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His/ Hers, by Zelienople (CD on Type)

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Rating: happy This record left our Phil feeling happy.

Onto a CD/LP by Zelienople on Type called His/ Hers. A very nice atmospheric drifting set of pieces sounding like a more Americana influenced Charalambides. Very cinematic sounding indeed...Spectral, floatyness to get you all hot under your collar. Mind you now it's more t shirt weather and t shirts don't really have collars. Can you get collared t shirts? I digress anyway this is pretty cool (takes a few listens) but it sinks in and becomes a joyful experience.

What the label says:

- A brand new full-length work from Chicago three-piece Zelienople, coming hot on the heels of their Digitalis-released
and hugely acclaimed 'Stone Academy' album.
- A definitive statement in sludgy psychedelic doom-blues, blending improvised freak-outs with melancholic dream-pop
to devastating effect.
Zelienople (named after a borough in Pennsylvania) is the moniker of Chicago based musicians Matt Christensen
(guitar/vocals), Mike Weis (percussion) and Brian Harding (guitar/clarinet) and between them, in a desolate suburban
basement, they have come up with a record of pure psych-rock sludge. Now on their fifth album, the band have struck upon
their finest moment yet, honing their skills to create something singular and utterly unique. There is certainly no shortage of
acts willing to throw down waves of experimental guitar noise and clattering percussion, but with the benefit of focus and
experience, Zelienople sound like something totally out of time and almost impossible to place. Residing in a hazy drunken
world in-between slow-core pioneers Low, psych-folk outsiders Charalambides, Japanese overlords Boris and Dead Man era Neil
Young 'His/Hers' is a faded photograph of rock music past, yet still manages to keep a firm footing in the present. Guitars echo
like disappearing ghosts and vocals moan and wail mercilessly while percussion bubbles up in glorious waterlogged waves.
'His/Hers' isn't a concept album, but it might as well be with five bravely sculpted tracks acting like chapters, taking you
through a whole gamut of emotions, from pensive and lonely through to aggressive and impulsive and beyond. Fusing the
warring factions of blues, noise, metal, folk and jazz the trio have made as breathtaking a psychedelic album as you're likely to
find, and unlike so many others in the scene it never threatens to overwhelm you with meaningless academia or pretension.
This is an album made for listening, for enjoying and sinking in to, an album that is made as an illicit treat for the discerning
music fans among us. Grab hold and step aboard, Zelienople are just about ready to take you on a universal journey into the
subconscious, and it's gonna be quite some ride.

 

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About the humble CD:

The CD is essentially a small portable face mirror which has an extra feature of being able to play music (through a thing known as a CD player). These CD's are a modern invention hence them being all shiny and digital. They can hold about 80 minutes of music and apparently are indestructible as you can smear jam on them and they still play (not as nourishing as toast mind you but when you're hungry.....). They sound crystal clear and are tiny convenient things. They lack the charm and warmth of their old analogue counterparts but their portability, convenience and ease of being duplicated make them a perfect thing of a thing for most folks. Jewel cases are the worst thing ever though and they really need to stop.

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