When experimental Chicago-based duo On Fillmore came up with the title
Extended Vacation they must have been imagining a getaway in the rain forest.
For their fourth album (their third widely released one), bassist Darin Gray
and drummer Glenn Kotche create a somber soundtrack by piecing together
kitchen-sink hand percussion, jazzy walking basslines, and laid-back
xylophone and vibraphone chimes all embellished with rustling brushes and
animal squawks and chirps. These visceral jungle sounds that dominate the
record sound authentic, as if they were captured on location in Africa, but
in reality, they come straight from the throat of band pal DeDe Sampaio, who
imitated bird chirps from the inside of a grain silo. Its an offbeat
recording technique, indeed almost as weird as the albums concept but
it all works surprisingly well. The experience is slow moving and slightly
creepy in a provocative kind of way; accurately invoking what it might be
like to listen to the Twin Peaks soundtrack while locked in a zoo cage.
Chances are, Extended Vacation wont rope in fans of Grays and Kotches
respective bands Wilco and Gastr del Sol, since its a far cry from
alt-country or math rock, but those looking for something thats avant-garde
but fairly easy to digest might find this minimalist mood piece strangely
soothing.
- Track List -
01. Checking In ( 2:16)
02. Master Moon ( 6:26)
03. Daydreaming So Early (11:05)
04. Complications ( 7:11)
05. Off the Path ( 1:55)
06. Extended Vacation (12:37)
07. Clearing Out ( 3:34)
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http://onfillmore.com/news.html
3/26/10
On Fillmore
When experimental Chicago-based duo On Fillmore came up with the title
Extended Vacation they must have been imagining a getaway in the rain forest.
For their fourth album (their third widely released one), bassist Darin Gray
and drummer Glenn Kotche create a somber soundtrack by piecing together
kitchen-sink hand percussion, jazzy walking basslines, and laid-back
xylophone and vibraphone chimes all embellished with rustling brushes and
animal squawks and chirps. These visceral jungle sounds that dominate the
record sound authentic, as if they were captured on location in Africa, but
in reality, they come straight from the throat of band pal DeDe Sampaio, who
imitated bird chirps from the inside of a grain silo. Its an offbeat
recording technique, indeed almost as weird as the albums concept but
it all works surprisingly well. The experience is slow moving and slightly
creepy in a provocative kind of way; accurately invoking what it might be
like to listen to the Twin Peaks soundtrack while locked in a zoo cage.
Chances are, Extended Vacation wont rope in fans of Grays and Kotches
respective bands Wilco and Gastr del Sol, since its a far cry from
alt-country or math rock, but those looking for something thats avant-garde
but fairly easy to digest might find this minimalist mood piece strangely
soothing.
- Track List -
01. Checking In ( 2:16)
02. Master Moon ( 6:26)
03. Daydreaming So Early (11:05)
04. Complications ( 7:11)
05. Off the Path ( 1:55)
06. Extended Vacation (12:37)
07. Clearing Out ( 3:34)
GET IT
http://onfillmore.com/news.html
