Search - Yume Bitsu :: Auspicious Winds

Blissful sounds

Boon Sheridan | Boston, MA USA | 03/08/2001

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Yume Bitsu creates some wonderfully delicate sounds on this album. The longer songs are expansive without being empty and devoid of structure and the shorter songs quite a surprising punch. The creaking opening of "The Wedding Procession" develops slowly and quite beautifully, something of a highlight for the album. "Sharp, Twisted" has an organic shoegazer quality to it that is a nice balance to the longer songs. The band uses repetitive waves of sound to mask some of the more delicate work, something that becomes obvious after repeated listens. If you like Windy & Carl, Fuxa or Japancakes, then odds are you'll find something on this disc to enjoy."

Bedscape

Stargrazer | deep in the heart of Michigan | 10/20/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Comes on gently, like a sunrise through fog. Though there are tenser moments that distantly recall Wolf Colonel or even an uber-blissed out MBV, for the most part simple elements like echo and drone are used as environmental elements to create a sonic blanket that manages to be soothing and fascinating all at once."