xdementiaPost subject: Another Enough Chairs – Bring That Voice to the State CDR
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:33 pmAnother Enough Chairs – Bring That Voice to the State CDR: http://www.myspace.com/anotherenoughchairs
Deadsealiner: http://www.deadsealiner.co.uk/
Audio: Excerpt
Overall Rating: B
Composition: B
Sounds: B
Production Quality: B-
Concept: C+
Packaging: C+
Another Enough Chairs is coined as an “abstract folk” act by label Deadsealiner recordings and that doesn’t seem too far off. I think you get a bit more of the abstract here then the folk, but there are a few acoustic instruments including a guitar and harmonica which make up for the folk portion I guess. This is a nice surprise because it often trails off into the “wanky” aspect of noise without becoming too annoying or pointless.
With three tracks in about 1/2 hour (the half hour part seems to be the norm with Deadsealiner releases) the album kicks off with it’s strongest track that consists of delayed industrial pulses and clicking delay sounds, which are definitely interesting. This is strange because it’s produced better then it sounds like it should be so it has a definite lo-fi aesthetic without taking away from the music at all. The throbbing eventually gives into wanking off guitars and for the duration slips back and forth between these opposites, a strong start to a solid recording.
This most closely reminds me of the difference between bands like Avarus, the Finnish purveyors of noisy free psych folk and darker quieter projects such as Uton of which I am also a fan. The second track is a bit more folky with a slow methodical drum beat accented by tambourines and backed by windy noisy drones. For an unexpected twist they introduce the harmonica here, which surprised me especially because of the very dry quality that it has alongside side the more echoing drones but it is quickly joined by an acoustic guitar and vocals of a similar nature that accompany it well.
Just when the track builds to a height where it is beginning to get a bit monotonous it drastically changes and I am kept interested. It appears Another Enough Chairs can correctly gauge when enough is enough, which to me is a very important aspect to apply.
The third track is my least favorite most likely because it is the most wanky and (disregarding the drones) centers mainly around the electric guitar, an instrument that I feel carries too much baggage to be properly employed alongside most experimental electronics. This is still pulled off with a bit of originality and thoughtfulness though that it still works and manages to go by without taking much away from the album. The last track’s noisier quality brings it a bit closer to the likes of Skullflower but there are times when the drones pull back to let reverberating percussion float throughout the space.
Overall a good solid listen, this could almost be trendy material now as this psych free folk stuff seems to be getting very big nowadays but this is still very experimental and noisy with enough industrial flavor to appeal to fans of the harsher stuff as well.
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