ROTHKO – THE LONGEST DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS EP (TRACE RECORDINGS)
Powering out of the gates after the momentous “Eleven Stages Of Intervention” album, it is business as usual for the ambient bass monster that is Rothko. High on atmospherics and emotions this four song EP appears to represent the current state of the nation with regards to the minimal direction Rothko now appear to be taking.
The release opens with “Give” and a righteous groove harbouring some kind of motional discontent on a wayward journey. The bounce that comes from the playing on this track is infectious and eventually verging on menacing. As it disappears off into the distance at the climax all once more seems well.
For an EP this is a lengthy and ambitious collection laden with more atmospherics than ever before, something most vividly displayed on the second track “Declaration”. These songs feel like an outpouring with the way the open with ambience before eventually erupting into contained chaos, assertive ahead of aggressive. As the release ends with rattles on “For The Day We Said” it feels like a summons, a coded message to a higher power, a confession and ultimately a conclusion.
With titles of songs almost act as some kind of riddle the tender texture of sounds serve as a surprisingly emotive affair as the listener is able to extract their own interpretation from the bass reading.
Let this band forever be strong.
Rothko
Rothko interview
Rothko live
Trace Recordings
Powering out of the gates after the momentous “Eleven Stages Of Intervention” album, it is business as usual for the ambient bass monster that is Rothko. High on atmospherics and emotions this four song EP appears to represent the current state of the nation with regards to the minimal direction Rothko now appear to be taking.
The release opens with “Give” and a righteous groove harbouring some kind of motional discontent on a wayward journey. The bounce that comes from the playing on this track is infectious and eventually verging on menacing. As it disappears off into the distance at the climax all once more seems well.
For an EP this is a lengthy and ambitious collection laden with more atmospherics than ever before, something most vividly displayed on the second track “Declaration”. These songs feel like an outpouring with the way the open with ambience before eventually erupting into contained chaos, assertive ahead of aggressive. As the release ends with rattles on “For The Day We Said” it feels like a summons, a coded message to a higher power, a confession and ultimately a conclusion.
With titles of songs almost act as some kind of riddle the tender texture of sounds serve as a surprisingly emotive affair as the listener is able to extract their own interpretation from the bass reading.
Let this band forever be strong.
Rothko
Rothko interview
Rothko live
Trace Recordings
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