Introducing Tanakh, an incredible new project headed by Richmond, Virginia's Jesse Poe. Tanakh is a layering of sound and structure that combines songwriting sensibilty and improvisational abstractions that are as thick and rich as they are minimalist. These two seemingly opposed forms fluidly combine to forge dark sweet lulling gypsy melodies dug from middle-eastern sands that have been knuckled across Appalachian washboards that shadow the city in which they live. With guest appearances by Mick Turner (D...   [ read more ]

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Tanakh's newest record, "Dieu Deuil," embraces wet boots and November days filled with rain. It sings stories of loss, hope, and transcendence amidst the swirling cyclone of mundaneness. "Dieu Deuil," which takes its name from the architecture of Daniel Libeskind, successfully integrates improvisation and song writing, and communicates an interior intimacy, previously only hinted at in the drifting exterior world of their last release, "Villa Claustrophobia." Gorgeously packaged in a custom sleeve with an ...   [ read more ]

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This marks their third release with American singer songwriter Jesse Poe's project Tanakh, currently based in Florence Italy. Unlike the first two recordings this latest offering strays from structured songs and resides much more in the regions of the avant-garde. Tanakh features more drone-oriented elements comparable to the debut Tanakh release Villa Claustrophobia and the collective ensembles of the Mile End music scene of Montreal.

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