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Eclectic, eclectic

grover | upland ca United States | 11/27/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This recording goes from the British Isles to
India to China with a touch of hardcore and noise.
The changes are sometimes sweet nd sometimes abrupt,
and played very skillfully by Barnes and many collaborators. The recording quality sounds analog
and homey but well produced. This albums is an instant
independent classic !"

A head-cleaning

Tom Madigan | Washington, DC United States | 12/04/2001

(3 out of 5 stars)

"I cheated on the rating -- you'll either love this or put a spike through it. Over two discs and 39 fuzzed-out tracks, Henry Barnes and company swirl together Scottish, English and Indian folk themes, a little pop, a pinch of rock, and a bucket of atonal ambient noise. It's all played on tabla, Chinese piano, viola, guitars and various electronics (and what are those, bagpipes?). The disaster potential is great, but Electrosphere is free of the vanity and slapdashery that often mar soundscaping projects that know they're weird. From circular reveries like "Forward Pipes" to dirges like "King of Nothing," this is carefully written (if simply conceptualized) and neatly played (if scratchily produced). An aural sweat lodge."