/Indie rock, Post-rock, Jazz rock, Slowcore,
Ambient pop, Indietronica, Indie folk, Alternative rock, Art rock, Singer-songwriter, Folk indie/
Comment: Perikope was bundled 25 months after
then Belgium-residing musician Max Fotheringham`s debut issue In All Amber (Higher Living Records).
By listening to the first half of the album silent chugging might remind of A
Sea And Cake`s subtle aesthetics of being somewhere between sublime indie pop
and restrained post-rock and jazz rock progressions where electronic
undercurrents are a little pushed backwards but still clearly presented in the
blend. On the other side, we should not underestimate the influence of the so-called
Duyster movement (De Portables, Styrofoam, Wixel, The Go Find, Sweek etc) in Belgium (where artists played indie music with strong influences
by way of electronica, IDM and post-rock). Thirdly, the release is obviously inspired
by dreamy slowcore artists (Galaxy 500, Arab Strap, Barzin, True Widow) either because MF apparently likes silence more than noise.
Of course, Fotheringham`s outing might be more bedroom studio oriented because
of having revealed more warming clumsiness by left and right side. However,
later on, some more diverse and drowsy compositions become to appear – from piano
driven ambient pop where one can perceive the artist to express soulful
emotions through his voice and accentuation. At times he exploits found sounds
to fill in the album with more space and intimate corners. Later on, Max
Fotheringham left Belgium and arrived at Australia to form a new project entitled
Amber Isles. This 10-track silent yet lightsome issue is a part of the Higher
Living Records.
