RESTOCK. The Boxhead Ensemble makes a glorious return after nearly a two-year hiatus, under the direction of Michael Krassner (Lofty Pillars); Two Brothers is their most distinctive & compelling album yet. Superbly recorded by Krassner & Joe Ferguson at Truckstop Chicago,Two Brothers is a modern day meditation on 19th century American musics, circa the Civil War era. Highly detailed acoustic instrumentation dominates the aural landscape, propelled by the bountiful talents of Mick Turner & Jim White (The Di...   [ read more ]

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America's only possible answer to Godspeed You Black Emperor! has delivered their fourth album. An ethereal, drifting work in the spirit of the "Dutch Harbor Soundtrack," "The Last Place To Go," and "Two Brothers," "Quartets" also features music from the Ensemble's contributions to the HBO film, "The Smashing Machine." As Mojo said, "...Boxhead Ensemble's ghostly drift is never less than a rare, beguiling treasure..."

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The latest installment of Chicago's Boxhead Ensemble reveals a further evolution in its lineup. Michael Krassner and Fred Lonberg-Holm are still constants, but add to this mix Jessica Billey (Smog), Michael Colligan (Pillow), Ryan Hembrey (Edith Frost, ex-Pinetop Seven), Glenn Kotche (Wilco, Jim O'Rourke, Loose Fur), and Scott Tuma (Souled American), and the lineup dictates musically the manner in which the recording proceeds. Quartets is easily the quietest, most narrative statement on tape from the colle...   [ read more ]

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