SEARCH
SPONSORED
Login
NEWSLETTER
WHO'S ONLINE
There are 323 unlogged users and 4 registered users online.
You can log-in or register for a user account here.
You can log-in or register for a user account here.
REVIEWS
Nadja
Skin Turns to Glass
The End Records
Posted: Wednesday, May 07, 2008
By: Amy Mauk
Flash Animator / Motion Graphics Slave
By: Amy Mauk
Flash Animator / Motion Graphics Slave
Canadian duo seeks listeners for acid trips and long walks on the beach.
Nadja have a skill for combining electronic buzzes and heavily-reverbed guitars to form songs that are both mellow and richly-textured. This is best demonstrated on "Sandskin," a swirling eddy of seemingly random drums, pedaled guitar, and vocals that are equal parts heavenly chorus and alien wheeze. The song is 14 minutes long but it has various movements to keep it from becoming too repetitive. In truth, the songs on Skin Turns to Glass aren't so much songs as they are collages of sound. Nadja forego typical songwriting in favor of lulling listeners into a sort of meditation.
The trouble with lulling listeners into meditation is that it doesn't always work, and one man's meditation may be another man's utter boredom. Case in point would be "Slow Loss," which features a pulsing distortion that stops being pleasant after 30 seconds but lasts for about three minutes. There's also a hidden track that is interesting and peaceful, but 28 minutes long. There's a good chance that it will put you to sleep - which may be its intended effect - but it may also make you want to jump out a window. Mellow meditation is not for everyone.
The trouble with lulling listeners into meditation is that it doesn't always work, and one man's meditation may be another man's utter boredom. Case in point would be "Slow Loss," which features a pulsing distortion that stops being pleasant after 30 seconds but lasts for about three minutes. There's also a hidden track that is interesting and peaceful, but 28 minutes long. There's a good chance that it will put you to sleep - which may be its intended effect - but it may also make you want to jump out a window. Mellow meditation is not for everyone.
