Somehow merging the sound of classic British folk with a post-industrial, post-post-rock collage esthetic, Alexander Tucker has happened upon an intimate and intriguing new space to stake his claim on psychedelia. Tucker''s intricate acoustic guitar picking forms the bedrock of these slippery pieces, and his Wyatt-esque vocals are lovely and sad, dark yet inviting. But even on the most melodic explorations, Tucker''s compositions are more circular than linear, and he embellishes them with waves of sound, from harmonium to piano to banjo to harpsichord to cello, and several more sinister washes of sound. But whether layered with feedback and metallic percussion or subtle acoustic instrumentation, Old Fog blankets your sonic space, as the title would suggest, moving slowly, methodically, through your psyche, hiding and revealing and hiding again, as the songs unfold and relish in sound.

JM
Other Music
29 Sep 2005