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Music : Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo
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Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo by: Hammock |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0708527017623 Label: Darla Manufacturer: Darla Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Darla Release Date: July 16, 2007 Studio: Darla Sales Rank: 38835 MPN: 176 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo is the anticipated follow up to Hammock’s debut, Kenotic, a record that All Music Guide described as ''in every way a contender for classic status in the Shoegazing genre.'' The duo’s eighteen newest tracks will do little to change that cross-genre appeal. Raising Your Voice...Trying to Stop an Echo is characterized by the duo’s hallmark: thick curtains of cascading electric guitars that merge into pure expressions of hope, stillness, joy and loss. Accompanied by strings, piano, ethereal vocals and an occasional undercurrent of percussion, these beautiful, layered guitar washes range from whisper-soft minimalism to moments of driving, slow-burn intensity. Simply put, Marc Byrd and Andrew Thompson make music that is filled with human passion and emotion. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - My New iPod SoundtrackI first heard Hammock on one of my local college station's ambient/electronica programs earlier this year. The song was "Passing Away" and I listened through two more long (and I mean looong...) selections by other artists just so I could find out who it was. The song reminded me why I love this kind of ethereal music in the first place. Haunting tapestries and melodies that call out your name to join them. I figured they were local or just an artist or group with one cd that was hard to find. I was surprised and happy to be able to find it on Amazon (as well as other cds they've done) and now this entire album is on my iPod and gets much play. I was also suprised to discover that they werent just an ambient group holding ... Read More: Rating:  - Stunning lush masterpiece This is my favorite album in years! Absolute masterpiece of subtle melodic bliss. I MUST buy! Rating: - perfectSometimes you find an album, so entertaining from beginning to end, you can listen to it over and over, and the pleasure only increases - never ceases. Each listen brings new feelings and new favorites. Subtle nuances seem to be hidden in the mix for discovery when your mind is ready to hear them. "Raising Your Voice Trying to Stop an Echo" has this rare quality. Instrumental ambient/shoegaze with only a few songs containing vocals. You might be thinking (might not, but just in case) that they threw the vocals on the selected tracks for some narcissistic reason or to appease shallow fans who need vocals to appreciate the music fully, but trust me when I tell you there is not the faintest sensation of that pretense on this album; The music ... Read More: Rating:  - Music to kill yourself by!!If slow bass and drum melody with over-processed guitar is your thing than you'll like this CD..This music I found was VERY depressing..These guys are talented and there are a couple of good songs on here but for the most part they all kind of blend together into this depressing melody that wants to go somewhere but never actually does.. Rating: - Hammock does it again...and then some...Hammock's "Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo" is another fine release from this wonderful band. Over 18 mesmorizing tracks, Hammock expands their sounds to their most sprawling limits on this CD, utilizing not only their signature delayed electric guitars, but also adding piano, strings, keyboards, field recordings, acoustic guitars, and vocals to convey a distinct sense of hope-tinged melancholy. The melodies on "Raising Your Voice... Trying to Stop an Echo" are as memorable as the other Hammock releases, and while the band shows a greater desire to explore with sounds and arrangements, the band shows remarkable restraint and patience with their songs. They allow each song to lead to its own logical conclusion, never forcing the mood or melody, ... Read More: |
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