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  • Summary: The third release for the Oregon duo of Matt Carlson and Jonathan Sielaff was recorded over two years.
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  • Record Label: Thrill Jockey
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Experimental, Ambient, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Rock
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. The Wire
    Apr 16, 2014
    80
    The compositions recorded by Matt Carlson and Jonathan Sielaff's synth and reeds duo have a sense a purpose often lacking in the hit and miss output of today's numerous modular operators. [Apr 2014, p.63]
  2. Mar 21, 2014
    80
    Seer is certainly another step towards greatness for Golden Retriever.
  3. Mar 24, 2014
    80
    The album reaches its apex on the soaringly beautiful "Flight Song," evoking at once the best elements and most reflective shades of Eno, Aphex Twin, and free jazz saxophonist Marion Brown.
  4. Magnet
    Mar 21, 2014
    70
    [The] only complaint is that the rest of the LP doesn't quite sustain the power of these two tracks ["Petrichor" and "Sharp Stones"]. [No. 107, p.55]
  5. Uncut
    Apr 2, 2014
    70
    The duo of Matt Carlon on Modular synthesiser and Joanthan Sielaff on bass clarinet, are onto something with Seer. [May 2014, p.74]
  6. Mar 25, 2014
    70
    On their fifth release, this Portland, Oregon, drone duo finally find the perfect balance between Matt Carlson's twinkling, modular synths and the bluesy cry of Jonathan Sielaff's bass clarinet.
  7. 40
    Opening track ‘Petrichor’ is certainly a trial, layering ominously ringing notes with clarinet blasts and coming on like the soundtrack to your worst nightmares, while the rest of the five-track record flits between welcoming and uncomfortable.

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