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Friday, October 16, 2020

Herd of Instinct "Unravel"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Formatdigital
Release dateOctober 16, 2020

Tracklist
1. Conjure 
2. Alice Krige Parts 1 & 2
3. Torso
4. National Anthem
5. Unravel
6. Furnance
7. The Plot

Line-up
Mark Cook (Spoke of Shadows) - Warr guitar, guitar, fretless bass, beat construction, string arrangement, programming (1), electronics, percussion (2), piano (2), samples, Rhodes (3),  synth (3)
Gayle Ellett (Djam Karet, Fernwood) - Mellotron, Rhodes (2), Moog (3), Hammond organ (4)
Jason Spradlin - drums, percussion, programming (2)
Bill Bachman - drums (7)
Rick Read - Chapman Stick (7)
Mike McGary - synth and electric piano (4)
Mike Davison - 12 string acoustic guitar (2)
Bob Fisher - flute (2)
Joel Adair - trumpet (2)
Joe Blair - lapsteel guitar (2)
Eric Yacula - electronics and samples (4)
Markus Reuter - U8 touch guitar (6)
Dave Streett - bass (6)
Stephen Page - violin (7)

Description/Reviews
Unravel is a journey through the life span of Herd of Instinct. The album consists of unreleased tracks from previous albums, improvisations, and newly recorded material.
Furnace, recorded in 2011, is an intense improvisation featuring Markus Reuter on his newly developed U8 Touch Guitar. The experimental track, Alice Krige Pt. 1 & 2, is the complete 10-minute version as it was originally intended. The piece was cut in half for the Conjure album. Alice was based around an improvisation with trumpet player Joel Adair and drummer Jason Spradlin. Later additional players were asked to improvise over the foundation to keep the spirit of spontaneous composition.
Conjure and Unravel are high energy pieces that take the band in a new direction of progressive rock and electronica.
The Plot, Torso, and National Anthem are tracks completed in Mid-2020. Bill Bachman’s bombastic drumming is the driving force of The Plot. Gayle Ellett’s wild Moog solo is the highlight of Torso. The biggest surprise of the album might be the cover of Radiohead’s National Anthem. The band has rarely played material by other artists.

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp
Trailer

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