Shone A Rainbow Light On

Description

Shone A Rainbow Light On is the debut album by Setting, a trio made up of Nathan Bowles (Pelt, Black Twig Pickers) on strings, keyboards, and percussion, Jaime Fennelly (Mind Over Mirrors, Peeesseye) on harmoniums, synths, and piano-zither, and Joe Westerlund (Califone, Sylvan Esso, Jake Xerxes Fussell) on drums, percussion, and metallophones. The record traverses a textural and phosphorescent landscape with a certified organic folk engine. Fueled by a hybrid of acoustic and electronic instruments, these four majestic long pieces sound like a UFO slowly sinking into a bog. While elements and musical traditions labeled ambient and drone are certainly invoked and deployed, these vague terms seem inadequate to describe everything happening here, from the minimalist rigor to the perceptible underwater jazz inclinations beneath the surface. For fans of Popol Vuh, Ambient 4 by Brian Eno, Harmonia, The Necks.