Charles, by Barnacled

Charles

by Barnacled

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1.	Title 05:03	buy track
2.	Rattles 06:20	buy track
3.	Losing Weight through Prayer 06:16	buy track
4.	Jennifer Plastics 05:21	buy track
5.	Three Rapid Fire Shell Divisions 04:08	buy track
6.	Language Barrier 07:06	buy track
7.	Polyurethane 04:45	buy track
8.	Simulacrum 05:43	buy track

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Barnacled is a seven-piece post-prog/punk band from Providence, Rhode Island. Charles, Barnacled's first outing for ESP-Disk', is a rollicking, propulsive offering featuring the band in some of its most intricate formations. This deftly arranged record follows Barnacled as it tightens itself into high corners, only to purposely fall down, find new ground, and pick itself back up again. This work is highly playful, even at its most intense—and it does get intense, with saxophone battles surging over electronics and highly distorted accordion fire offerings. Then all of a sudden the sound drops out, save for a plaintive lone bassoon call, or static from a short-wave radio that sounds soothing by comparison. Intertwining rhythms and melody lines then revolve around a pulse that creates a new frame of reference while also complicating it. This music invites deep listening and rewards the curious. Often it is simply mesmerizing—essentially what adventurous minds have come to expect from the legendary ESP-Disk' oeuvre.

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released January 1, 2008

Frank Difficult: electronics/keyboard
Michael Jeffries: bass/baritone saxophone/modified Speak & Spell
Jason McGill: alto saxophone/percussion/shortwave radio
Matt McLaren: drums/percussion
Alec K. Redfearn: accordion
Ann Schattle: horn in F
Erica Schattle: bassoon

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