Thirteen Masks

Thirteen Masks Artist: Jarboe
Label: Atavistic Records
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Original recording remastered
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 735286115222
EAN: 0735286115222
ASIN: B0002J589M


Release Date: 2004-08-24

Thirteen Masks


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Tracks:

  1. Listen
  2. Red
  3. Man of Hate [Lord Misery Version]
  4. Believers
  5. Lonely Voyeur
  6. Never Deserting Shadow
  7. Wooden Idols
  8. In an Open Sea
  9. Shotgun Road (Redemption)
  10. I Got a Gun
  11. Oblivion Seekers (Of Ancient Memory)
  12. Man of Hate
  13. Freedom
  14. Cries (For Spider)
  15. We Are the Prophecy [*]
  16. St John [*]
  17. Surrender [*]

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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Dark and unsettling.......2007-04-27

Now enhanced by three additional tracks, Thirteen Masks contains an impressive mix of musical styles showcasing the many moods of Jarboe, one time female vocalist of the remarkable Swans and World Of Skin. The sinister cover art, thirteen facial expressions, some hideously contorted, reflects the theme of multiple personalities and serves as a warning of the disturbing music.

The first track, Listen, is a piece of ethereal pop with chiming bells and xylophones. Red is a pounding techno-industrial dance number listing a dizzying number of red images where Jarboe's voice is at times distorted by a vocoder. A Man Of Hate is an eerie ballad with strange whispers whilst The Believers is a spacey ballad with a funky rhythm and The Lonely Voyeur is a deceptively gentle ballad. Wooden Idols is a jazzy number with breathy vocals and is followed by Shotgun Road (Redemption), an exquisite torch song and I Got A Gun, a dissonant blend of spacey vocals, heavy drums and electric guitar.

I love the folky song Of Ancient Memory (The Oblivion Seekers) with its lilting melody and weird vocal mix. Freedom has the same sound as I Got A Gun, whilst the oneiric ballad Cries For Spider has the most chilling imagery. Overall, the complex and arty arrangements remind me of Jarboe's work with Beautiful People Limited. Thirteen Masks may not automatically appeal to fans of Swans.

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