Bark Psychosis - Hex

Bark Psychosis - Hex

Artist:    Bark Psychosis
See Also:    Mills, Russell    No-Man (UK)    Simple Minds    New Order    Radiohead    Spandau Ballet

 

Description:
Bark Psychosis: Graham Sutton (vocals, guitar, melodica, piano, Hammond organ, samples, programming); Daniel Gish (piano, Hammond organ, keyboards); John Ling (bass, percussion, samples, programming); Mark Simnett (drums, percussion).
Additional personnel: Louisa Fuller, Rick Coster (violin); John Metcalfe (viola); Ivan McCready (cello); Phil Brown (flute); Del Crabtree (trumpet); Pete Beresford (vibraphone); Neil Aldridge (triangle, programming); Dave Ross (Djembe).
Engineers include: Nick Wollage, Mog, Mike Long.
Recorded from March to November 1993.
Of all the bands branded with the nebulous "post-rock" tag, England`s Bark Psychosis achieved the rarest balance between group musicality and post-production programming. Recorded with a large ensemble of musicians but pieced together with a computer and a sampler, HEX is a seamless tapestry--a miraculous album that never forfeits its supernatural aura to the sterility of digital design. Graham Sutton and Daniel Gish elaborate on such timeless models as A.R. Kane`s 69, The Blue Nile`s A WALK ACROSS THE ROOFTOPS, and Talk Talk`s LAUGHING STOCK, filling HEX`s wide-screen canvas with emotional song-craft and technological refinement.
HEX favors the elegant and understated, presenting an extraordinarily filmic backdrop against which piano, guitar, and vocal phrases, wisps of instrumentation, and Mark Simnett`s percussive cascades fall like December snow. The secret tensions that underscore Bark Psychosis` shimmering quiescence first manifest themselves in John Ling`s sinuous, dub-modulated basslines, occasionally erupting in such rapturous displays of bittersweet beauty as "A Street Scene" and "Eyes & Smiles." Other breathtaking flourishes include ribbon-fine feedback, quenching showers of vibes, and Del Crabtree`s electrifying, Miles-style trumpet. Alas, even Bark Psychosis couldn`t top HEX. The group disbanded, with Sutton finding fame in the drum-and-bass arena as Boymerang.

 

Track Listing:

• DISC 1
  1. Loom, The
  2. Street Scene, A
  3. Absent Friend
  4. Big Shot
  5. Fingerspit
  6. Eyes & Smiles
  7. Pendulum Man

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Album Information
Release Date:	03/15/1994
Type:	Performer
Genre:	Rock & Pop
Subgenre:	Post Rock
Label:	Caroline
Producer:	Bark Psychosis
Catalog Number:	1753
Original Release Year:	1994
# of Discs:	1
Studio/Live:	Studio
Mono/Stereo:	Stereo
Runtime:	51 : 20

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