SONIC MASALA: Climbing that Lonely Mountain

Monday, 9 August 2010

Climbing that Lonely Mountain

Mike Mokotow, got into contact with us a few weeks ago. Ive been uber slack on this front, for his offering, the LP Tales From Lonely Mountain, is a very impressive sound palette of ambience, darkness, loneliness, and light. The sparseness of it all is haunting, and its this that really sells the album - it really sticks with you, paints a vivid picture of stark black-and-whites, and continually strives to hold your attention. On the whole, Mike Mokotow has done exactly that. For me, the silences and gaps are just as resonant as the occasional guitar, deep in the box echoing vocals, layered effects, bongo drums... It all becomes a true soundscape. These two tracks, whilst a sizable sample, do not give Tales From Lonely Mountain enough justice. A new artist to fully immerse yourself in.

Mike Mokotow - Southern Charmer
Mike Mokotow - Memory Lane Lullaby

2 comments:

Anonymous10/8/10 18:32
My name is Joe Watycha. I would like to bench press this review. It is weaker than the great "Lonely Mountain". Life is a bitch and then you're spine decomposes.
ReplyDelete
Replies
Brendan T10/8/10 21:07
Well, glad you like it Joe... Hope a motorised wheelchair isnt too much, because we'll all need one soon...
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

About

It was early on a Sunday morning at ATP - A Nightmare Before Christmas 2009. After downing a fair few, at 4am we decided to cook a curry. It was during the consumption of this drunkenly delicious breakfast treat that we decided to actually do something about the music we talk about all the time.

So we started a blog – and Sonic Masala was born. Now into its seventh year, the blog has spread out to call both Australia and the UK its home (and the rest of the world), and has expanded to include gigs, festivals and a record label under its black umbrella. Come on, eat the noize.

If an mp3 is up here, it's because we have been talking about it, and think the whole world needs to know more. It's there to give you a little taste. Then, if you like, check out the band live and spend all your hard earned cash on their records. If we've posted up an mp3 of your stuff and you're not too keen on the idea, let us know and we'll happily take it down pronto.