CD Review
Kilgore Yonaites - Damaged Lethal
Harmonies
By Marcus Pan
Damaged Lethal
Harmonies is a very slow moving but smooth brew. The duo of Rondel Kilgore
and Heath Yonaites build sound from the surrounding quiet, growing from
seemingly nothing. Solenoid Entry is the nearly ten minute opener to
this four track CD and slides in almost subconsciously before acoustic guitar
takes control and slides easily through a chord progression backed by a subtle
floating bass. Quickly it disappears leaving you in the growing quietude once
again. Waves of ambience wash over the track. This continues throughout
Damaged Lethal Harmonies as each track smoothly slides in to seat itself
comfortably next to the previous.
The result is a CD that will go by so cleanly that
youll hardly notice its there even if its breathing comfort into
your ears. It becomes so subconscious that it fades into the background where
it lives and spins its life in the deepest reaches of your mind. Even if you
turn up the volume, Damaged Lethal Harmonies is so brilliantly concocted
that it remains behind you regardless of how loud you play it Im
listening to it on headphones right now and I barely recalled it was there.
Youll be jolted back into the music with Serotonin
Delay which opens with a vocal sample reminding you that Damaged Lethal
Harmonies is still around. The following music of this track is still just
as light and subtle as the rest and will spend the next five plus minutes
stepping away from your world as the CD finishes, occasionally stepping into
the light with a short acoustic, rhythmic or melodic serenade just as a
continual reminder of its existence.
Damaged Lethal Harmonies is certainly going to be an
acquired taste what-with the whole music-noise debate thats always
around. But the subtle nature of Kilgores and Yonaites work set
them apart as masters at creating music thats just under the radar, where
true ambience is supposed to lie quietly as it breathes to you, soothing cares
away.
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