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- Artist(s): Jim Becker, Jon Mueller, Janet Beveridge Bean, Jaime Fennelly
- Summary: The latest full-length release for Jaime Fennelly's solo project was originally Commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and was produced by Tortoise's John McEntire.
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- Record Label: Paradise of Bachelors
- Genre(s): Electronic, Folk, Avant-Garde, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Experimental Rock, Experimental Ambient, Alternative Folk
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Apr 11, 2018The circular drum-like sculpture was intended to create an ever-changing architectural kaleidoscope of organic shapes and colours, but the 12 tracks do this on their own. They oscillate and breathe, melding in with the synapses of the listener and lulling them into a rapturous state.
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Apr 11, 2018Undying Color was clearly the beginning of a new phase for Mind Over Mirrors, but its follow-up feels more complete, and hopefully anticipates something even more dazzling.
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Apr 27, 2018Bellowing Sun is one of Fennelly’s best and most brightly colored albums yet.
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Apr 11, 2018Bellowing Sun feels delightfully out of time with the rest of the world. Its length and complex structure dare our shrinking attention spans to fight the pull of Twitter timelines and breaking news, to lean into the present.
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UncutApr 11, 2018Tortoise's John McEntire, producing, keep the whole rhapsodic jam on an even keel. [May 2018, p.30]
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Apr 11, 2018When drums and fiddle swagger, it feels like a Krautrock hoedown. Still, the harmonium exerts enough of a presence to give the music a devotional quality. In combination with the chanting, this music invites you to surrender to reverence without telling you what to believe.
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The WireJul 12, 2018All told, there are some beautiful moments on this record, as well as a sense that the gap between what Fennelly wants his music to be and what he is able to accomplish is gradually narrowing. [Jun 2018, p.62]
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