29 Sep 2011 — Henning Lahmann
Portland, Maine's Matthew Lajoie sure knows how to keep himself busy. In addition to his highly praised experimental folk project
Herbcraft, a few other creative commitments, including
Planets Around The Sun and
Cursillistas (which appears to be on indefinite hiatus), and not least his own little label
L'animaux Tryst (Field) Recordings, Lajoie recently started yet another musical venture together with Herbcraft member Dawn Aquarius, named
Brainshadows.
The duo will soon drop their first release via L'animaux Tryst, the
Wild Cherry b/w Ripe 7 inch. The A-side "Wild Cherry" is a terrific piece of stark and dense psychedelic folk, with an irresistibly propulsive percussion and beautifully layered organ and distorted guitar sections that lay a heavy fog of noise over the muffled, distant vocals that fade away in a thick haze of echo and reverb. An absolutely phenomenal tune, without doubt one of the finest in its genre this year.
You may pre-order the 7 inch and stream the equally compelling B-side "Ripe"
over here.
Brainshadows - Wild Cherry
