Gonglot

Gonglot

Track Listings

1. Follow Erol Raët

2. Carac Cyls

3. Oben

4. Plinty

5. Hurrah Sapphire Moon!

6. Eye Beby y Ben II

7. Eyewarm

8. Celebrimbor Tur-Anion

9. Fetlar

10. Baral Orgen 2

11. Vaëdre

12. Séa Angel Lament

Tracks:

Follow Erol Ra
Carac Cyls
Oben
Plinty
Hurrah Sapphire Moon!
Eye Beby y Ben II
Eyewarm
Celebrimbor Tur-Anion
Fetlar
Baral Orgen 2
Vae
SAngel Lament

Customer Reviews:

Abrasive, melodic, and groovy all at once..........2005-12-01

Frog Pocket makes his debut album a challenging, yet rewarding one. The music falls somewhere between Aphex Twin, Chris Clark, and John Cage. Harpsichord melodies fight for equal time with thunderstorms of abrasive drum n'bass. Some tracks have a classical feel, like 'Follow Erol Raet', 'Plinty', and 'Fetlar'. Others seek to strech your eardrums with progressively increasing noise, like 'Carac Cyls' or 'Vaedre'. And some bring everything together, like 'Eye Beby Y Ben II' and 'Celebrimbor Tur-Anion'. The key to most of the tracks are the underlying melodies. The top level is usually mechanical beats, but choppy tunes float beneath and keep the songs moving on. This is not easy listening by any means - no slow synth washes or soundscapes, but hiccups and coughs of music. Despite some shortcomings, the album as a whole is compelling enough to see it through - and varied enough to keep things interesting. Here's hoping Gonglot portends more good work yet to come.

Igloo Magazine's REVIEW.......2005-12-01

Review by: Luca Maini, Igloo Magazine ([...])
(10.22.05) A couple years ago I went to a friend's studio where he had dozens of vinyl lying around. I noticed a record by Frog Pocket on the Italian label Afe, and he told me that it was really nice. Unfortunately he forgot to lend it to me, and I feel I missed something really special, since this Gonglot stroked me with its sincere beauty. Someone called it gaelictronica, probably one of the silliest definitions ever, but it gives you a raw idea of what's in store on the album.

There's plenty of folk instruments and strings, melancholia played sometimes solo and sometimes over skittery beats, ranging from simple hip hop influenced breaks to apocalyptic DSP rushes almost touching the frequencies of Xanopticon or Datach'i. If you're wondering how these elements could work together, just listen to "Hurrah Sapphire Moon!" and you'll experience one of the most emotional pieces of music ever composed. Frog Pocket's talent adds a great value to the simple juxtaposition of classical and electronic music, like few others can do; think Murcof, Bola or Venetian Snares and his Rossz album. If you listened to Frog Pocket's mini album on Benbecula entitled Moon Mountain Of The Fords, this one is more varied and entertaining; it's obviously recommended to those who know and those who don't.

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