Hole of Burning Alms

Papa M | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Drag City
• ASIN: B0001DMUDQ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,010 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Songwriting sensation DAVID PAJO returns with his ongoing "M", and takes you back to the glorious '90s with a collection of material recorded under the AERIAL M, M, and PAPA M monikers. Includes the debut M single "Safeless/Napoleon," the song "Vol De Nuit" from a split single, the 1997 and '98 Aerial M singles "M Is..." and "October," Papa M's 1999 tour single, 2000's Christmas card track "Turn Turn Turn," the unreleased "Christmas 1997," and another fifteen minutes or so of timeless M action. Mmmm, M.

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just a heads up:, March 11, 2005

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D. K. Malone (earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hole of Burning Alms (Audio CD)

This is a collection of singles released over the last several years. It isn't a new album. Just thought I'd throw that out there since it doesn't seem to be mentioned elsewhere in this listing.

5 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wish he was my papa, March 21, 2004

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Tim Knight (Vancouver, British Columbia Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hole of Burning Alms (Audio CD)

David Pajo, aka Papa M (don't ask I have no idea) makes music that is possibly the most relevant to our times in terms of musical progression. I feel that his pastoral, experimental, melodic soundscapes created both accousticly and electronicly are a logical conclusion of the adolescent years of rock and techno.

Of course their are others who are doing it. But there is a fine line between being 'experimental' and just plain self indulgent. The much hyped Fourtet for example undeniably produces moments of sheer brillince, but also gets bogged down with artsy fartsy noises, that let's face it sound crap, in the attempt to be cutting edge.

Pajo's music is showcased perfectly on this collection of single releases. His quietly sparkling guitar is the thread linking a set of generally downbeat but heart-wrenchingly pretty tracks, minimal accompaniment is offered and required. Banjos meet techno beats, and somehow all is well.

Everything we have learned about music since the Beatles has been processed, internalised and then discarded. This is the quiet, confident sound of music that knows it's identity so well it can afford to be whatever it likes.