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Ancestral House of The Sun - Self Titled Album Release
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Label: Catch The Soap Productions - CTS (Myspace)
Ancestral House of The Sun is the solo moniker of the Greek independent artist Serafim Grigoriou. Despite coming from Greece, Serafim does not feel his music reflects what one might expect as the average Greek folk/pop bouzouki-orientated music. To him, he plays folk music for a small community of his close friends who reach and connect with his music. This project is Serafim's first official attempt at composing as a guitar player, however, he is an active member (drummer) for several underground rock bands in Greece, including Brother of Sleep, Uranium Cardinals, and Frank Siddhatra.
Ancestral House of The Sun has a certain epic, experimental quality to it that definitely make it stand out from the other features of The Pursuit of Folk. The guitar playing is very active and rhythmic, which at times feels distant while remaining warm and emotional. Unlike most folk music, Ancestral House of The Sun doesn't fallow strict, pre-determined "pop" structural patterns. It's an unusual, yet refreshing, pairing of folk and experimental acoustic. Ancestral House of the Sun does a fine job of creating interesting atmospheric landscapes, and intimate overtones to accent the guitar and enhance the mood of each song. All except one track are rather dark instrumentals.
Ancestral House of The Sun deserves a quiet room and little distraction, for the details are what make this music come alive and keep your attention. At times it may be loud and exciting, and other times the record is soft, so be ready for the rise and fall. This is not your soundtrack for summer jams, and its proudly not trying to be, but there is definitely a times and place for it.
My two favorite tracks represent the dichotomy between Serafim's softer, more personal tracks and the nine-minute epic closing out the album. The former, "Montra elemental gate II" is a beautifully intimate recording of a lone guitar noodling through a single note melody. This track reminds me of Nick Drake's Pink Moon recordings--quick, natural, and generally lonesome (see Nick Drake's "Horn"). The album ends with a 9-minute bang called "Entering the halls of the dyin" which has much emotional rising and falling. Serafim's background in percussion really shines through on this track, as the drums and other auxiliary percussive instruments are critical to the dark, climatic experience that this songs has created.
This release is vinyl only from Catch The Soap Productions, however, Serafim was kind enough to allow The Pursuit of Folk to give a free digital download of the album! He recognizes what many artists do not, which is that the internet gives artists access to more fans. The only drawback being that you often need to give your music away free now, and hope that it pays off in the future. With that said, if you like what you here, and you are into the whole analog vinyl thing, please go and buy the record here: Catch The Soap Productions. I've included my two favorite songs for streaming as well as the download link for the entire album, if you're interested. Enjoy!
My two favorite tracks represent the dichotomy between Serafim's softer, more personal tracks and the nine-minute epic closing out the album. The former, "Montra elemental gate II" is a beautifully intimate recording of a lone guitar noodling through a single note melody. This track reminds me of Nick Drake's Pink Moon recordings--quick, natural, and generally lonesome (see Nick Drake's "Horn"). The album ends with a 9-minute bang called "Entering the halls of the dyin" which has much emotional rising and falling. Serafim's background in percussion really shines through on this track, as the drums and other auxiliary percussive instruments are critical to the dark, climatic experience that this songs has created.
This release is vinyl only from Catch The Soap Productions, however, Serafim was kind enough to allow The Pursuit of Folk to give a free digital download of the album! He recognizes what many artists do not, which is that the internet gives artists access to more fans. The only drawback being that you often need to give your music away free now, and hope that it pays off in the future. With that said, if you like what you here, and you are into the whole analog vinyl thing, please go and buy the record here: Catch The Soap Productions. I've included my two favorite songs for streaming as well as the download link for the entire album, if you're interested. Enjoy!
Download Ancestral House of The Sun - Mediafire Link (it's free, and artist approved!)
Download these two track only: divshare download link here
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1 comments:
I also really like the last song on the album, it's quite a ride
-Terry
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