SE7EN Posted February 16, 2017 Share Posted February 16, 2017 (edited) White /1000 and standard black. Out 28th April on 52Hz - order here. “All this I do for glory” is a reasoning and exploration of the machinations of ambition and legacy, an examination of the concepts of afterlife, and the first half of a doomed love story in the model of the greek tragedies. As a narrative, it exists temporally somewhere between 2015’s “Never were the way she was” (with Sarah Neufeld) and the 1st volume of the NHW Trilogy. With this, his first solo outing since 2013’s “To See More Light”, Colin Stetson ventures into territory both familiar and strange. Here still, is the dogmatically stripped down approach to performance and capture (all songs recorded live with no overdubs or loops) but there is an immediacy to the album that belies a more invasive and thorough miking of the various instruments being utilized and a seeming influence drawn from the early nineties electronica of artists like Aphex Twin and Autechre, evident in the more pointed role played by the instruments' many percussive elements. There are ancestries, motivic and timbral, woven through these six songs that plainly anchor them within the shared universe of his Trilogy, though the overall experience is one of extreme intimacy, the sounds and imagery more tangible and immersive than previous offerings. The brief and brutal “In the clinches” recalls (or presages) echoes of songs like “Judges”, though now feeling like one has fallen down the bell of Stetson’s ancient bass saxophone itself. “Spindrift”, crystalline and serene, calls to mind the ambient works of Aphex Twin, while “Between Water and Wind” with it’s “Immigrant Song” swagger, relentlessly carves it’s way into the bedrock here, paving the way with an increasing focus on the minute and the minimal, with a deepened sense of patience shared by most of the album’s six tracks. Engineered and mixed by Stetson himself, this album represents a decidedly independent approach across the entire creative process and finds him at the top of his game, both as a composer and instrumentalist as well as a producer. Edited February 16, 2017 by SE7EN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Whoops, didn't see this until now. I had no idea he was releasing a new album. Checking out the video and sale link as soon as I get home, but this should be a no-brainer. That blurb is very tantalizing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitterhappier Posted February 17, 2017 Share Posted February 17, 2017 Love Stetson Hopefully I can find this at a store Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SE7EN Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 Held off listening to any of this until receiving the vinyl, which I got today. Can't wait to give it a spin tomorrow... Have read some really positive reviews, so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek™ Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I am so happy with this album. Stetson can do no wrong. SE7EN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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