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Friday 16th September 2005 |
After much fevered industry speculation (ha!) Black Carrot have signed with Tin Angel Records for their next record "Drink The Black Forest" Release is scheduled for early June - more details later www.tinangelrecords.co.uk |
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Bless Leicester? Thou shalt. The
Black Carrot holds many healthy ingredients and the sounds coming
from the Leicester based band by the same name do have a similarly
soothing effect on the listener. Its narratives spoil the feeling
a bit, yet its pulsating drive, as if we're heading back to the
very early 1970s, saves the 'Cluk' album. Track List:
“One morning, as Gregor Samsa woke from uneasy dreams, he discovered that he had turned into a monstrous insect.” The Carrot’s unique take on the Franz Kafka classic. Improvised in one take. Featuring Nigel Parkin in the storyteller’s chair.
“I’m going to force your pitiful limbs down your sister’s throat!.” The Brothers Grimm get grimmer. A dark slab of improvised Carpathiana. Chaptered for your listening pleasure.  The
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'The Mariner's Rest' could be an adaption of a story or film – except that it is entirely improvised. The motifs are familiar – echoes of John Carpenter's masterly horror film 'The Fog,' maybe, with more than a glance backwards at classics such as 'The Ancient Mariner,' All a bit grand guignol...– but surprisingly effective. The programmatic elements are kept spare – creakings and scrapings, for example, are not overdone. The piece breathes easily as the band set up rhythms and build successions of crescendos to punctuate the unfolding horror of the narrative, dropping out in places to leave Parkin solo. A masterful performance – the tale told with an ease that disguises the fact that it is improvised. Parkin's skills as a storyteller are at full stretch here, again demonstrating his range of nuance and quick-witted delivery... The band display a high degree of inventiveness in extemporising without stepping on each other or self-indulgently sprawling to interrupt the balance of the instrumentation or the flow of the narrative. The rhythms they employ always allow for a rooting and accessibility – yet are subtle and varied, skilfully exploring the interface between rock and jazz that is one of their trademarks. Their use of silence as well is exemplary, punctuating and allowing the music and voice to breathe. If I had one criticism it would be that I would like to have heard a little more of the band – but I can see that there is a delicate balance to be preserved here between vocal and musical narrative – the temptation to ham it up with more obvious emulations of sound effects would be a dangerous one to resist. Maybe in this case – less is more. Dark stuff – delivered with great skill and wit – and humour. The integration of voice and music to explore existing narratives within an improvisatory framework – and to create new ones - is fascinating. And unique. Many thanks to Rod Warner - read his full review here Read Rod Warner’s review of “The Mariner’s Rest” and “Essays in Mutliation And Despair” The Carrot’s appearance at Club Sporadic, Loughborough Review of Black Carrot supporting The Fall, 24th March 2006 “Black Carrot come from the sleepy provincial town of Market Harborough, where they have clearly evolved in splendid isolation. A trio with drums, bass and saxophones,
they play a fierce, largely improvised set of what they themselves
style krautrock-inspired space jazz folk. Certainly, if you have
any fondness for Can or Faust, or perhaps more recently the American
band Morphine, you are going to find something to love about Black
Carrot.”
Promo Pin Pack |
Here are some downloadable mp3s from the Carrot vault. Enjoy, but don’t pass them off as your own, folk will know. More to follow, don’t let them get cold. Key: OB - Oliver Betts, SB - Stew Brackley, TB - Tom Betts, ER - Euan Rodger “5
YEARS (after Bowie)” (5.37) 7.8Mb “MAD
BIRDS” (5.13) 7.2Mb “THE
TAMING OF THE SHOE” ALTERNATIVE VERSION (6.08)
8.5Mb “THE
FLABBY CLOTH TEMPTRESS” (7.59)
11Mb “THE
SWEAT OF THE WHITE MAN” ALTERNATIVE VERSION (4.50)
6.7Mb “BLACKMAIL”
DEMO VERSION (4.42) 6.5Mb “THE
ROBOT WEEPS” “CREEP
TALK ” “FALLING
ROCKS” “BIRDSPEECH”
“DIET
OF SKULLS” (3.36) 3.3Mb “PINK
FLEA” (3.34) 3.2Mb |
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