Tarentel/Lilienthal - split 7"
(Awkward Silence)
I do not know much about Lilienthal, but from what I have gathered, it is a
guy
named Arrow Kleeman and would be classified as electronica or whatever
it's
called. On the Lilienthal song, "Rises and Sets," the music swells with
a
fabulous sense of melody underneath the stunted mechanical beat. The
intertwining melodies compete for attention with the beat, as both are
interesting enough to carry a song. My preference would be to focus on the
keyboard parts and ignore the beat.
Tarentel are from San Francisco, and hopefully you already know who they
are. Their song, "Sets and Rises," is a good compliment to the
Lilienthal
side, as it is more groove oriented than their standard songs are.
The
simple straight ahead drumming moves with the bass while guitars,
keyboards,
and other drones sweep, dive, harmonize, and straddle the fence of melody
and
atmospherics. It's nice, but a bit disappointing considering they have
released so many amazing records.
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