Andy Marshall & Mark Stoney (holey moley)
An interesting one off, and another piece of work
which is largely instrumental (seems to be a lot of
it about this month). This was recorded between
2000 and 2002 in Mark Stoney's basement at the
same time as he was working on his own solo album
'Amber'. What's always surprising about these types
of recordings are how rich and full they sound. The
bigger the stereo you whack this baby through the
better it sounds. The majority of the tracks are res-
olutely gentle, melodies ebbing and flowing against
a backdrop of keyboards, and occasional strings
and woodwind. Apparently one of the tracks has
been picked up on a post-rock compilation which
only muddies the descriptive process further. The
standout track is the one which doesn't stick to the
mini-albums basic template. 'The Only One That
Stayed' marries a complete sample of an American
Gospel preaching building towards a fiery, oratorical
climax while the rhythms and cadences of the hoarse
Southern accent are carried along in a building
maelstrom of guitars and feedback. The album's
worth getting hold of for this track alone even though
there is plenty of pleasant, if sometimes slightly
directionless meandering, harmony going on.
Mark's been signed to island, it would good to hear
more from Andy."
- Sandman Magazine
i think that was actually positive!!
still on sale folks. £10 a piece.
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