Anhedoniac

Anhedoniac Artist: Jarboe
Label: Atavistic Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
Format: Limited Edition
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 735286115420
EAN: 0735286115420
ASIN: B000667GVO


Release Date: 2004-11-23

Anhedoniac


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Tracks:

  1. Anhedoniac
  2. The Cage
  3. Sinner
  4. Forever
  5. Rage
  6. Not Noah's Ark
  7. Sacred Disciple Wannabe
  8. Mississippi
  9. Burnt
  10. Anhedoniac Bottle
  11. Under Will
  12. Circles In Red Dirt
  13. Panasonic In Red Dirt
  14. Honey
  15. I'm A Killer

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Album Description

This is a deluxe re-issue of Jarboe's limited edition private press '98 album, re-mastered with three bonus tracks, presented in an oversized 6-color, 16-page booklet, with exclusive photos by Richard Kern. This is the third re-issue for the avant-auteur/ex-Swans/chanteuse and the first since 1995's "Sacrificial Cake". Like that album, this one is quite varied musically; quiet acoustic guitar, sound atmospheres, bell-like tones, manic samples, slow grinding guitars. Some tracks are quiet and sparse, some are harsh and Swans-like. The vocals are just as varied, as Jarboe seemingly channels angels and demons, while the songs' themes represent intimate emotions of her past. 100% honest art.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars An incredible surprise!.......2005-05-18

For those of you unfamiliar with Jarboe, she was a member of the semi-legendary NYC band Swans for over 10 years, playing the ego to Michael Gira's id. Before she came along, the Swans were a pounding headache, ceaseless brutality married to funeral dirges. Not that this was a problem; some of us like that sort of thing. Jarboe, however, entered the fold and immediatly humanized the group, adding melody and just a little bit of light to the proceedings. This isn't to say she was Mary Poppins; her vision was almost as dark as Gira's, just not as much so, or as cartoonish. Gira's stentorian growl got ponderous pretty quick, and Jarboe added some color to Gira's monochromatic world.
It was inevitable that Swans would dissolve, because that much tension for so long needs a release. Now free, Jarboe left New York for the deep south, where she was raised among the most extreme of fundamentalists (we're talking about snake handlers here, folks). Here she renewed a solo career that began during the Swans days, though always with Gira present (one of those, "Sacrificial Cake," is worth seeking out). "Anhedoniac" represents the first of her post-Swans releases, and even for fans, it's quite a surprise. This album, originally released in 1998 but now remastered and reissued with bonus tracks, is a severe but multifaceted gem. She throws in a head spinning array of styles, from experimental sound collages and noisy rock to a capella rants (think Bjork's "Medulla" in hell) and even some psychedelic pop! This could have all been a disaster, but "Anhedoniac" (the name means one unable to experience pleasure) hangs together beautifully, even when a remix by the Finnish electronica duo Pan Sonic is inserted. Some of the lyrics flirt with by-the-numbers goth--"the malignancy grows with fibrous insistence" begins "Forever"--but she always saves herself by making you realize this stuff is deeply felt and personal (the song "Mississippi" for instance).

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