Date: Sat, 23 Mar 1996 11:12:11 -0800 
     From: Jens Alfke (jens@MOOSEYARD.COM) 
     Subject: Roxanne of T'FH resurfaces...


Windy & Carl-Drawing of Sound Ltd. LP/CD cat#TBA $10.50/11.50
New stuff from Michigan's finest ambienteers. Unlike their last release,
Portal, this album will feature delicate vocals on four of the five tracks
on top of their usual layered guitars, minimal percussion and underlying
melodies. LP is strictly limited to 600 numbered copies on translucent
purple vinyl, and both formats boast over 43 minutes of music. Buy now
or cry later... (Blue Flea/Icon)


Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 09:51:56 -0600 
     From: ".mark." (vonminde@RINTINTIN.COLORADO.EDU) 
     Subject: windy&carl/elysium...lookiehere!


alright, i thought i'd crawl out from under my pile of books to give one
of my sillyreviews of the new windy&carl record--'drawing of sound'

here's the deal kidz...

windy&carl--'drawing of sound'
ICON (ICI26)
1.you (4.38)
2.lighthouse (9.03)
3.venice (8.22)
4.awhile (10.10)
5.whisper (10.43)

first off, yucky cover art...just not my thing.  silly line drawings...:)
but...ignore that.

somewhere out there, swirling about in a vast sky, there exists
windy&carl, michigian's favorite drone/ambient/noisekateers.  like
flyingsaucerattack in places, but with much more polished and complex
constructions.  'drawing of sound' is exactly what i wanted it to be
after i heard the 'emerald' 7".  gorgeous layers of sounds that don't get
muddled are complemented by quiet female vocals.  yet, the vocals aren't
quiet in quite the same way as many bands of this nature (that is, hiding
behind the sound and singing almost as if the vocalist is afraid to be
heard); w&c's vocals are prominent enough to not get lost in noise, and
yet don't break the overall subtle mood of the music.

what we have here is a record that is intricate yet somehow simple in its
beauty.  make no mistake, it's filled with lots of droney/fuzzy guitars
feeding back all over the place, but it's not harsh.  in fact, my overall
feeling is one of absolute fragility. (hmmm...i better stop this line of
thought, i can feel the ridiculous metaphors coming on! :) )  hiding
beneath all that fuzz is often a simple melody, a grounding bassline, or
intricate guitar work that sometimes makes me think of good ol' justin
jones in an odd sort of way.  i'd choose this over fsa or llc (as much as
i enoy both these bands).

hmmm...this is not driving music. :) & did i mention that it is better
than their more ambient 'portal' album?  well, it is...

so, have i interested anyone??? well, if you want it, you can order it
from EAR/Rational (ear@xmission.com).  'tis purty cheap too.

on a different note:  elysium (or whatever they're called now) still
gets frequent rotation on my CD-player, and if you haven't bought
'glisten' yet, you truly are missing out.  i happened to have the treat
of spending the afternoon with john&jenny from said band yesterday, and i
got to hear not only a couple of john's 4-track wondertracks (some of the
best drum machine driven guitar soundscapes i've heard in quite some
time...bravo!), but also i got a two song acoustic performance in my room
featuring a new song that was even more beautiful than 'dulcinea' (could
it be?)  the future looks very nice!  once again, contact brant (he posts
enough, eh?) and order 'glisten' now! the quicker they sell those, the
more chance we'll see another album someday (right, rod?).

.orangejuice/toothpaste propaganda minister deluxe.....xxx.

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.mark. (vonminde@rintintin.Colorado.EDU)