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- Summary: The second solo album for Barn Owl's Jon Parras was recorded at his home.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Neo-Psychedelia
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The WireJul 24, 2012Porras here maps a liminal space with a fine balance of spontaneity and judgement, building towards a revelation which occurs--so as to preserve the mystery--just out of view. [May 2012, p.70]
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May 17, 2012As far as drone or ambient records go, Black Mesa is accessible and melodious.
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May 17, 2012Despite the added breadth, Porras still sticks to the bare necessities to get his point across, making for guitar passages that meditate on every ringing note and hazy chord.
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May 17, 2012The album as a whole falls short of offering us anything new or of exceeding quality in relation to either Porras' other projects or the work of similarly-minded artists. Still, Black Mesa is an unmistakably effective, quality genre piece by an artist highly invested in the form.
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May 17, 2012Black Mesa ventures deep into individuality but it's ultimately a fever dream that's more accessible to the man who created it rather than to an audience.
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