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Artist |
Twenty-Seven |
| Title |
Songs from the Edge of the Wing |
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| Reviewer |
Richard Proplesch |
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This fascinating, laid-back affair is an interchangeable
bookend to Galaxie 500’s introspective-pysch mumblings,
a slowcore varient that ditches the drums (or at least a
normal kit) in favor of light, trilling guitars and
delicate female vocals. Like Nina Gordon attempting her
best Nico emulation, Maria Christopher’s singing wavers
between icy detachment and earnest confession, letting
the words float between the spaces of a spare
accompaniment, with just the suggestion of melody and
meter.
While the gestures of nuance and refinement may
be taking the Velvet Underground’s third album to
extremes (and, after all, what could be more oxymoronic
than extreme subtlety?), there is a method to their
stride and patience. Hearing them disassemble Neil
Young’s “Danger Bird” back into a delightful fuzzguitar
symphony is worth a spin back again. For just the right
calming mood .
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© 2001 AMZ/music-reviewer.com Robert R. Lewis
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