Browse by Artist: REDFEARN & THE EYESORES, ALEC K.

Artist:	REDFEARN & THE EYESORES, ALEC K.
Title:	The Quiet Room
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 204CD

"A huge nine-piece band (accordion/vocals, guitar, French horn, violin, electronics, alto sax, string bass/vocals, drums and percussion), they combine a gigantic array of influences, such as acid folk, maverick 20th century Americana (Tom Waits, Charles Ives, John Cage, Harry Partch), Eastern European folk music, noise/drone rock, cyclical minimalism (Terry Riley, Philip Glass), cabaret and theater music and more. To my ears, this band is simultaneously drawing from the 'primitive' and 'avant-garde' aesthetic, and blending together this huge range of styles into a distinctive, wholly charming sound; at any given moment, you can't tell if you will be hearing the influences of 1920's Appalachia, as filtered through a modern rock band, or post math-rock rendered by acoustic instruments. There are not a lot of vocals, but what vocals there are are nicely sung and feature a wry wit. Always evolving and ever elusive, The Eyesores have consistently left their audiences equally enthralled and confused; the tradition continues here."

Artist:	REDFEARN & THE EYESORES, ALEC K.
Title:	The Blind Spot
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 244CD

"This marvelous large ensemble from Providence, Rhode Island has been in existence for a decade now, bringing their very original music to audiences in the US and Europe. The Blind Spot is their 6th release and their second for Cuneiform and it's also surprisingly different from The Quiet Room. It includes a few shorter songs but the main focus of the album is a very ambitious work entitled 'I am the Resurrection and the Light,' which is a song cycle for a large ensemble featuring a number of different players: appearing are accordion, violin, viola, French horn, guitar, alto sax, bassoon, contrabass, drums, 'loops, processing and other electronic mayhem' and layers and layers of vocals from up to 4 vocalists (Alec and 3 female voices). A compelling, powerful, demanding and ultimately beautiful and moving work. No one else sounds like The Eyesores and with this album, no one combines such purity of vocal and instrumental work with such a sense of impending uneasiness and doom."

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