The Unkindness of Crows [Vinyl]

Eagle Twin | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (October 26, 2009)
• Original Release Date: October 26, 2009
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Southern Lord
• ASIN: B002NEZ0CE
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #373,801 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Densley does it again - genius, March 21, 2010

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Austin Tacious "African Ape" (Little Buggerington) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unkindness of Crows (Audio CD)

This is the sort of album I love: amazing down-tuned guitar work + pounding tribal rhythms + awesome sound production + hypnotic trippy feel + takes some brain rewiring following extended listening to fully appreciate + epic story that unfolds with beauty + never pretentious.

I am a big fan of guitar-magician Gentry Densley from his magnificent work with Iceburn (e.g. Meditavolutions and Power of the Lion) and the beautiful collab with Greg Anderson that was Ascend Ample Fire Within. I was very excited when I got this album. However, I didn't get it straight away (despite being familiar with Murder Of...). I questioned my sanity. I questioned Densley's sanity. It was a real challenge to my brain, guts and psyche. In fact, it was a very similar journey that I had to go on with Sunn's Monoliths and Dimensions.

But I am pleased to report: I am there! And wow, what an achievement. I really cannot recommend this highly enough. The writing and playing is awesome. Although only two musicians, there is a terrific amount of detail to listen to, with some highly impressive guitar, multi-amplifier and throat work by Densley and some wonderful gong and percussion work by Smith. Wonderful job with recording and production by Randall Dunn. Lovely artwork too.

So buy it. Receive it. Unwrap it. Admire it. Strap in. Press play. And go on a sonic journey. Do it again. And again. You there yet? Ah yes, bliss...

Densley: you are the man! I prostrate myself before your amplification. Come play in the UK so we can bask in your genius and sacrifice some goats (humanely) in your honour.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Singular, September 8, 2009

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Mordikai Crump "Mordikai Crump" (Olympia, WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Unkindness of Crows (Audio CD)

Eagle Twin's "The Unkindness of Crows" is wonderful, amazing, and it makes me happy to listen to it. Not to say that it is easy listening to space out to. On the contrary, this is music to be thought about, reconciled with and percolated. Om is to Apollo what Eagle Twiin is to Dionysis. A friend of mine quipped, "It is like SUNN)))0 mated with Kyuss!" There are great references to William Blake, Ted Hughes, and it demonstrates the perfect blend of anger and melancholy that doom metal should emulate. I think this is a beautiful record, and it will be a record that future musicians of the genre will have to answer to.

5.0 out of 5 stars Weird and SUPER heavy..., August 18, 2010

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Butterfly Jones (Connecticut) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Unkindness of Crows (Audio CD)

Awesome. If you know the history of these musicians don't expect anything less than amazing... If these gentlemen are new to your ears, give in and spend some $$$...