Unmap (LP) by Volcano Choir (Vinyl, Sep-2009, Jagjaguwar.
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The Volcano Choir song that caused us to take notice is “Byegone.” The song covers a significant area along the spectrum from simplistic to complex. And we enjoy the visits to each area. For example, at the 1:04 mark in the song, there is a transition to just a simple guitar work and vocals. The vocals are simple, but the lyrics have a power. Starting at the 2:10 mark, the power and.

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Because of course, that's what he did, forming Volcano Choir and releasing the difficult, shifting—yet sometimes beautiful—Unmap in 2009. That album was compiled in fragments sent via email, each part recorded in isolation. It sounded that way, with COCOB contributing their familiar blend of brisk guitar loops and ambient textures while Vernon attempted to find himself space in which to.

Volcano Choir Unmap Hannah Gregory, October 2nd, 2009 06:02. Unmap is a collective, free-folk affair; a speculative, free-fall communion. The product of a November weekend’s musical activity at a place called Fall Creek in Wisconsin, Volcano Choir have created a sound document that reflects their surroundings. Sliding up the volume dial, you imagine a Little House in the Big Woods setting.

Justin Vernon of Bon Iver has a side project!Judging by the sound of their soon-to-be-released album Unmap, Volcano Choir brings a fuller, more enjoyable sound to what was an already original and interesting setup by Bon Iver.Though Vernon carries the vocals throughout the album, he is joined by Collections of Colonies of Bees, a group of fellow-Wisconsinites with whom he began collaborating.

With Volcano Choir, his years-in-the-making collaboration with Milwaukee post-rock instrumental band Collections Of Colonies Of Bees, Vernon embraces full-blown abstraction on the willfully difficult Unmap. Fans of For Emma might think he’s lost the songs in the process—only the bubbling “Island, IS” is satisfying in a traditional, pop-friendly sense. The rest of the record consists of.