Circulatory System
Mosaics Within Mosaics
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Jul 08, 2014
Circulatory System
W. Cullen Hart’s latest Circulatory System LP—a collage of Beatles-eque pop experiments and other sound scraps—offers a handful of inspired snippets mired in too much sluggish, avant-garde muck. Highlights include the whimsical “Aerial View of a Heart (From Above)” and “If You Think About It Now”—this project works best when Hart is dabbling in Sgt. Pepper/Kinks territory. Meanwhile, too many songs lack energy, and the low-key “Mosaics” instrumental interludes—numbered 1-8—feel like half-hashed, unfinished songs. At 31 tracks, it’s an occasionally interesting but laborious listen; even guest contributions from Hart’s Elephant 6 compatriots—including John Fernandes, Jeremy Barnes, and Jeff Mangum (playing something called a wollensack balloon)—hardly breathe any much-needed life into this outing. (www.facebook.com/CirculatorySystem.E6)
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