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Bosch's With You - Defamiliarisation
Bosch's With You was formed in 2004 as a solo project of Dima The Pilot, founder and guitarist for the Moscow-based Noise Independent Psychedelic Punk band, Pilots Up In Smoke. Although originally supposed to be a studio-only project, the success of the first album, Birds & Fishes led to the formation of a more permanent band and an initiation into the concert scene. A double CD, Here Came The Day - Here Came The Night followed in 2005 which brings us to the latest release, a live in the studio album Defamiliarisation. The four-piece band on the album comprises Dima The Pilot (guitar, ambients, bells, noises & another instruments) Bad_C (drums, noises), A.B. (guitar, noises) and Bubble (bass).
While being live and largely improvised, Defamiliarisation does contain variations on melodic lines borrowed from the groups two previous albums. Thus, the improvisations do have some form on inherent structure. Given Pilot's previous band, this is a surprisingly gentle release. Centred squarely on the ambient side, the majority of the album is of a pretty laid-back nature. A lot of each of the compositions features the twin guitars of Pilot and A.B. creating sonic soundscapes that gently drift and intertwine. Indeed, it is almost halfway through opening track, the 21-minute #1 - As It Is Bird, before the rhythm section is introduced. There are moments of a more rockier nature, the ending of the opening track rises to a crescendo and, in a similar manner, HCTD Do the D.O.W. Another Way also has a more upbeat final section following a tranquil and melancholic opening.
Penetrating In / Outside Point Of View III is possibly the highlight of the album for me, a very gentle introductory passage sets up an insistent groves that slowly builds underpinned by a beautifully melodic bass. As the tempo increases restrained feedback is introduced before, first one, then two crescendos leaving the track to die away gracefully. The final two tracks, HCTD A Modem Defamiliarisation and The Last Image Attenuation, flow seamlessly into each other while maintaining a languid air. There are moments of quite delicate beauty, mingled with reflective passages and more dynamic places where the musicians sound more like a cohesive group.
Overall, Defamiliarisation is a rather sedate album that is fine for moments of reflection and relaxation. However, this mildly psychedelic, guitar-based ambient soundscape album, although being fine for what it is, will probably only appeal to a niche market, particularly within the progressive rock community.
Conclusion: 5+ out of 10
MARK HUGHES
Источник: DPRP