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01. SANSO-XTRO - Fountain Fountain
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02. SANSO-XTRO - The Origin Of Birds
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03. SANSO-XTRO - Wood Owl Wings A Rush, Rush
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04. SANSO-XTRO - Golden Hour
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05. SANSO-XTRO - Hello Night Crow
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06. SANSO-XTRO - Light Come, Light Go, Ghost
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07. SANSO-XTRO - Goodnight Thylacine
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08. SANSO-XTRO - Observes Shadows
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09. SANSO-XTRO - Exit: Joyous Mountain
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ARTIST
SANSO-XTRO
TITLE
Fountain Fountain Joyous Mountain
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
DIGITALIS
CATALOG #
DIGI 058LP
DIGI 058LP
GENRE
ROCK
RELEASE DATE
3/15/2011
Warehouse find, last copies on LP. 2005 was the last time anyone heard from
Melissa Agate
aka
Sanso-Xtro
on her record for Type,
Sentimentalist
. Since then, quite a bit has happened. Agate has relocated to her native Australia and the move has treated her well.
Fountain Fountain Joyous Mountain
takes a lot of the ideas from her first record and dials them in, pushing everything to the next level. This collection of songs is a quiet force, blissfully confident and expertly assembled. Sanso's soundworld is a fully immersive environment. On the opener, "Fountain Fountain," we get a glimpse of everything to come. There's this carefully controlled chaos at work that is immediately hypnotizing. Agate sings simple passages toward the end, welcoming listeners into this new world as her voice floats above the fray. It becomes obvious as the album progresses that Agate is, at heart, a drummer. The staccato rhythms and percussive embellishments bring the album to life. These rapid-fire beats in conjunction with precise, half-speed instrumentation work in perfect harmony. Reminiscent of
Blackdance
-era
Klaus Schulze
at times, there's an intoxicating dizzyness that is effortlessly present in "The Origin Of Birds" and "Wood Owl Wings A Rush Rush." Agate even throws a few nods to free jazz with "Goodnight Thylacine." Her skill as a drummer is matched by her ability as a songwriter, knowing when to push it over the top and when to hold back. Album closer "Exit: Joyous Mountain," sounds like a lost
Alan Lomax
gem with its melodica/harmonica duet and delicate singing. "Hello Night Crow" is the literal and figurative center of the album, though. It starts with a ringing synth loop that gives nothing away until the chord changes emerge a minute in. Again, it's about the slow-build, raising the tension and anticipation before melting into the sky. "You wouldn't recognize that it's not there anymore," Agate sings over the bubbling waves of synths. It is beautiful and crushing.
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