LP, Holy Mountain, 2006
“Ancestral Songs takes its place at the head and eats vociferously, pausing to talk about Pythagoras, soul as harmony of the body, eschatology, Eastern Mysticism, fear and hope, and—of course—sound as entity. Its six songs utilize acoustic guitar, banjo, field recording, Hindi harp, toy piano, effects, and voice. Words focus on inevitable demise, impermanence, physical and ethereal, a primordial demon whose name best be not spoken.” – Stewart Voegtlin (Stylus Magazine)
Style: Mystical Folk, Free Folk, American Primitivism
Vibes: Devotional, Mantric, Serpentine, Apocalyptic, Cosmic, Forest, Eccentric, Raw, Mythic, Passionate, Primal, Mystical, Death, Rhizomatic
Instrumentation: Chants, Banjo, Toy Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Hindi Harp
Musical Qualities: Improvisation, Acoustic, Droney, Pulse, Noisy, Dynamic, Dissonant, Suite
Reviews:
https://stylusmagazines.com/reviews/daniel-higgs/ancestral-songs.html
http://dustedmagazine.com/reviews/3339
https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/9807-ancestral-songs
