Search - Tarwater :: Silur

Gorgeous mood music for the electronically damned.

08/31/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a great slice of techno-ambient-experimental music by Ronald Lippok of To Rococo Rot and performance artist/composer Bernd Jestram. Not for the ravey-minded, this possesses some deep lo-fi atmospherics ala' Labradford, the playfulness of Coil and the electronic reverberation of TRR. It's head music: crackles, loops, encircles, skips and speaks. Some tracks have vocals or spoken word dialogues over minimal music/effects. This CD is luscious. Please buy it. Support innovation!"

Spacious and mind-grabbing.

Dirk Hugo | Cape Town, South Africa | 04/12/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"For those who have deplored the regular lack of musical substance in so many dance and ambient releases, Tarwater come as a very welcome relief. Although many of their phrases are very repetitive (especially the dubby basslines), their attention to detail and superb thematic development have a special appeal. The regular appearance of spoken monologues, taken from obscure literature and magazine articles, add a documentary feel to the music and an anthropological edge that doesn't reek of World Music."

Is good

MistahBee | Moscow, Russia | 04/27/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"so, this cd opens with a nice, melodic, song that reminds me of a PJ Harvey ballad. It then goes on to flow through tracks that range from the Plaid/Squarepusher style to songs reminiscent of...maybe old NIN? Anyway, this album has a song that has words from Brave New World put to music (Ford) sheck dis out! Its wonderful. I think : lovechild of PJ, Bjork, K+D, mmmmm lots of lovely people."