Novemthree & Arrowwood - Split (2xCD) (2007)

GENRE..... Folk
LABEL...... Little Somebody Records
MODE....... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo
REL.DATE.. Feb-14-2008

A review by Jason Pitzl-Waters of A Sweeping Curve of Sound: I have always been a fan of the more haunted and esoteric side of the new wave of psychedelic folk. More Espers than Devendra Banhart, more British Wyrd Folk than Naturalismo if you catch my drift. So youll get a general idea of where Im coming from when I say I really enjoy the sounds I find on the new split-EP from Novemthree and Arrowwood.

Both projects deal with haunting folk styles, sounds that evoke a sort of timeless atmosphere of poetry and myth. Arrowwoods contribution weaves an almost ambient haze of melancholic moods, which, lead by vocalist Chelsea Robb (with accompaniment from Pythagumus, Lindsey Hoffman, Josh Lovejoy), transports you to a time when haunting laments were the bread and butter of troubadours everywhere. Meanwhile, Novemthree (spearheaded by Pythagumus) has a sound that evokes memories of the spooky pastoral folk found on The Wicker Man Sountrack (which if you know me, is high praise indeed). Songs that seem ready to turn the wheel of the year and initiate you to deeper mysteries.

The EP is a release on the new Little Somebody Records label, who utilizes unique packaging (two mini-CDs with some marvelous graphic design) to create a treasured collectors item. This is strong and talented work that should perk up the ears of any folk-music enthusiast, even if their tastes dont run down the same crooked paths mine do. This is music that beckons you towards a dark wood, and you should heed its call.

Tracklist:

01 Arrowwood - Hawthorne Wheel
02 Arrowwood - Funeral Lullaby
03 Arrowwood - Bells In An Old Forest
04 Arrowwood - With My Heart In My Head Like One Eye
05 Arrowwood - Rising Hill
06 Arrowwood - Hockwold
07 Arrowwood - Winged Sirens
08 Arrowwood - Mountain Water Reprise
09 Novemthree - Scythe To The Grass (Reworked)
10 Novemthree - Stones Of Blood
11 Novemthree - Beneath The Hemlock, Within The Grove
12 Novemthree - Winding Away Through The Thicket
13 Novemthree - To Breathe In The Trees
14 Novemthree - Vespers

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