Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo

Hammock

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 16, 2007)
• Original Release Date: July 16, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Darla
• ASIN: B000J4OY5O
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #121,422 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo is the anticipated follow up to Hammock’s debut, Kenotic, a record that All Music Guide described as ''in every way a contender for classic status in the Shoegazing genre.'' The duo’s eighteen newest tracks will do little to change that cross-genre appeal. Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo is characterized by the duo’s hallmark: thick curtains of cascading electric guitars that merge into pure expressions of hope, stillness, joy and loss. Accompanied by strings, piano, ethereal vocals and an occasional undercurrent of percussion, these beautiful, layered guitar washes range from whisper-soft minimalism to moments of driving, slow-burn intensity. Simply put, Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson make music that is filled with human passion and emotion.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hammock does it again...and then some..., January 2, 2007

By	B. Diaz "music lover" (Canada) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hammock's "Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo" is another fine release from this wonderful band. Over 18 mesmorizing tracks, Hammock expands their sounds to their most sprawling limits on this CD, utilizing not only their signature delayed electric guitars, but also adding piano, strings, keyboards, field recordings, acoustic guitars, and vocals to convey a distinct sense of hope-tinged melancholy. The melodies on "Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo" are as memorable as the other Hammock releases, and while the band shows a greater desire to explore with sounds and arrangements, the band shows remarkable restraint and patience with their songs. They allow each song to lead to its own logical conclusion, never forcing the mood or melody, ultimately leading to a very natural sounding record.

Fans of Hammock's previous work, Slowdive, Sigur Ros, Mogwai, Stars of the Lid, Brian Eno, etc will all find music that they will love on "Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo". The perfect soundtrack for country drives, stargazing, watching the snow fall, or to simply relax to....

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Album of the year, January 2, 2007

By	Eric Diaz (Saint Augustine, FL, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Hammock can do no wrong. After their amazing debut release in "Kenotic", and their 4 track ep "Stranded Under Endless Sky", Hammock has released their 2nd full length album "Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo".

This album is musical bliss from beginning to end.
Echo contains 18 tracks, which is a rarity in todays music biz routine, of 10 track releases.
Do yourself a MAJOR favor, and get this album, and if you love it as much as I do. Tell everyone you can.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of 2006: Hammock Does It Again, November 21, 2006

By	Manny Hernandez "Author of Ning For Dummies" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

Hammock's 2006 release, "Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo", becomes another jewel in an impeccable string of albums and EPs they have released since their debut release, Kenotic.

Hammock continues to do what they do best: produce beautiful music for the soul that will take you in a trip of inner discovery. The follow up album of the Nashville-based duo continues to integrate thickly layered guitars in shoegaze fashion (think Slowdive), producing soundscapes much like they did in their previous works, in a very organic way.

"Raising Your Voice..." goes beyond the work the meditative/instrumental sound they've gotten us used to, bringing in the angelical voice of Christine Glass Byrd and the sound of piano, strings and occasional percussion to balance the work of Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson, resulting in eighteen tracks that will be just as appealing to fans of shoegaze and ambient as it can be to those who are into post-rock (Sigur Ros, anybody?) or plain and simple GOOD music.

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