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"oRSo is more akin to a motley assemblage of New Orleans players and Appalachian hillbillies given the field-recording treatment by Brian Eno ... taking in the whole recording is as fascinating as watching a documentary travelogue of exotic backwaters." -- Magnet "It's not country, though it was recorded using all of the instruments you might find on a country album. It's more like an attic barroom lullaby, the kind that evokes images of falling asleep under the stars above the prairie--or upon the wooden floors of a musty bordello." -- Splendid "Confidently but humbly swirls and hops on the periphery of musical pigeonholing, waiting especially and specifically for you." -- PopMatters "oRSo creates a beguiling sound on their third release, a challenging mix of slippery violin, banjo, and saxophone with a warm folksiness at its center. It's an open-ended type of music without clear resolutions, more often floating by on pensive clouds with loose, elastic elements of jazz and a painterly sense of sound." -- Stylus oRSo is the project of ex-rex member and oft-time HiM & Loftus contributor Phil Spirito. After a series of releases for Perishable Records, oRSo has teamed up with Contraphonic in this year of their decennial celebration. Building on the success of their previous release, which earned nearly universal acclaim and saw the band support Califone on extended domestic and Italian tours, oRSo's hypnotic mix of tenor banjos, soft organs, muted brass, and calm harmonies are in full force on the majestic Ask Your Neighbor--like talking a walk in the woods while music drips off every leaf.