Review: Six Organs of Admittance, Asleep on the Floodplain
Six Organs of Admittance is a project of incredibly prolific guitarist Ben Chasny, maybe better known for his work with psychedelic group Comets on Fire. Considering Asleep on the Floodplain is Six Organs’ 26th release since its formation in 1999, it’s hard to see when Chasny gets time to sleep.
Asleep on the Floodplain simultaneously invents and masters a new genre I can only dub “world-folk-trance.” The primary sound of the album is a simple unadulterated acoustic guitar playing technically and mathematically simple phrases, layered above a mixture of electronic drones, rumbling bass, and the occasional exotic instrument or vocal accompaniment. The album crawls at the pace of a lullaby and spends a lot of its time re-voicing old melodies, reiterating the dream-like quality through instrumental “chanting.” Read More »
