An appropriately minimalist cover adorns this fine new collection of minimalist gems.
For 15 years, Nathan Amundson has performed under the name Rivulets producing minimalist Slowcore meets American mini-dramas with Red House Painters flair.
"I Remember Everything" - the fifth Rivulets album - was released by Jellyfant Records.
Here's a nice introduction to "I Remember Everything" from Alan Sparhawk of Low ...
I've known Nathan for many years and we've played shows and made records together, so I know his thing - hushed, reaching vocals weaving an often melancholic impression over sparse guitar and ambient backdrop.
As the opening song ("Reinforced/Delicate") stumbles in, carrying that familiar weight, I thought I knew what was coming, but I was wrong. By the first two lines of "Into the Night", the second song, I had to sit down because if the rest of the record was going to be like this, I knew I wanted to be there with it.
To my delight, it did not let up - every song a relentless epiphany, the ragged edge of emotional, even physical, abandon. Timeless songs like "My Favorite Drug is Sleep" and "I was Once a Handsome Man" careen into the more artful/obtuse textures even thru the sprawling electric tribute of "Ride on, Molina." This is what happens when someone with a truly unique vision sticks to their guns and proves it.
- Alan Sparhawk
Alan Sparhawk
Tracklisting
01 – Reinforced Delicate
02 – Into The Night
03 – My Favorite Drug Is Sleep
04 – Summer Rain
05 – Is That All You’ve Got
06 – Ride On, Molina
07 – I Was Once A Handsome Man
08 – Carry You
09 – Your Own Place To Ruin
10 – Wrong All The Time
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