Formats
HOLY108 - LP
N/AHOLY108CD - CD
655035610825
Details
Much lauded solo release from legendary poet, painter, jews harpist, tattoo artist, and singer and lyricist of lungfish, the pupils and cone of light apocalyptic folk and sci-fi ragas to melt the spine.
FORMER LUNGFISH FRONTMAN DANIEL HIGGS HAS AN UNPARALLELED PRESENCE IN BOTH BODY AND VOICE. THIS, COMBINED WITH HYPNOTIC REPETITION, GIVES THE MATERIAL ON ANCESTRAL SONGS BOTH A LOOSE DISCIPLINE AND AN IMMENSE YET SERPENTINE POWER. ANCESTRAL SONGS IS COMPRISED OF APOCALYPTIC TUNES, A BANJO RAAG, MELLIFLUOUS BIRDSONG, AND THE SCI-FI-SOUNDING DUET OF A SEARING JEW?S HARP AND TOY PIANO. ?ARE YOU OF THE BODY?? BRINGS OUT THE ELECTRIC TAMBOURA TONE AND AN ACCOMPANYING ACOUSTIC GUITAR TO MELT THE SPINE. A DISTORTED MOTORIK GUITAR RIFF PROPELS ANCESTRAL SONGS TO A CLOSE BY FOCUSING ON THE CONSISTENT TONE AND VIBRATION THAT FLOWS THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM. ?[HIGGS?S] PRESENCE IN PERSON AND ON STAGE IS ABSOLUTELY MESMERIZING. IN ANOTHER TIME HE WOULD HAVE RULED THE WORLD, OR BEEN BURNED AT THE STAKE?. ?AQUARIUSRECORDS.COM? A SOLO ALBUM OF JEW?S HARP IMPROVISATIONS SOUNDS LIKE AS MUCH FUN AS A TEETH CLEANING, BUT LUNGFISH?S DANIEL HIGGS TURNS A BENT PIECE OF METAL THAT?S PLACED IN THE MOUTH AND PLUCKED INTO A JOURNEY IN PROTEAN RHYTHM AND TONE.? BRET MCCABE, BALTIMORE CITY PAPER
Tracks
1. LIVING IN THE KINGDOM OF DEATH
2. THY CHOSEN BRIDE
3. MOHARSING AND SCHOENHUT
4. ARE YOU OF THE BODY?
5. O COME AND WALK ALONG [FOR S.]
6. TIME-SHIP OF THE DEMOGORGON
Press
PRETTY MUCH IGNORED BY MOST OF THE PRESS ON ITS RELEASE EXCEPT BY PLAN B AND MOJO..., HOWEVER THE NEW RECORD ON THRILL JOCKEY (NATCH) GETTING COVERED EVERYWHERE. BEST CHECK THIS ONE OUT