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Making the Saint Image
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67

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  • Summary: The third full-length four-track release for the Southern California producer/multi-instrumentalist was recorded in a cabin.
  • Record Label: Asthmatic Kitty
  • Genre(s): New Age, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Guitar/New Age
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Jun 12, 2014
    70
    It is indeed an unrushed, introspective piece of work--not music for a bright sunny Sunday, but perfect for a Sunday during a meditation retreat in a haunted monastery.
  2. Jun 12, 2014
    70
    The result is an unpolished gem of spiritual ambiance.
  3. Jun 12, 2014
    63
    Making the Saint is a refined yet minor record that works as an intimate aperture into the subtle wonders of Schlarb’s catalog.
  4. Jun 12, 2014
    60
    The album is refreshingly spare, especially in light of the lofty production work Schlarb got into previously. However, as nice as these low-key guitar wanderings are initially, the longer pieces drag on into aimlessness and never really reach for any resolution or greater narrative.