Bark Psychosis - Hex
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Artist: Bark PsychosisBrand: BARK PSYCHOSIS
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1994-03-11
Music Label: Caroline
Free Music Notes for Hex
Free Music Review: A great album, AND a revolution
Hit: 5 Stars
I wrote a review for another masterful Bark Psychosis album, Independency, and said that it got better than this. I didn't realize then that Hex is not an album that will come to you instantly. It takes time to absorb and contemplate, to build into your conscious and fit itself with all kinds of different experiences. Bark Psychosis is to me just that: a band whose soundscapes just seem to click and identify themselves with something deeper inside me. It's through their use of silence that they accomplish this, and the fact that when they do decide to play one of those ringing notes, they just seems to ache with some strange melancholic dreaminess. I can understand why this band, while always being critics darlings, has never seen to appeal much to the rest of the crowd. It's music that demands introspection, demands time and attentiveness, the same that is commanded by their big brothers Talk Talk who similarly have received little commercial success for their final two masterpieces. It's music that needs to be listened to in the dark with an empty head.
The lush and vibrant Hex begins with 'The Loom', a fitting title for a track that builds and rises, slowly making to show itself. It's a beautiful track, one of the best on the album, and is a great example of how Bark Psychosis can create a song that is so unconventional, always changing and never resting to fall back into a typical song structure.
'A Street Scene' is easily the most accessible track on the album, built for single play but still very much in tune with the moodiness of the rest of the album. It's followed by my personal favorite , 'Absent Friend'. There is so much subtle detail buried in this track, with each instrument just pushing itself along to create a mesmerizing finale at the chorus. "And that's the biggest joke of all" whispers Graham earnestly here, as a signature BP guitar croon aches around him.
As excellent as the next few tracks are, Hex really hits its stride with the ferocious Eyes and Smiles. It's built on a few simple but melodic guitar lines and Graham's breathy vocals, building and slowing until he begs you to "just take one step further back", as the rest of the instruments come in to really bear down on you. Realizing your own failures never sounded so good. Pendulum man serves as the contemplative calm after the storm. It's a wonderful ambient experiment that allows you to sink in the majesty that has just occured before you.
Hex is an album that is not only so detailed, but is also so richly minimalistic. Each sound on this album is expertly placed, with no needless filler thrown in between. In other words, it's obvious that it is music crafted by some incredibly talented individuals who all seem greatly in tune with the inner workings of the project. It's a shame they had to split, which I recall reading, was due to the stress over recording an album. And it's obvious that Hex is a piece of art that was a challenge to record. I am greatly appreciative of the fact that Bark Psychosis followed in the footsteps of Talk Talk and left me with some of the most wonderful music I've ever heard.
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Media Type: CD
Artist: BARK PSYCHOSIS
Title: HEX
Street Release Date: 03/10/1994
Genre: ROCK/POP
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