His Return

Growing | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 27, 2005)
• Original Release Date: 2005
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Troubleman Unlimited
• ASIN: B000AMJDEM
• In-Print Editions: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #587,500 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars what a positive step forward this is!, September 27, 2005

By 

doug (Rocky River, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: His Return (Audio CD)

The previous two Growing records are great, don't get me wrong, but with this record they take a step forward that I didn't expect. With the addition of vocals on one track and a much more full and rich sound on the drone tracks, the Growing have made their best album yet. The track with vocals, "Freedom Towards Death", is one of the best songs you will hear all year.

4.0 out of 5 stars Never Displays "Growing" Pains, September 13, 2011

By 

kabalabonga - See all my reviews

This review is from: His Return (Audio CD)

Sounding as if a pulsar was dispersing its frequency across the universe in a roar to an orbital platform located in a remote galaxy and amplified through its communications array, "Wide Open", the extended last track on Growing's "His Return", depends upon a heavy drone that spirals through levels of ascension without a change of chord progression, and grows from barely perceptible movement to a sustained, explosive crescendo. The sound of this CD, much like this track, is massive, minimal, monolithic, and psychedelic all at once.

Some kind of heavily modulated drone plays a formative part in the composition of each of the remaining tracks on this release as well. In "Freedom Toward Death", the only cut to feature vocals, the guitars are channeled through a massive, over-layered field of distortion and phase-shifting, resulting in a sound that might be reminiscent of a puddling-together of heavy sediment that's been partially liquefied, flowing through the course of a deep channel. A heavily-grained textural drone is bisected by the percussive rattle of a maraca, and a metronomic, metallic shimmering that, in all probability, is also heavily processed through their effects pedals, which, when all united, comprises "In The Shadow Of The Mountain".

"His Return" is surprisingly melodic underneath the levels of monolithic distortion. It's an immersive release, strangely meditative and cosmic at the same time. Fans of Windy and Carl especially should find an instant comfort zone with this CD, and I can definitely recommend it to anyone who deeply appreciates ambient, droning music.