Datura Blues recorded a long-form improvised jam together in August of 2019 called Silence for the Apple to commemorate its 20th anniversary as an outré folk rock collective. Then with the help of local DJ Pandemonium Jones, they stitched the whole thing together into a coherent concept album revolving around a fictitious radio presentation. Jones' script is mostly composed of various reviews which the group has garnered in its two decade run, with a bit of sassy ad hoc banter tossed in the mix. The music is, as always with this group, meandering and fun, an occasionally discordant batter of oozing psych test patterns with acoustic/electric flourishes. Think about a roomful of common-to-less-common instruments played in the cut-up spirit of a collective mind palace by a group of sympathetic practitioners. I like to imagine that scene in David Cronenberg's Scanners, where all of the benign characters with the movie's titular affliction sit around in a circle wearing turtlenecks and practicing ecstatic ESP on one another. Just add some flutes and mandolins to the rock track and let the process figure itself out. I don't want to write too much more for fear my words might show up in a future release that I have inadvertently influenced because of that brilliant trick the artists are playing on us all by demanding our active involvement with their process. Suffice it to say, I had a good time listening and if you want to check it out you can do so on Bandcamp.
Collin Yeo
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Wednesday, August 12, 2020
Oryan is Best of Humboldt's 2020 Best Artist!
Oryan is honored to be recognized for his documentary film work as recipient of the North Coast Journal's Best of Humboldt 2020 Best Artist
Sunday, April 12, 2020
Savage Henry Reviews New Die Geister Album!
"The new album from Die Geister Beschworen, Drawn To The Investigation Of Shadows, is a psychedelic experiment that somehow feels both intimate and cold. It made me think of being high in a grandma's living room, trying to hold it together but continually drifting into a distorted dream land. It is an abstract, oddly folksy soundscape featuring many instruments, voices and ambient samples. It is at times jarring, and being less than 40 minutes, it is easy to listen to a few times over. It drew me in, made me curious and in the moments when I felt comfortable I was soon pulled from that musty armchair into a mysterious desert. Although definitely not an easy listening, the album is successful as an experiment in Sound..."
Annie Elfing, Savage Henry Magazine
Rating: 10 out of 12 cans of PBR!
Annie Elfing, Savage Henry Magazine
Rating: 10 out of 12 cans of PBR!
Friday, January 3, 2020
New Die Geister Album From AOsmosis Records!!!
Drawn To The Investigation Of Shadows
out now on AOsmosis Records
Looking for a little psych-folk to spice up 2020? Check out the new Die Geister Beschwören release from AOsmosis Records... DRAWN TO THE INVESTIGATION OF SHADOWS was recorded in 2012/13 in Portland & Austin and explores the concept of duality. The work also marks the first appearance of Die Geister as a full ensemble. Please head on over to the AOsmosis bandcamp page if you'd like to take a listen, or to their website/store for more details. Tchuss!
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