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I'm listening to this right now and man is it damn good. Who needs
Seefeel, Mahogany are taking that trancey electronic blissed-out drone to
other levels, esp. with using real instruments as well. And the design
is impeccable. But the CD design itself is insane. Insanely good. It's on
Clairecords...
reviewed by: Ben Xavier Kim of Clock Strikes 13 |
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If there's one thing that defines these four songs it's their graceful parabolic shape, an ebbing and swelling layering of heartbeat rhythms, billion-measure chords, ghostly vocals, and more. It's too irregular to be properly dance, and too repetitive to let anywhere near a radio -- like Stereolab stripped of gadgetry and outfitted with an orchestra, as in the second track, "In Fulfillment of the Enthusiastic." Four songs in less than twenty minutes is just a glimpse into this strange confluence of chaos. reviewed by: Ian Koss for Ink 19 |
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Wow!!! ... this record is just PERFECT ! From start to finish it is a series of beautiful, elegant ideas immaculately realised. 'The Age Of Rectangles' starts with a minimal beat before reverb cloaked, ghostlike vocals are ushered in by gliding drones. These drones then head skyward and eventually break through the clouds to a place where colour and exuberance are not just welcomed but encouraged. 'In Fulfillment of the Entusiastic' has the feel of a child singing to herself whilst absorbed in making a daisy chain, unaware that she is singing along with an unseen cello and some rattlesome drums. The keyboards on 'The Singing Arc-Lamp' hover in a minimalist way while the melodica sounds like angels riding around on their bicycles tooting their horns. 'Metro' closes the c.d with a swinging bassline, chimes the beat at the frequency of a hummingbird's wings and a wonderfully insistent but optimistic beat. All in all this is a gorgeous record that, in a fair world, would see Mahogany celebrated and become cherished by millions.
reviewed by: David for Boa Fanzine |
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Originally published a few years ago for the Blackbean and Placenta Tape Club, this U.S. ep is an extension of a group from the thousand faces, able to astonish us with the impressive melodies from the delicious voice of Allysa Massais on "The age of rectangles" and "metro". Decidedly complex harmonic structures on "in the fulfillment of the enthusiastic" and "the singing arc-lamp", with erotic sensations and percussions that seem to defy the tenuous song of the american vocalist. Mahogany confirms quartet inspired and from the thousand solutions. If you savour the challenges, and are not scorned to listen to dissonance, then this is the group for you. reviewed by: Gabriele Pescatore for the March/April 1999 issue of the Italian magazine il mcchio |
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On WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE KEY OF REASON?, Michigan duo Mahogany form a glorious union between Seefeel's high-pitched hypnosis and the moody artiness of Factory Records bands like Section 25. "The Age of Rectangles" is all piercing synth tones over martial drum-machine sequences as Allysa Massais' dreamy female vox floats above. The heavily looped lullaby "The Singing Arc-Lamp" recalls Brian Eno's ambient classic "Discreet Music", while "Metro" chugs away under the power of a repeated bass figure, a gently layered guitar section and a sighing synth. In addition to recording the EP, Prinz designed both the gorgeous graphics on the cover and the partially clear-plastic CD itself. Prinz also laid out the cover and recorded "Alone I Admire" for fellow Michigander's Auburn Lull. A 4 out of 5 rating: "Outstanding!" reviewed by: Christopher Porter for Alternative Press |
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