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For almost thirty years and over the course of countless releases, the American band Pelt has traversed non-idiomatic improve, Eastern-tinged psychoacoustic drones - The group once counted among its ranks the late guitarist Jack Rose, whose spirit continues to imbue Pelt’s music with a sound that is as forward-thinking as it is refreshingly unpretentious. “Reticence / Resistance” was recorded in London over two nights in 2017 and is focused on piano, harmonium, fiddle, percussion, banjo, harmonium, bowls, and bells.
The pieces as mesmerizing, harmoniously advancing and receding, at first almost imperceptibly, recalling Coltrane’s improvisations circa ‘India’ as much as it does ocean currents and lapping waves. Pelt clearly possess a firm grasp of the American folk vernacular, and similarly honor this history without resorting to pastiche or cliche - “Reticence / Resistance” is a crucial document of Ever Weird America, and quite possibly the band’s finest work to date
Tracklist
Diglossia / Sundogs -> Chiming -> The Door In The Hill