This is the second Lenola CD to be reviewed in these pages, and there's a reason why. These boys do everything themselves, from recording on their home 8 track and putting out their own records, this is what is known as a self-made-band. The recording is real fun to listen to, with a lot of different sound textures like flanged drums, crazy backwards stuff, detuning guitars (ala MBV), some open-live sounding tracks, strangely doubled voices and more. And yeah, the songs are really good to boot. Living proof that recording your record yourself can turn out great. (Tappersize, 884 Greentree Sq. Rt. 73N, Marlton, NJ 08053)
Music Reviews | No. 7
Ten Small Paces
by Adam Selzer
Its always exhilarating to hear a record that actually escorts you on a 45 minute journey- with attention to dynamics, moods, instrumentation, and recording aesthetics from one track to the...