | Pajama Avenue
An overall sense of dreaminess.
CD, Loose Thread
Tekst: Robert Brown
Publicatiedatum: 01 november 2002
Well, well, well, isn't this an enchanting little gem of a record? Chicago-based ambient rock trio Zelienople deliver a debut album that displays a minimalist approach to song structures, as well as richness in texture and style.
Basically, the band follows the same principle on each track: They build layer upon layer of haunting and echoing sound effects, loops, and samples to the backdrop of a hypnotic and almost nondescript groove. There's a vocalist whispering and mumbling nearly unintelligible lyrics, probably about nothing in particular. Comparisons? At certain moments Zelienople may resemble a less song-oriented Calexico, or perhaps an inner-city version of Sigur Rós or a Godspeed You Black Emperor! minus the apocalyptic madness and epic grandeur.
The result is an overall sense of dreaminess and a total lack of urgency to the music. It moves along at a languid pace, in slow motion, with no immediate purpose or apparent direction, calling up images of driving across empty highways and deserted city streets at early dawn.
Naming separate highlights seems irreverent to the album's strength as a whole, but some fine examples of Zelienople's craft are the moody opener 'It's Hard To Steal Cars' with its sweeping groove, the delicate and poignant 'Friendly With The Father,' and title track 'Pajama Avenue.' But there are more than enough other great moments in evidence on this atmospheric and beautiful record. All in all, what we have here is a name to look out for: Zelienople. There. Now don't ever say I didn't tell you.
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/zelienople/pajama-avenue/2004/
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