Bohren & der Club of Gore – Midnight Radio (1995)
Disc One1 – 1 22:34
2 – 2 13:12
3 – 3 10:23
4 – 4 12:59
5 – 5 12:37
Disc Two1 – 6 11:34
2 – 7 12:31
3 – 8 12:29
4 – 9 12:09
5 – 10 12:17
6 – 11 12:42
2 – 2 13:12
3 – 3 10:23
4 – 4 12:59
5 – 5 12:37
Disc Two1 – 6 11:34
2 – 7 12:31
3 – 8 12:29
4 – 9 12:09
5 – 10 12:17
6 – 11 12:42
My Review :
Another highly atmospheric release from Bohren - though this one needs even more time and patience to appreciate. There is no saxophone here and little bass... meaning it's very minimalistic. The songs are ridiculously slow, sometimes slower than on Black Earth with the drumming being close to non-existant - one high-hat hit every ten seconds or so. There is more guitar than in other Bohren, quite slow, piecemeal guitar solos that ride the music with grace and placidity. This is still a highly effective album and the most complete for the 'film noir' sound, for me at least. Some of the songs are quite long - some more than 20 minutes - that it's hard to listen to the whole double album in one go. And in a way this is the album's strength, it gives you so much whilst giving you so little to work with. There is also a great feeling of loneliness here too... though it's a reassuring and comforting projection.
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