Electro-acoustic pop for reckless dreamers: Presocratics
popstocker: a tip sheet | NYC | 08/09/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"We were not prepared for this. From the stable of one of the most respected experimental music labels around charges this mythical, unexplainable record. Presocratics operate in a realm of absolute liminality, hazy, barely there, yet somehow fully cathartic, forging a sound perfectly syncopated to resemble haphazard emotion. There are slight references, one direct relative in in all those fragile Gastr del Sol records, but for the most part this is a new beast . . . not necessarily transmissions from outer space, the Other, but emissions from what you hope is, and are terrified might be, residing inside your most inner space, your heart and soul. Electro-acoustic pop for reckless dreamers. Beautiful. (vol. 1, no. 3)"
Presocratics
camille_1 | Portland, OR | 10/20/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Shockingly mesmerizing. Dark. Yet, somehow strangely familiar. (You may ask yourself...Why?) The Presocratics conjure up sounds like a band of earth weary travelers who ventured into a new dimension of time and space. Works and Days captivates by infiltrating the senses-and beyond. Highly recommended. I think it's fascinating."