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Red Bloom of the Boom (Dig)

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A phenomenal album. (The band mentions a Krautrock influence (among others) on their site and it certainly comes through, hence my mentioning of such bands in the title). "Red Bloom of the Boom," along w/ Fiery Furnaces' "Widow City," are my favorite turn ons I've come across this year. The sound is swirling, whimsical, dreamy, determined. The vocals are counter-intuitive, but melodically thoughtful and moving. And about Krautrock, think Can, et al: if you like rich sounds accompanied by occasional psych-breaks w/ moving, progressive grooves (including highly innovative drum work) and panning, haunting sounds, you will dig this long time. But there's a tasteful interweaving of those breakout moments w/ sweeping, richly harmonic soundscapes, reflective pauses, and infectious melodies. The sound is to my ears decidedly and refreshingly low-fi, but at the same time boldly exploratory, competently mixed, lush and modern--almost like that of Medicine or My Bloody Valentine at times (but not by and large). The songs, rather than miniature pop nuggets, are more like 5 to 7 minutes, so be warned: this is a thinking-person's band. You have to be able to appreciate sitting and focusing on the music. All in all, I believe they are to be taken seriously and are highly rated. Hope you guys can come to Atlanta, at some point. Cheers!

Like to find new and interesting music. These guys dont disappoint. Pick either album listed on Amazon. For a more traditional experience choose Bear Rest Forth Mouth over Red Bloom of the Boom. Great Stuff! Cant wait for more.

Remember Yes?
Well Bear in Heaven doesn't sound like Yes (maybe once or twice in the vocal line) but they have borrowed from Classical Music a notion that the 70's Wagner Rock bands did: Development. The run of the mill rock song needs no development; it's just a good catchy song. Great for dancing and the radio. Good for lyrics. I love it! But developing musical ideas requires a different time scale than that so (like Yes) many of these great soundscapes are longer than 3 to 5 minutes.

No again they don't sound 70's at all, they are of this moment. There's minimalist elements in the way they play with layering. And on this album, the band itself has also developed, employing a wider range of vocal sounds and mixing up all kinds of rhythms all at once. For instance, the 1st song starts out with an sorta ambient pulsating buzz, but when the vocals come in it almost sounds like we've started track 2... only to subtly and slyly get back to the buzz at the end....and you realize it never really was gone, just reworked and.... developed.

Great stuff. New and interesting.