"This American duo plays melancholic, plain and psychedelic crossbreeding of folk and chamber music. The group is formed of Jeffrey Alexander (guitar etc.) and Miriam Goldberg (cello, vocals etc.). This is their first album (just over 30 minutes long), before this they we're involved in The Invisible Pyramid compilation that also included the Finnish Avarus, among others. BF/BS creates very atmospheric, dark music with very few instruments, and their music would be very suitable for the soundtrack to some art movie. In fact, they have been involved in a film project. Soundwise they have a rather lo-fi approach, and have been backed with for example some ancient drum machine and radio noise. The album is mostly instrumental, only on two tracks ("Blackbird on Gray Sky" and "Beautiful Here") we get to hear the celestial voice of Miriam. So, the most important instruments are guitar (acoustic and electric) and cello, but there's also some saxophone, for example ("Sunday Market"). My favourite track is maybe the last, long drone called "Lump in Throat", where the band succeeds in creating an unbelievable atmosphere. Jeffrey and Miriam have also gigged quite a lot, and are coming for a European tour early in 2004. They will also play at our club on the 31st of January along with Kemialliset Ystdvdt, so feel welcome to check them out! More info can be found from www.blackforestblacksea.com." - Santtu Laakso, Psychotropic Zone, Helsinki, Finland
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