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\nI and Thou<\/em>\u00a0is\u00a0the first LP from Sar Friedman<\/strong>\u2019s MEDICINE VOICE<\/strong> project, which combines her soaring vocals and esoteric lyrics with minimal, extended song structures.
\nOver arrangements ranging from bare hand-percussion to ecstatic walls of electrified drone, Friedman\u2019s lyrics narrate her own mystical journey using concepts drawn from Joseph Campbell\u2019s pan-cultural \u2018monomyth\u2019 and Martin Buber\u2019s attempt to existentially grasp the encounter with the Other.
\nThe record features\u00a0Oren Ambarchi<\/strong> on guitar and drums, who alongside engineer and multi-instrumentalist Joe Talia<\/strong>, weaves a rich instrumental tapestry around Friedman\u2019s vocals, various keyboards and percussion instruments: the epic \u2018Meeting the White Spirit<\/em>\u2019 ends with a rich display of Ambarchi\u2019s signature guitar tones and Talia\u2019s delicate analogue tape manipulations form the core of \u2018Meeting the Shadow<\/em>\u2019.
\nFriedman\u2019s powerful voice has an emotive depth and raw tone reminiscent of PJ Harvey or Chan Marshall, but her songwriting and composition move far beyond rock\/pop boundaries to embrace a slow motion, hymnal music, the pacing and dynamic logic of which gesture towards both the most intimate outreaches of minimalism and the Eastern-tinged improvisations of Alice Coltrane or Don Cherry\u2019s Organic Music Society.
\nI and Thou<\/em> introduces a powerful and already highly developed voice willing to push the boundaries of the song and cross-pollinate it with electronics, hypnotic tones and ecstatic acoustics in order to reach forms that resonate with the esoteric and mystical concerns of her lyrics.
\n\u201cA mesmerising musical vision quest\u201d –\u00a0<\/em>The Wire
\n\u201cSlow-motion existential pop, bridging the mystical and the minimal\u201d<\/em> –\u00a0<\/em>Double J
\n\u201cIt\u2019s rare that you come across a new artist as evolved and full-formed as Medicine Voice .. a shamanic, transcendental debut\u201d<\/em> –\u00a0<\/em>Happy
\n\u201cHer sedative, soaring vocals meet with shamanic drum, harmonium, piano, organ and percussion \u2026 showcasing a raw\u00a0depth of emotion that lingers with you long after listening\u201d<\/em> –\u00a0<\/em>FBI Radio, Independent Artist Of The Week<\/p>\n
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\n1 \u2013 heartswin at the gate of great doubt \/ i and it
\n2 \u2013 to the forest \/ meeting the white spirit
\n3 \u2013 aham \/ realm of the wild woman
\n4 \u2013 nibiru \/ death of dreams on the holy mountain
\n5\u00a0\u2013 the roman \/ crossing the fourth threshold
\n6\u00a0\u2013 beyond beyond \/ i and thou<\/p>\n
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\nsar friedman <\/b>voice, drum, harmonium, piano, organ, percussion
\noren ambarchi<\/b>guitar, drums
\njoe talia <\/b>bass, drums, revox, percussion, programming
\njames rushford <\/b>viola
\njessica chapnik kahn\u00a0<\/strong>photography
\nlucy pierce<\/strong>\u00a0artwork
\nlasse marhaug\u00a0<\/strong>layout<\/p>\n
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