Who Can I Turn To Stereo

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A single 50 minute track split into 12 movement, Who Can I Turn to Stereo's roots are exposed by that track's title: 'Two Golden Microphones'. The track of the same name on 1994's Rock 'n Roll Station itself was a remix of the Thunder Perfect Mind track 'Colder Still' from 1992. Who Can I Turn to Stereo i, in effect, an almost hour long exploration of the tribal drum, waterphone drones and various other sounds found in those two track. Unlike the reworkings on Rock 'n Roll Station, the material here is massively fleshed out. Whether it's Sarah Fuller's enchanting wordless vocal, David Tibet's unsettling groaning, or Davide Meroni's surreal narration (taken from an exquisite corpse on the NWW website), the album is never far from layers of human voice. The music itself is probably the most traditionally musical in the entire Nurse catalogue, with bleeping electronic loop, layers of psychedelic guitar, and the recurring percussion loop worked to lend the album a tribal groove throughout. More intense movements are juxtaposed with quieter, more ambient section, giving the album a superb structure and dynamic that stops things ever becoming stale or boring. Unlike the cold, harsh and foreboding mood found on previous Nurse With Wound album, Who Can I Turn to Stereo is lush and sumptuou. There are eerie section, and there's no shortage at all of absurd, surreal and completely crazy moments (the pitch-shifted voice announcing "Hello everybody, I'm your new best friend! I can sing with my springs!" at the start of 'Space Funk With Springs' being a personal favourite), but it's much more of a slightly unsettling but overall fun psychedelic trip than the nightmare-like sound sculptures Steven Stapleton's band of weirdos are generally known for. Furthermore, Colin Potter's increasing role in the band means the overall sound is richer and more colourful than ever, making Who Can I Turn to Stereo one of the most immersive records in the entire Nurse With Wound catalogue. .

via Last.fm

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