Prairiewolf
Zone Poems
80点相当 Uncut
コロラド州のサイケデリック・トリオ
3rd
The concept behind Colorado-based psychedelic trio Prairiewolf’s new album blurs the line between studio recording and live album. The initial material for Zone Poems was cherry-picked from three of many shows the band were performing in 2025. Music from live sets in Crestone and pair of fall sets at Glob in Denver, Colorado was taken, layered, manipulated, reimagined and rearranged, with extra sound recorded later, to create more of a tapestry than we are used to with this band.
That said, Prairiewolf has been formed by a subtle bunch of musicians who are well aware of overloading an ear, so each decision is discerning, with the sound never becoming overcrowded. Of course, anybody who has experienced the band live will appreciate that many of the songs on Zone Poems have been produced. On tracks like The St. Vrain Method, the structure is a fair way from the spacious, minimalist music the band makes in real time, even if it is delicately crafted. Fragments of layered guitar from Stefan Beck and Jeremy Erwin’s percussive beats surround Tyler Wilcox’s beefy bass line, with enough reverb and rhythm to evoke a fisheye view of tidal currents.
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