Badgerlore - Of Things Too Sorrowful to Be Reminded Of, and Things Too Beautiful to Possess (2003)

This album makes me think of a crazed shaman with too much time on his hands and sympathetic neighbors willing to help him make ridiculous sounds. Now, if that isn't a good enough endorsement then perhaps the roster will win you over. They're "Rob Fisk (ex-Deerhoof, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle), Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance, Comets on Fire), Tom Carter (Charalambides) and Pete Swanson (Yellow Swans), Glenn Donaldson (of Jewelled Antler renown) and Liz Harris (of San Francisco’s Grouper)" as last.fm reports. Basically, a collection of some of the best avant-garde and noise artists there are to offer in one complex package. I wanted to call it semi-acoustic art noise, but I'm not sure if that is really a name for anything or if it would mean something unbeknownst to me. Yet I got to say it in this post, so I win reader, and don't you forget it. Sometimes if you listen long enough you can think there is something more going on than there is, and you'll be like "whoa dude, when did this shit become post-rock?" It didn't, you're just being warped by the sound bombardments. Recommended listening setting: alone in a poorly lit, dusty garage with a strong beer.

Note: Half-Handed Cloud - Thy Is a Word & Feet Need Lamps has been re-upped

To be had here:
Badgerlore - Of Things Too Sorrowful to Be Reminded Of, and Things Too Beautiful to Possess [192 kbps]