Search - Barnacled :: Charles (Dig)

Barnacled's new full-length, and first outing for ESP-Disk', is a rollicking, propulsive offering featuring the band in some of its most intricate formations. This deftly arranged record follows Barnacled as it tightens itself into high corners, only to purposely fall down, find new ground, and pick itself back up again. This work is highly playful, even at its most intense--and it does get intense, with saxophone battles surging over electronics and highly distorted accordion fire offerings. Intertwining rhythms and melody lines revolve around a pulse that creates a new frame of reference while also complicating it. This music invites deep listening, and rewards the curious. Often it is simply mesmerizing--essentially what adventurous minds have come to expect from the legendary ESP-Disk' oeuvre.