Portata a termine la trilogia “Thank Your Parents” con la materia informe e scostante di “Absolute II”, gli Oneida proseguono nel solco di un sound libero e inquieto, ma finiscono per apparire, a questo giro, come dei giovincelli alle prime armi.
Diviso in due lunghe jam, “A List of the Burning Mountains” è, così, un gorgo di musica visionaria che solo raramente riesce a ricordare i momenti migliori della formazione di Brooklyn, qui tutta sospesa in un limbo di synth granulosi, feedback ruvidi, sfasature noise e gorgheggi spaziali.
Leggermente più calibrato, il secondo movimento aumenta il tasso di opalescenza psichedelica, strutturando un timido volo Pink Floyd-esque che cresce a dismisura fino a sfiorare, nel finale, la catastrofe (anch’essa di maniera…).
Un disco stanco e noioso.
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26/11/2012
This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Francesco Nunziata, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.
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