The Great Annihilator
©Young God. US, 1994.‟That's one hell of an album title, ain't it? You've got to have some confidence in an album to call it The Great Annihilator, understatement goes right out the window. It's even more impressive, given that they were so (wrongly) unimpressed with their previous three albums, they've never re-issued them. Their confidence could not have been more well founded.
This is a stunning, claustrophobic masterpiece of an album. They've taken the intensity of their early work, and mixed it with the lighter, folkier side of their 'bunny' period. What that creates is a unique sound of pounding, syncopated percussion, high pitched electric guitar textures, jangling acoustic guitar, and echoing, droning sound loops. Both vocalists perform the best works of their careers, Michael Gira seems to have perfected his hypnotic, mantra-like croon, and Jarboe can add a touch of heaven or a touch of spite seemingly at will. The lyrics are sheer Gira. Does anyone do self-loathing with the same class, the same honesty and intensity?
Intensity is the key-word for this release, as with all Gira-related projects. I just can't think of any other album that combines such lightness, such intensity, and such tunes.‟
This is a stunning, claustrophobic masterpiece of an album. They've taken the intensity of their early work, and mixed it with the lighter, folkier side of their 'bunny' period. What that creates is a unique sound of pounding, syncopated percussion, high pitched electric guitar textures, jangling acoustic guitar, and echoing, droning sound loops. Both vocalists perform the best works of their careers, Michael Gira seems to have perfected his hypnotic, mantra-like croon, and Jarboe can add a touch of heaven or a touch of spite seemingly at will. The lyrics are sheer Gira. Does anyone do self-loathing with the same class, the same honesty and intensity?
Intensity is the key-word for this release, as with all Gira-related projects. I just can't think of any other album that combines such lightness, such intensity, and such tunes.‟
Darkness Fish
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