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AURAPLINTH

by Theo Angell

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Ben Van Bonn Theo Angell's self-reliant energy makes me want to dance around a fire tipsy on dandelion wine. The melodies on this album sound as if they are just now escaping a millennium of dormancy to be recorded -- in the golden era of multitrack recording.
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In About A Half An Hour 02:57
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Crow's Landing 02:53
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On the Willow 04:28
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Stuttgart Summertime 02:16
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It was like we were living in a sc-fi novel.
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Bountfling 02:42
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Have U Seen The Birds Lately 03:26
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Written With The Word Love 02:48
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Apparently Someone Tried To 04:16
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Flurdrid Mourning 05:09
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Is the Worst Ever Best? 01:34
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The Golden Hour 02:43
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Gardenfull 03:22
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Aurelia 03:23
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She King 06:57
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Forward with the Veil 03:10
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Despite previous releases under this name, and work with Jackie-O-Motherfucker and Hall of Fame, Theo Angell remains a relatively unknown name. This album will change that; Auraplinth is a brilliant, distinct and memorable record from a powerful new talent in psyche-folk...LeftHip
Best known for his work in Jackie O Motherf*cker and Hall Of Fame (alongside Samara Lubelski), musician, filmmaker, and shaman (obviously), Theo Angell has made what his label describes as his masterwork. You can certainly imagine this otherworldy song cycle being unearthed in years to come by baffled cultures and being declared a lost classic. It has a folksy resonance, sounding as though the melodies and words are somehow steeped in traditional songs, but there's something slightly edgy, even perverse about Auraplinth. It might just be the massively unsettling artwork (look at that mask on the cover!) but there's a feel to this album perhaps best described as Manson-esque. The songs are actually rather beautifully written, and the recordings aren't too shabby either, but it's Angell's voice as a malleable sound source that's the key here, switching from upbeat country to mumbled mantras and multi-tracked weirdness, but always making some sort of sense when considered as part of the album's sprawling whole. Ace.
BOOMKAT 2007

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released June 13, 2007

Cover art by Christian Holstad. Synthi work on "In About a Half an Hour" by Josh Stevenson (Magneticring). Dan Brown (Hall of Fame) plays drums on "Apparently Someone Tried To" and Cynthia Nelson (Ruby Falls) plays the flute on "Aurelia". Written and Recorded in Portland, Oregon in the fall/winter of 2005/2006 at the house of Tara Jane O'Neil. Mastered by Pete Swanson. Originally released by Digitalis DIGI050 in 2007 on CD. Out of print.

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Theo Angell's densely hermetic iconography reflects an artist well-versed in mythology and the "other". And Theo's singing voice is unquestionably one of the most expressive and expansive in outsider folk today. Theo grew up in rural Oregon, was home-schooled along with his siblings by his minister father, which provided him little exposure to mainstream pop culture. (ForcedExposure) ... more

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