Spectrum Control – Hunters At Cyber Dawn (2016)

Field Hymns

• Drone pop
• Organcore
• Indie pop
• Lo-fi
• Krautrock
• Experimental pop/rock
• Electronic
• Avant-pop/rock
• Psychedelic

Ameeriklase Dewey Mahood'i (Plankton Wat, Eternal Tapestry, Edibles) ühemeheprojekti Spectrum Control'i kümneloolist üllitist on kirjeldatud kui Galaxie 500 trummimasinaga, kui neelupõletikku põdevat Yo La Tengot maagiliste seente peal; kui mõnd Saksa punti, keda sa ei ole kuulnud, aga peaksid kindlasti kõrva peale panema. Teravmeelsusi sissejuhatavaks eineks küllalt, aga omalt poolt kirjeldaksin seda muusikat kui ühendavat lüli Ty Segall'i ja Moon Duo ning esimese otsa, sirgjoonelisest krautrokist ja kingapõrnitsemisest läbiimbunud Stereolab'i vahel. Ja nende bändide kaudu räägivad loomulikult Saksa rohkem- ja vähemelektroonilised rokkansamblid minevikust. Kuulates lugu Street Thunder lisanduvad Teutooni kaasaegsed (piiripealsed) krautrokkarid nagu Kreidler, Mouse On Mars, To Rococo Rot, Lali Puna. Muidugi tuleb valemisse lisada tee-seda-ise esteetika ja selle teenistusse rakendatud droonpopp ja lo-fi piiramatu mängulisus. Piiramatu mitte absoluutses, vaid tinglikus tähenduses; lõpmatute valikute seast konkreetsete helide väljavalimine ja nendega opereerimine. Siin on seda peent kidrade ja elektrooniliste klahvpillide vahelist sisse- ja väljalülitamist, aga Dewey Mahood teeb seda elegantselt jämedate helikudede vahendusel, milles on jõudu, sügavust ja dünaamikat. Rokib, rokib; rokib täiega. Tõsi, lugu nimega Terry Coltrane siseneb oma allasurutud hillitsetuses tänapäeva kosmiliste sündivõlurite manu (Daniel Lopatin, M Geddes Gengras, Steve Hauschildt). Suurepärase albumi on üllitanud plaadifirma Field Hymns.

Go No Go For Launch – Re-Entry (2015)

Lastfm

Field Hymns

/Lo-fi, DIY, Synth fusion, Tape music, Electro-rock, Sampledelic, Mood music, Synth rock/

Comment: Bandcamp is an essential platform for many record labels worldwide, including many tape labels either. One of such imprints is US-based Field Hymns whose discography has reached already 60 bars. For instance, Millions` Line In The Sky is one of the most pre-eminent albums in 2015, a fascinating example of the interface between ambient, drone, electronics and post-rock. Randall Taylor aka Go No Go For Launch`s short-running issue was initially produced in 2006 but being officially unreleased so far. More concretely, with the appearance of wonky rhythms, shrill guitar chords and cheap fusion-styled synthesizers and funny samples (one of such is a sample taken from the MacGyver theme) it results in a pleasantly entertaining, self-ironic outing.            

Adderall Canyonly - Btonal (2012)

Field Hymns

9.3

/Industrial electro, Electro pop, Noise, Acid, Alternative, Leftfield/

Comment: Adderall Canyonly`s 10-track issue used supposedly to evoke feels and shakes senses with regard to abundant, permanently changing shapes in rhythms and drilling drones matched somewhere between breakcore-esque tendencies, and acute industrial electronic-induced chaos. Yet, despite its slightly frightening outlook the issue is funny and amusing at its core. The whole does have some similarities with Debmaster`s album Crevin reviewed yesterday at RMH.