Sacrament. Everything stinks
death these days. That may be the coming of autumn, which instills this pervasive smell ... Although it is rather usual in the months of October and November that will arise.
hard to have the heart to the party and the disks that I mark the most recent times are usually glaucous. From its title, the latest album from Shawn McMillen takes me to reflect on loss and grief ... Often there is grief that do not involve people, but relationships, interposed persons ... these are often the grief that take us by surprise. Like a family where one parent is an alcoholic. If it stops its consumption (For the better), the rest of the family, or the system will have to readjust to the new entity takes place. Things have changed and you get used quickly to our woes. Marked mourning in these situations is a way to see the change, not to ignore the situation but to apprehend a new angle, with a good dose of realism. But this is not a blog of pop psychology and personal growth.
"Dead Friends" is a hard fall, but it is not a monochrome work, it displays many colors. I have not hooked immediately on the guitarist Shawn David McMillen. I had seen a show at Divan Orange under the Suoni two years ago opening for Tom Carter. His performance was honest, nothing more, but I still bought one of his albums. This record, I mentioned in these pages, entitled "Catfish" was quite a discovery. Released on Tompkins Square , a label that I associate with folk guitar altogether conventional, this album surprised me by his side more "noise" and the use of electronics.
This new release of McMillen's in the same vein as the previous one, a nice mix of folk and noise. Parts alternating between acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, banjo, violin .. Some parts are increased kalimba, played by Ralph White, who by this time comes to give a slightly exotic tinge to the whole. Found on some pieces of the song McMillen, sometimes with words, but generally have more vocalizations. The atmosphere is surprisingly dependent on changing parts. Some are clean, where there are overlapping guitar lines and other environments offer us more responsible, sounding a bit more dense. Still, despite the loss of his friends, McMillen manages to maintain a balance between interesting folk and experimental music.
Balance that I must find myself.
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