Death In June's latest album, The Rule of Thirds, couldn't be accused of being too scattered with any credibility. All the songs follow more or less the same template: Douglas P.'s acoustic guitar and singspeak vocals, reverb and overdubs, sparse samples and minimal embelleshment. From this description, one might be led to believe that The Rule of Thirds is a dull album. On the contrary, its stylistic homogeneity highlights the songs' subtle melodic variations. Some of the album's standout tracks are "The Perfume of Traitors", "My Rhine Atrocity" and "Jesus, Junk and the Jurisdiction". These tracks are the finest examples of the charming apocalyptic resignation and baroque imagery that permeate the album. While it doesn't quite approach the goofy, sinister pageantry of World Serpent labelmates Current 93, The Rule of Thirds shows that the neofolk still have much to contribute a decade after the sound fell out of vogue.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Death In June: The Rule of Thirds
Death In June's latest album, The Rule of Thirds, couldn't be accused of being too scattered with any credibility. All the songs follow more or less the same template: Douglas P.'s acoustic guitar and singspeak vocals, reverb and overdubs, sparse samples and minimal embelleshment. From this description, one might be led to believe that The Rule of Thirds is a dull album. On the contrary, its stylistic homogeneity highlights the songs' subtle melodic variations. Some of the album's standout tracks are "The Perfume of Traitors", "My Rhine Atrocity" and "Jesus, Junk and the Jurisdiction". These tracks are the finest examples of the charming apocalyptic resignation and baroque imagery that permeate the album. While it doesn't quite approach the goofy, sinister pageantry of World Serpent labelmates Current 93, The Rule of Thirds shows that the neofolk still have much to contribute a decade after the sound fell out of vogue.
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