Asunder, sweet and other distress

"Asunder, Sweet and Other Distress fremstår en anelse mere fokuseret og umiddelbar end forløberne, men dermed ikke sagt, at albummet ikke er krævende lytning, for værkets kunstfærdige og avantgardistiske eksperimentalrock vinder ved koncentreret lytning. Lambs' Breath og Asunder, Sweet bidrager reelt kun som stemningsskabere, mens den tungt snurrende Peasantry Or 'Light! Inside of Light' og den hektisk eventyrlige Piss Crowns Are Trebled er voldsomt stærke sager".

"As a listener, to give yourself over to this kind of soaring music, allowing yourself to be carried away, implies a certain amount of trust. Godspeed You! Black Emperor record and play instrumental pieces that exist to move you, using only the force of music, and in a space where sound is the primary context. It's a different kind of transaction. You have to let your guard down, and Godspeed have to transform feelings into compelling records. They're still on track".

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