As Andreas Werlin’s pagan drum beats rain down relentlessly and the deep vocals of Mariam Wallentin ululate in primitive, tribal sympathy the listener is transported beyond musical genres, not merely jazz influenced, or avant/experimental either, yet this still feels like it’s coming from as spiritual or earthy a place as previous material.
Hearing ‘The Snake’ flattens things out a bit, makes the world appear a simpler place, the intuitive interplay at the heart of Wildbirds & Peacedrums follow up to their debut album ‘Heartcore’ deconstructs the ecstatic energy of their first release and adds additional percussive melody into the mix - piano, marimba and xylophone all get a look in this time around.
There’s much more going on this time around, aurally speaking, even occasional concessions to structure that lead a song like ‘My Heart’ into the realms of folk-pop, but fear not there are still more than enough primal eruptions and rhythmic virtuosity to keep the duo bedded firmly in the ‘specialist’ category for the time being. Still, as niche as it may be perceived ‘The Snake’ resonates with unerring heart and soul and burns with a bewitching vitality from it’s core.
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Wednesday 11 March 2009
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