New Volcano Choir - "Youlogy"

Volcano Choir, Justin Vernon's collaborative project with state-mates Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, introduced itself with the striking "Island, IS," a track we noted "released Vernon's falsetto from its plaintively strummed trappings, pairing it instead with a hypnotic world of COCOB's loops, synths, percussion, aural ephemera." Still, as a first shot from the "experimental" project, it read first and foremost as a "song." Opposite that is the album-closing "Youlogy," a freer flowing piece that's considerably airier, minimal, and less structured. Its neologistic punnery is apt: Vernon delivers displaced-gospel vocals while Collections' craft dissonant ambiance and scattered banjo plucks into something haunted and ethereal. File under: Music for cemeteries. Hear it at NPR.

Volcano Choir's Unmap LP is out 9/22 via Jagjaguwar.

Posted at 3:07 PM by amrit
Tags: Bon Iver | Collections Of Colonies Of Bees | Volcano Choir

7 Comments

Does that Banjo's head look exceptionally big?

Does that comment sound unnervingly sexual?

Posted by: doo doo smells worse at 08/25/09 3:24 PM  | Reply
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smooth... very quiet... looking fwd to the full album which should create a good atmosphere

Posted by: Moyetes at 08/25/09 4:05 PM  | Reply
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Indeed. You need the rest of the album to hang this on. Gorgeous though.

Posted by: Mikey  in reply to Moyetes's comment at 08/25/09 4:17 PM  | Reply
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thumbs up! : )

Posted by: gelsona at 08/25/09 7:54 PM  | Reply
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why won't this just leak already?

sounds like these wisconsin kids are channeling death+soul+angels.

Posted by: bludevil33 at 08/26/09 1:32 AM  | Reply
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banjo heads can be many different sizes. the larger the head, the deeper the twang.

Posted by: matthew at 08/26/09 8:37 AM  | Reply
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the banjo head is larger than normal. Gets a deeper tone. No bluegrass here.

Posted by: john at 09/28/09 2:21 PM  | Reply
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