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01. GABRIEL SALOMAN - 1
02. GABRIEL SALOMAN - 2
03. GABRIEL SALOMAN - 3
04. GABRIEL SALOMAN - 4
05. GABRIEL SALOMAN - 5
06. GABRIEL SALOMAN - 6
07. GABRIEL SALOMAN - 7
ARTIST
TITLE
Adhere
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
MIA 021LP MIA 021LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/20/2012

When legendary noise duo Yellow Swans dissolved just prior to releasing Going Places, it left in its wake two musicians with very distinct but very different voices. Pete Swanson's post-YS technoid experimentations have been well documented, but that still leaves Gabriel Saloman, who, after leaving the group, buried himself headfirst in sounds and images that were possibly even further away from his comfort zone. Adhere is Saloman's first "proper" solo album, and it finds him stripping away the blood, sweat and tears of his old band, revealing a rich seam of ominous restraint. Delicately-picked strings, piano and hocking woodblock percussion are drowned in reverb and drawn out in cold anguish giving a cracked, minimalist mirror to the work of fellow Miasmah alums Kreng or Elegi. A softly-spoken record, while Adhere pushes away Saloman's noise history, none of his well-documented intensity is discarded and lost. Instead, the blistering punk nihilism is allowed to simmer and boil over in different ways, and the occasional moments of post-Cocteau Twins shimmering bliss we could just about make out on Going Places are now given a chance to shine in all their glory. Adhere is a surprising, challenging and perfectly-paced album, and fits into its very own niche, ushering in a new generation of listeners to Saloman's distorted, hazy vision. Includes mp3 download.