Oh dear, April 1st was so busy. Maybe I forgot it over the outrage that a certain huge artist stole images of mine for a cover album (Read the legendary review by fellow Veil of Sound writer Gene HERE!) or I was just too busy enjoying and reviewing other new stuff... However I forgot to acknowledge that I indeed bought a non-physical new item on Bandcamp Friday - for which my blog still demands an immediate write-up.
Well, is there even much to say about it? It's Emma Ruth Rundle, it will probably be great, right?
I'm struggling a bit with Emma, not personally of course, but with her position in the newly released running order for the finally approaching Roadburn Festival. She'll be just in the centre of a huge clash cluster on Saturday, so I'll probably have to be content with skipping a heart-stopping show in favour of either at least part of a three-hour combined Lustmord/Karin Park/Årabrot performance or the mindblowing Kanaan, since I've already got my ticket for the postponed ERR date in Hamburg. It's still a painful decision lying ahead there, though.
But hey, let's talk about the music, shall we?
Well, is there even much to say about it? It's Emma Ruth Rundle, it will probably be great, right?
I'm struggling a bit with Emma, not personally of course, but with her position in the newly released running order for the finally approaching Roadburn Festival. She'll be just in the centre of a huge clash cluster on Saturday, so I'll probably have to be content with skipping a heart-stopping show in favour of either at least part of a three-hour combined Lustmord/Karin Park/Årabrot performance or the mindblowing Kanaan, since I've already got my ticket for the postponed ERR date in Hamburg. It's still a painful decision lying ahead there, though.
But hey, let's talk about the music, shall we?
EMMA RUTH RUNDLE - Orpheus Looking Back (download) (2022)
Three tracks from the "Engine Of Hell" sessions, which somehow didn't make it on this raw and pure acoustic masterpiece. Maybe they didn't fit into the flow of the album. Maybe there just wasn't enough running time left, even though these are all quite short pieces around three minutes each.
"Gilded Cage" and "St. Non" both being acoustic guitar songs, may have disturbed the piano/guitar ratio. They are both as intimate and beautiful as anything we've heard on "Engine" and a great addition to this artistic phase.
The stand-out track however is "Pump Organ Song".
Who would have thought, but it's indeed a song performed on a pump organ. And that's quite an interesting and captivating new sound in Emma Ruth Rundle's repertoire.
All in all "Orpheus Looking Back" is just the wonderful little EP you'd expect - with the only flaw being the lack of physical form. Its length is obviously made for a 7" release.
"Gilded Cage" and "St. Non" both being acoustic guitar songs, may have disturbed the piano/guitar ratio. They are both as intimate and beautiful as anything we've heard on "Engine" and a great addition to this artistic phase.
The stand-out track however is "Pump Organ Song".
Who would have thought, but it's indeed a song performed on a pump organ. And that's quite an interesting and captivating new sound in Emma Ruth Rundle's repertoire.
All in all "Orpheus Looking Back" is just the wonderful little EP you'd expect - with the only flaw being the lack of physical form. Its length is obviously made for a 7" release.
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