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Innature

Genre: FOLK / ROOTS

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Boomkat Product Review:

Another day, another compilation so why should you all take notice of this one? Well the lineup for a start. Brooklyn's Barge Recordings have somehow managed to pull together a roster of exclusive tracks that would have the world's most respected indies quivering with jealous rage. I'm not sure how they could have done that without some heavy artillery and/or a rather attractive looking carrot to dangle in front of their noses... but however they managed it, we're reaping the rich benefits. Across the course of one hour we are treated to the sublime sounds of Polmo Polpo, Loren Connors, Geoff Mullen, The Kallikak Family, Birdshow, Tim Hecker, Circle and ISIS offshoot MGR alongside less known (but equally appealing) artists The Fun Years and Animal Hospital. Are you excited yet? Well you damn well should be - this is one of the most carefully and perfectly executed selections of experimental tracks I've heard for a long time and easily sums up the current obsession with droney guitar sessions. I don't think there's a good compilation to compare 'Innature' to actually, there's no folk here, no free psychedelia, no idm, no noisecore... this is a niche collection that expresses its chosen scene in the best possible way. The compilation opens with a track from The Fun Years (who are due to release a full length very soon also on the Barge label), merging crumbling vinyl loops with lightly plucked guitar and building into a harmonious and cavernous droning wall of ambient sound this is a startling track from an incredible new act sure to garner praise from fans of Fennesz et al. Canadian chap Polmo Polpo (aka Sandro Perri) donates an almost 10 minute slice of bubbling textured experimentation, closest probably to his 'Like Hearts Swelling' album before fellow Canuck Tim Hecker weighs in with a devastating piece of dense textured noise working as a nice introduction to his forthcoming masterwork 'Harmony in Ultraviolet'. Quite surprisingly though the piece that stands out most is the final track from ISIS's Mike Gallagher under his MGR (Mustard Gas and Roses) moniker. Clearly taking a large portion of influence from doom merchants Bohren und der Club of Gore, Gallagher spins a seven minute tale of low-slung windswept darkness that Badalamenti would be proud of. If you have any interest at all in any of the artists mentioned or featured on this epic compilation then there should be no reason not to invest, you won't be disappointed.

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