Glissando

小简介 "Press releases rarely get it right (One Night Only are "Britain's hottest new band" apparently) but the advice accompanying Leeds duo Glissando's second outing that it "should be listened to at night" couldn't be closer to the truth. Highlight 'Floods' for example, a 14 minute ambient epic of dark piano keys, haunting strings and resonating chants, is no summer jam. It does, however, have the kind of atmosphere that can captivate and relax in equal measure- never before has tranquility sounded so urgent. While track lengths of over 10 minutes may fail to hold the attention of the ADHD sufferers among us, with patience it plays like a majestic dream. And it's one you'll never want to wake up from." NME 7/10 "This record completely took me over for the whole 70 minutes. I was hanging on every chord waiting for their next move." Comfort Comes 9/10 "Low meets Mogwai, only with fragments of Regina Spektor at her most restrained. Exceptional." RockFood 5/5 "the more sedate moments culled from Set Fire to Flames back catalogue are an underlying influence as are both the measured and mercurial montages cast into the public eye by early career Sigur Ros and Godspeed You Black Emperor". Losing Today "an album full of grace and beauty and one that is easy to recommend". Blues Bunny - album of the month 5/5 "It's sad and it's beautiful and it cracks your heart like a rock" Sandman Magazine "The shiver of loneliness, so close to oblivion in the passion for another is old, true and made chilling all over again. Ultimately, pain, blindness and death are offered. And, as so often before, they seem unreasonably comforting." Whisperin and Hollerin 7/10 "By turns achingly beautiful and curiously powerful, it’s very much an album to be savoured, allowing its quiet pleasures to envelop you, rather than expecting it to give up all its secrets in one go." Audioscribbler "a very moving record" Leonards Lair "an ethereal piece of work perhaps best suited for nighttime listening." Subba Cultcha "Their refusal to stick to one style, their excellent compositional poise and most importantly their passion – every ounce of heart and soul has been poured into this release. Their deliberate sound is rather fitting, given the fact that their name is derived from an Italian musical term describing a slow-shifting musical pitch. They allow their music to progress in such a low-key manner that when they do explode, the pay-offs are just that extra bit heart-warming." Angry Ape "I often struggle to comprehend how reviewers can mark an album with a “perfect” score, as music is a notoriously subjective medium, and cannot be perfect to all. But I can’t really pick holes in what’s on offer here – if you like instrumental music, or any bands from the (still horribly-titled) post-rock genre then you are going to fall in love with this effort." Sonic Dice Visit our Facebook profile here -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you want to add us to your list of friends please feel free but at least take the time to figure out if it is at all worth while to us or you to do so and only if you are genuinely interested in what we do. Please don't do that god damn multi-adding shit just to bump up your ego. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- GIZEH RECORDS PRESS RELEASE FOR 'WITH OUR ARMS WIDE OPEN WE MARCH TOWARDS THE BURNING SEA' The basis of Glissando has always been built around Elly May Irving and Richard Knox. Previous years have been spent adding and subtracting members, playing shows here and there; some improvised, some not so. The duo have released a number of very limited edition CDR's on Gizeh and Loom, and last year gathered together a body of previous work to release 'Loves Are Like Empires', a wonderfully packaged CDR of old recordings, demos and live performances. The path of Glissando to this point has often been a rocky one. Last year Elly and Richard's long term relationship broke down and Glissando's future was thrown into huge doubt. There was a lot of soul-searching to be done around that time but some light was found as a support slot to the wonderful Stars of the Lid was offered at the beautiful Holy Trinity Church in Leeds. This moment was too good to pass and the show was probably the best of the band's career to date. A corner was turned and Glissando's future suddenly looked a damn sight brighter. Plans were made to go and record in Leicester with Tom Morris (Her Name is Calla) and this period of enlightenment turned out to be 'With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards the Burning Sea'. With help from some beautiful friends, what once seemed destined for failure now has limitless ambitions. 'With Our Arms Wide Open We March Towards the Burning Sea' is probably best listened to at night., I'm not trying to rule your life or anything - just a friendly nudge in the right direction. It has a dark, gentle heartbeat that opens up an atmosphere lost and bleak, but through Elly May's vocal there is always a sense of wonder, a thought that something otherworldly is occurring. There is an ambience to the record that throws it into the vein of some of the Kranky labels releases but it's more orchestral than that, there's more melody and a lyrical content that just seems to suck you in and hold you close. The closing lines of 'Floods' in which Elly May, Richard and Tom Morris (Her Name Is Calla) are all chanting "You were on fire as they ran to hold the flames, we did not see, so the water never came" is an album highlight, backed by Angharad Cooper's (Held By Hands) soaring violin it has a touch of the likes of Efterklang to it before fading to a shimmering drone section to finish. Glissando's previous comparisons have been to such visionaries as Low and Rachel's, the later is more apparent in 'Always the Storm' which is almost classically based in its mood and ambience. As the record comes to a close 'Grekken' is another highlight as it's dark tones and an ending of "You made me kill myself" wrap around you. The added vocal of Dave Martin (iLiKETRAiNS) serves a haunting purpose and it throws you into an almost dream-like state before the album closer of 'Our Flags Wave and Our Arms Are Around Another's Shoulder's' lulls you back into that comfortable place that you know so well. The fact that Glissando have pulled together to make a full-length record is important enough but hopefully creating something as beautiful and as endearing as this will mean just that little bit more.