THE
ROOTS OF ORCHIS
Some Things Plural
Description: No longer content
with the traditional guitar/bass/drums set-up,
The Roots of Orchis re-invent themselves for this
incredible collection of instrumental songs that
stray from hiphop to indie to dub, without ever
loosing focus or direction.
Press:
"The Roots of Orchis have grown to the point
where they're very careful about songwriting.
There are few central melodies per se-- more a
selection of motifs that they create through changes
in rhythm. Each song clearly began as a jam, but
the final versions are all trimmed for eloquence:
no filler. A subtle whiff of cymbals and synth
begins "39 Years, 4 Months Ago Today,"
and the guitar emits a barely-audible scrim of
sound in the background, like a hi-fi version
of Cul de Sac's noodling. The Roots play with
much more restraint than those post-surfers, though:
soon the elements lock together and the pace steadily
increases then calms down again, where other literalists
would have launched the expected rawk-out."
- PITCHFORK
Track Listing:
1. Roll
The Dice Man, Baby Needs A New Ellipsis [mp3]
2. The Calm Within the Storm
3. Halfway to a Handshake
4. 39 1/3 years, Today
5. Logjammin'
6. Autophobia and Murderous Intentions
7. City Like
