Clogs 'Thom's Night Out'
Clogs
Thom's Night Out
I present to you the highly underrated or possibly just little known Clogs in conjunction with Stefan over at the excellent MoodSwings blog, where you'll find their latest release (Feb 2006). He also has provided much of the background info, which I will not outline once again in this review.Here I have their first release (2001) for you to listen. In a similar vein to Rachel's, (posted previously - see below June, 14), they are a band that are rather difficult to classify. It's easy to just class them as post-rock (instrumental) in the way that I've tagged them, but they have a greater affinity to a classical ensemble (viola/bassoon/guitar/percussion) with no rock about them, yet somehow I think they are aurally accessible to your average indie/rock fan! You could just call them mood music; they are not harsh on the ears in fact exactly the opposite in creating genuinely beautiful music, that like Rachels isn't about time or genre, but just about the music. I believe if you seriously love Sigor Ros for its beauty or Radiohead for its somewhat experimentalism (I'd say pseudo); then I feel you are bound to really get into this music. It's definitely about live music, (but far from essential) that you may like to sit silently to listen or in the darkness & just let your dreams take over. Hey, it even would go well after you've just left an opium den in some remote area; just a thought. (Am I allowed to say that?)
I can't say for sure as I've only listened to 'Lantern' briefly, but I think that is a little more commercially orientated than this & overall rather quiet (except trks 10 & 11), whereas this can be a little more experimental, although overall relatively gentle. I'm not saying one is 'better' than the other esp. as I've only heard the other briefly, just trying to highlight possible differences.
And for those unaware Clogs members Bryce Dessner (guitar) is also in The National, which Padma Newsome (violin, viola) played a part in the production of their albums. Alligator their last release (2005) was given 5/5 stars by many critical reviews.
Hard to fault this particualr release either: MoogPower rating = 4.5+
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posted by MoogPower @ Monday, July 17, 2006
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Track List:
1. Yeri Ali
2. Mysteries of Life
3. Thom's Night Out
4. My Husband's Village
5. I'm Very Sad
6. Four Blue Poles
7. Sadness and Obsession
8. Ukifine
Musicians
Bryce Dessner: Guitar
Rachel Elliot: Bassoon
Padma Newsome: Violin, Viola
Thomas Kozumplik: Percussion
Padma is originally Australian (although little know out here) & has had a fairly esteemed musical background, but please don't let that put you off by thinking the music will be kind of coventional or worse elite.
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I'm very fond of The National so I'll give this a try, thanks!
Great Vaughn...pleased to hear it. I'd be surprised if you DO NOT like this, but whether you'll really get into it is another matter; it just may not be your kind of thing. Still I'd be surprised if somebody had varied musical tastes not to do so!
(I'd better get Jason Molina, still haven't had a chance to do so yet - sorry).
PS. I saw Alejandro Escovedo this past Saturday. We was terrific! I got a chance to meet with him briefly after his set and had my picture taken with him...I know I'm a geek but a fan is a fan :)
PSS. I also saw one of the most amazing live acts I've ever encountered, THE AVETT BROTHERS. They are from North Carolina and are a mixture of Appalachian music with punk showmanship. My head is still reeling from their performance. www.theavettbrothers.com check 'em out!
WoW Vaughn - seems you've been rather busy - very nice!
As for being a geek...well I used to take a camera when I was much younger, but these days I always seem to forget & generally I'm too caught up with the crowd in the very front to keep one safely. But to have one handy for after show purposes is maybe something I'll have to think about in the future.
Still I've got loads of photo's of me with The Triffids (in particlar), The Go-Betweens etc. I think it's about time I take those out of their hidden boxes & put into some kind of order so that they can be readily viewed. It always seems like a really boring chore.
I don't really know very much about Appalachian music? I think it has something to do with various mountain regions in the States who have some Celtic heritage. So there are kind of traditional tunes & possibly dance-like jams - maybe with the banjo for example.
I could be way off in my thoughts here, but that's what I imagine it to be without really having a firm understanding.
I suspect that today it must draw on a long history with various musical styles becoming entwined even African sources.
Am I at all close? :)
I've never heard Appalachian music broken down in a quasi-acadmeic way before but you've pretty much summed it up. It led to country blues, bluegrass and rockabilly. Another term for it is "Hillbilly" music.
Nick Cave was consumed by it for awhile back during his "And the Ass Saw the Angel" and HENRY'S DREAM period.
It can be spooky music sometimes, filled with death and murder, but also quite beautiful too. In that respect, it is very American.
Yeah, sorry 'bout the pseudo academia, that's the way my mind works sometimes with my technical science background. yet I'm a very visual person, so despite the way I tried to break it down I was still picturing the sounds as I imagined them!
Hhmmm, I'm with you in regard to Nick Cave, I feel he still draws on that material, it may just have a different outcome when left in his hands.
Death & murder you say...that's the part that's very American? :)
Hillbilly music I understand, but if said alone I would not conjure images of 'dark' beauty amidst murderous or ghostly tales, unfortunately I begin to see Ma & Pa Kettle & a whole gang of Rednecks.
Talking about 'Rednecks' I saw about a week ago this Redneck festival somewhere in the States. It only occupied a few minutes at the end of a news or current affairs program, but I've gotta say it looked hilarious.
Just like a mardi gras...Stand Up And Be Proud, seemed to be the motto, was rather funny!
their second best in my opinion... "Thom's Night Out" masters the post rocky/contemporary music aspect of Clogs art with almost as much grandeur as they did on their latest, "Lantern"...
Certainly my fav' post rock act with Rachels and Labradford...
Thanks Stefan...very eloquently spoken.
I've got a few other bands in this genre or at least similar style that (hopefully) I might be able to surprise you with...stay tuned.
Cheers!
I'm grabbin this one for sure! A 4,5+ on your scale Moog...ooef, must be good! Thnx mate!
Cool peanut...hope ya dig it. If you are in a rather relaxed frame of mind, this will hopefully just add to the mood.
Ciao
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