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Holy Tongue – Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare
Holy Tongue
Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare
Label: Amidah
Catalog Number: AMIDAH005
Released: 2023
After an incredible trilogy of EPs, Holy Tongue, a group consisting of producer Al Wooten aka Deadboy, drummer/percussionist Valetina Magaletti, and bassist Zongamin, returns with their first full-length album. On Deliverance and Spiritual Warfare, the group melts elements of dub, jazz, post-punk, and krautrock into something innovative and rich. In some ways, it feels like they have picked up where Burnt Friedman and Jaki Liebezeit left off with their string of “Secret Rhythms” releases. Legendary avant-garde musician Steve Beresford of The Slits, General Strike, and Frank Chickens contributes prepared piano on “Joachim” and closer “I Am Here In A Place Beyond Desire Or Fear.” Through their use of sound design, unconventional rhythms, and dub techniques, Holy Tongue continues to push into new terrain.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Avant-Garde / Dub / Now Sound / Post-Punk
Tracklist:
A1 Saeta
A2 Threshing Floor
A3 Under A Veil, Under A Garment
A4 Susuro
A5 Kaneh Bosem
B1 Where The Wood Is The Water Is Not
B2 Joachim
B3 A New God Before Us
B4 Our Tongue Is Furred With The Slime Of Creatures
B5 Son Of Consolation
B6 I Am Here In A Place Beyond Desire Or Fear
Credits:
Bass Guitar – Al Wootton*, Susumu Mukai
Double Bass, Autoharp, Synthesizer – Al Wootton*
Drums, Vibraphone, Xylophone – Valentina Magaletti
Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Sean Woodlock
Lacquer Cut By – RC*
Percussion – Al Wootton*, Susumu Mukai, Valentina Magaletti
Piano – Al Wootton*, Valentina Magaletti
Piano [Prepared Piano] – Steve Beresford (tracks: B2, B6)
Producer – Al Wootton*
Trumpet [Trumpets] – Abraham Parker (tracks: B6), David Wootton (tracks: A1)
