Search - Tarentel :: Ephemera

Difference and Repitition

a1 | 04/05/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First of all, this is an EP though it seems to be full-length priced, however I it is worth the buy anyway. For an EP these tracks are stunning; I think they were left off of previous albums just because of the sheer length of them (mostly 10-20 minutes). Also, these tracks wouldn't mesh on the previous albums, but here they work together marvelously. They are very much minimalist post rock: short, potent themes repeat and repeat, building to a blissful climax. I love the reverb chosen for the electric guitars - each note falls like a fat, tender raindrop. And this whole album is colored by a pervasive melancholia. It's one of those albums like Godspeed's Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada that isn't meant for background noise - this is something you put your headphones on and experience."

This is indeed some of their best work

Ian Sheerin | Santa Rosa, CA | 09/01/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Ephemera is a re-release of some older EPs. (Two Sides of Myself, and Looking for Things Searching For Things) However these two releases are excellent when combined. The songs are epic and beautiful examples of everything I love about the post rock genre. Tarentel is beautiful ambient rapture. Nostalgic at times, fans familiar with the genre will compare it to a kindler gentler mogwai, or a more hopeful godspeed you black emperor. Without a doubt though, everyone should here these songs at least once. I think Caine was a bit harsh, because this IS some of their best work."