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| | | weird forest (usa) #weird 071 cd terrors “lagan qord” compact disc - lying on heather in the highlands (3:01)
- coffin tongue (4:56)
- inequipoise / smoke anyway (4:50)
- hit & miss iowa city (for charles) (2:36)
- withdrawing (5:11)
- locks fall pattern (6:41)
- soft proliferating light (3:14)
- god bless the child (take 3) (4:37)
- wrought iron door (6:10)
| july 2011 release ; ... debut (proper) full length from elijah forrest’s terrors (after a tape on monorail trespassing) ...
... caught elijah dropping a set by his situationist mongrel tape-psych project lolly gesserit the other night (he was on tour with scøtt “work/death” reber) which was equal parts terrifying & completely inspiring ... while the reckless conceptual abandon of said has been toned down, replaced with almost to dareisay “confessional” tone throughout this lp, there’s no doubt it’s the same set of hands / mind at work ...
... in fact the lo-fi, at times loren connors-esque light guitar touches & faint murmer-vox do set off a chain of chemical reactions that i find pleasurable (far more so than the legions of post-devendra / iron & wine / bon iver / elliot smith acolytes with which elijah will eventually be lumped by the various intern(m)e(n)t “cognoscenti”) ; but i’ll put in a pre-emptive strike & say that this has a bit more “meat” on its bones & should be taken as a genuinely lonely, midnight bid at some sort of connection with the world outside of one’s own head ... |
| | weird forest press release... |
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terrors lagan qord cd
perhaps the true test of an artist is taking common elements and fashioning a unique sound all their own. elijah forrest, as terrors, is one artist who passes the test. a bi-coastal vagabond dropping tapes from southern california to baltimore, forrest has traveled many miles, seen a lot and judging from his music, not all of these experiences have been pleasant.
terrors is relatively unprolific by underground tape culture standards, putting out a handful of well-received cassettes over the last few years. each release is filled with simple songs built around his voice, guitar and at times, a healthy wallop of tape hiss ambiance and feedback. with these simple ingredients, forrest injects a sense of weariness and sadness into his songs -- even the instrumentals which loop, layer and wrap back around themselves seem imbued with a touch of grey. the chords, melodies and progressions may sound familiar but in forrest's hands, a freshness and timelessness breathes within these songs.
weird forest is excited to present lagan qord, a compilation of terrors tracks culled from the last few years. wonderfully remastered by sean mccann, these songs have never sounded better.
remastered by sean mccann.
artwork & layout by elijah forrest.
jewelcase cd version. |
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