encey Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Hear the whole album here at NPR. August 4, 2009 - Phil Elverum is drawn to forces that are bigger than himself. Throughout his discography as Mount Eerie and The Microphones, death is often personified as an unconquerable mountain, while booming tympanis signal frenzied funeral marches and failed relationships serve as metaphors for mortality. On his solo acoustic recordings, Elverum's vulnerabilities become even more pronounced, and those forces that are bigger than him swallow him whole. At first listen, Mount Eerie's latest album, Wind's Poem, buries its themes under a swarm of distortion and synths. But, really, he's found a way for the sound to swallow the world whole. Elverum's inspiration for Wind's Poem comes from two strange, seemingly disparate places: David Lynch's television series Twin Peaks and black metal. Both feature otherworldly ambiance and an estrangement from life that's sometimes reaffirming. You can hear the detached noir-lounge of the Twin Peaks soundtrack in the warbled synths that lace the album, but Lynch's abstract cinematography also seems to translate here as shadowy echoes of sound. Still, fans who follow Mount Eerie know that Elverum has become a real metalhead in recent years. Last year's Black Wooden Ceiling Opening hinted at this — it re-imagined old songs as if they were Neil Young & Crazy Horse tracks performed by hardcore punk rockers. But Wind's Poem isn't a constant blistering buzz of guitars. Instead, Elverum touches more on black metal's dark atmospherics, as heard on Xasthur's Subliminal Genocide, an album Elverum claims as a direct influence. It's a style that he's come to call, appropriately enough, "black wooden." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest beatfanatic Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 Ive only heard good things about this , gonna check it out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest telikan Posted August 10, 2009 Share Posted August 10, 2009 The whole bm angle seems a little contrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 heard this name around. infact looks like they are supporting why? next time i see them. so i'll give this a taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Salads Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Fuckin heard this on the radio this morning! What I heard, I liked. It's like dark metal ambient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Benedict Cumberbatch Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 listening to the npr stream now. first track didnt do much for me but the second track is nice. reminds me of the soft side of mogwai, cody style. probably the vocals and the soft drumming. very mogwai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepex Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 This sounds great! The first track is amazing. I'm glad Phil is still putting out new shit. I can see this taking me back into his world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hanratty Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 This sounds great! The first track is amazing. I'm glad Phil is still putting out new shit. I can see this taking me back into his world. Oooh, cant wait to hear this. The Microphones were so good. I like that he is always trying new things and pushing his sound. Best album is Microphones -Mt. Eerie. anyone else love that album? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Joebot Kill Posted August 15, 2009 Share Posted August 15, 2009 This sounds great! The first track is amazing. I'm glad Phil is still putting out new shit. I can see this taking me back into his world. Oooh, cant wait to hear this. The Microphones were so good. I like that he is always trying new things and pushing his sound. Best album is Microphones -Mt. Eerie. anyone else love that album? i love that album, but it will always be the glow pt 2 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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