Stranger (LP)


Balmorhea

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Amoeba Review

11/19/2012

If you share my vast appreciation for twangy, echoey guitar ambience from the Durutti Column to Eno/Lanois, and Rachel's and Ry Cooder, not to mention John Fahey, Santo & Johnny and the Penguin Cafe Orchestra, then Balmorhea will be your new favorite band. Though they call themselves a "minimalist instrumental ensemble," this is richly harmonic, classically inspired, building and flowing music from a couple of seriously talented Austin cats. Rob Lowe (different Rob Lowe) and Michael Muller, enhanced by an expressive string section, craft moving, melodic guitar-led journeys, with Philip Glass-esque repetition that builds to Morricone-worthy cinematic climaxes. I thought this kind of thing had been quite unfashionable since the mid-'80s -- it's great to see some new kids digging into the EG Records sound.

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Track Listing



Disc 1 Titles
Artist
Length
1.
Days 		Balmorhea 08:46
2.
Masollan 		Balmorhea 05:13
3.
Fake Fealty 		Balmorhea 04:29
4.
Dived 		Balmorhea 03:26
5.
Jubi 		Balmorhea 04:52
6.
Artifact 		Balmorhea 07:01
7.
Shore 		Balmorhea 05:28
8.
Pyrakantha 		Balmorhea 06:18
9.
Islet 		Balmorhea 01:08
10.
Pilgrim 		Balmorhea 06:46

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