Browse by Artist: ARBOURETUM

Artist:	ARBOURETUM
Title:	Rites of Uncovering
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	THR 180CD

"An album of broad scope, musically, lyrically and texturally. The name alludes to a process of constant questing that is part of Arbouretum's raison d'etre, what Heumann describes as 'a sense of religiosity that is not tied down to a particular moral or ecclesiastical approach, but rather proto-religious feelings such as awe in the face of something greater.' In this case, that 'something greater' is the music itself and/or the source thereof. Rites... was influenced either obtusely or more directly (as in the song 'Mohammed's Hex and Bounty,' based on 'Love with a Few Hairs' by Mohamed Mrabet) by the writer Paul Bowles. Band is led by Dave Heumann (Anomoanon); musicians on the album include Mitchell Feldstein (Lungfish) and David Bergander (Celebration)."

Artist:	ARBOURETUM
Title:	Song Of The Pearl
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	THR 212CD

"Recorded at Lord Baltimore Recordings by Rob Girardi over two months in the fall of 2008, Song Of The Pearl is Arbouretum's third full-length and the first to feature the same core band on every song. With Dave Heumann on guitar and vocals, Corey Allender on bass, Daniel Franz (also sometimes seen with Beach House) on drums, and Steve Strohmeier on guitar, Song Of The Pearl is more earthy and direct than the band's previous efforts. While Rites Of Uncovering seemed to peer down from a vantage point far above, Song Of The Pearl reaches out from within the mire itself. The songs seem to have more immediacy and urgency than that of its predecessor. Paradoxically, the album exudes hopefulness, even though the songs' protagonists are often ultimately and intrinsically doomed."

Artist:	ARBOURETUM
Title:	The Gathering
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	THR 257CD

"The Gathering is the fourth album from the Baltimore band Arbouretum, led by singer, guitarist and lyricist Dave Heumann with bassist Corey Allender. Heumann's lyrics employ elaborate and allegorical imagery, borrowing themes from Jung and Bowles to explore the depths of the mind. He and Allender trade long, expressive instrumental passages to explore the outer reaches of sonic space. On The Gathering, new drummer Buck Carey and the keyboards and percussion of Matthew Pierce open Arbouretum's sound further, giving Heumann's guitar explorations time and space to fully develop."

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