| ***Phoenecian Flu And Ancient Ocean is another seething mish-mash of psychedelia, krautrock and free-noise-- the perfect follow-up to last year's highly regarded self-titled debut LP. Partially self-recorded and partially recorded in the studio, Phoenecian Flu and Anciet Ocean is full of absolutely staggering material. The endless riff-santiy of "Death Comes for the Archbishop" is followed by billowing smoke, then a fuzzy-wuzzy pop number that finally shoots itself when the smell of smoke turns out to be an amp that was on far too loud for far too long. That piece of reverbed noise insanity might've been all were it not for the depraved psychedelic dub and Monoshock tribute that follows. Odes to the acoustic guitar and former gods of the six-string close the album. What does it sound like? Everything and nothing, baby. 30-second MP3 excerpts: Death Comes For The Archbishop Lorelei {G}-x-nou(gh) Part II Knowe Part I Motametrik Canopy Entrybl Greetings Ancient Ocean Bleu Eyes If you have a recent version of iTunes software on your computer, clicking on the link immediately below should open the iTunes application and take you to that album's iTunes page-- where you can listen to samples and buy this album, or individual tracks: go to iTunes to browse downloads for Residual Echoes "Phoenician Flu and Ancient Ocean" (Holy Mountain) If you have a subscription account at emusic.com, you can download tracks for purchase here. This title is also available for download at Amazon MP3. For a complete listing of Midheaven exclusive albums available for download from the iTunes Music service, please visit the Midheaven Mailorder/Revolver USA Downloadables page. |