Firetail

Our beloved Silber Records has just released a new Firetail EP called Little Droner Boy . Actually, it's just one long track, made without guitars. Free to stream, one buck to download. Brian John Mithell says: " we’re super pleased to have Firetail returning to Silber for their Christmas EP. Only one track, it’s a droning reverb soaked slab of ambient re-working “The Little Drummer Boy” called Little Droner Boy. Mesmerizing, soothing, & angst laden at the same time, is it a Christmas dream or a Christmas nightmare? Maybe a Christmas Dali film... ". Little Droner Boy by Firetail

Firetail creates an environment of ultimate wonder and deep reassurance. Drone has rarely sounded so soulful. Allowing the textures to gain melodic elements helps them to become deeper than their celestial pining would suggest. Pieces float up into the sky. With a usage of Post Rock’s quieter impulses Firetail’s efforts to merge the tender and gigantic are an overwhelming success. Opening in medias res is “Calculator”. The guitar’s work is immediate. Subtle textures of static weave in and out of the mix. Gradually the guitar descends allowing for the deep registers to give the sound a fullness that appear inescapable. Calm rules over the piece and tends to relax as the piece progress without interruption. Rather the gentle ease lets everything gain greater perspective. After all of this activity of the constant growing is the lone sound of the closer “Ajax”. With a much softer soft “Ajax” manages to conjure up images of fantastically empty spaces. Evolution of the sound allows the gu...

Per Andrea Vascellari, Firetail non è dunque un’estemporanea divagazione dalle riflessive trame di slow-core cantautorale di Lullabier: alle due tracce pubblicate lo scorso anno sotto il titolo “Learning To Cheat” seguono le altre due di circa dieci minuti di durata ciascuna di “Learning To Waltz”, pubblicate in formato digitale dalla canadese Trembl nella sua serie che unisce musica ambient e fotografia. Entrambi i brani sono infatti dotati di spiccati contenuti immaginifico-descrittivi, che li rendono perfetto complemento di immagini statiche o in lento movimento. Quelli di Firetail appaiono infatti lunghi piani sequenza prodotti da un’equilibrata interazione di aperture ambientali e iterazioni di frequenze modulate, che in “Calculator” si sviluppa come una spessa marea di riverberi concatenati, i cui contorni sottilmente distorti vengono smussati in maniera graduale come una scultura sonora che vede la luce attraverso successive sottrazioni di materiale o, meglio, di timbri. La se...

The sequel of "Learning To Cheat" is called "Learning To Waltz", and it has just been published by the Canadian label Trembl. Trembl says: Italian Firetail (also known as Lullabier) sets out for the stars in these two engaging, calming & masterful drones. Free to stream, $ 3.50 to download. Go here:  http://trembl.bandcamp.com/album/learning-to-waltz Learning to waltz by Firetail