![]() ![]() Singles put out by the label Flying Nun), whose entire catalog is compiled on ( Ambivalence and Coat in 1981 were among the first Ross Humphries and Peter Stapleton, revisiting the trance of the The sonic mandala of For A Small Blue Orb, off Silver Wheel Of Prayer (2001) continued his exploration of the individual's relationship with the eternal.Īfter a stint in avant-garde theater, Montgomery had already beenĪt the cutting edge of New Zealand's indie-rock: first in the Resolution Island Suite, which recapitulated the Montgomery's theory of transcendental harmony the same way that the Art of the Fugue summarized Bach's and Rainbow In Curved Air summarized Terry Riley's. Techniques and included the 17-minute tour de force of The Allegory of Hearing (2000) overflowed with innovative guitar His song-oriented career peaked with And Now The Rain Sounds Like Life Is Falling Down Through It (1998), which contrasted introspective melody and metaphysical setting, resulting in a set of rarified, hermetic prayers, each wrapped into a different universe of haunting sound effects.īut his philosophy was better expressed with the free-form soundpainting of True (1999). While an obscure, symbol-drenched metaphysics and an obsessive preoccupation with the afterlife led Montgomery through the stages of the imaginary Calvary of Temple IV (1996). The impressionistic vignettes of Scenes From The South Island (1995) harked back to the transcendental spirit of John Fahey, to the divine introspection of Peter Green, and to the dreamy psalms of David Crosby In the meantime, Montgomery's solo albums walked an even more arduous path: Modern Lovers, sprinkled with effervescent oddities in the surreal vein of Pere Ubu.ĭissolve's That That Is (1995) was merely an ectoplasm for two guitars,īut their Third Album For The Sun (1997), by adding keyboards, percussions and cello to the guitar jamming, attained a spiritual solemnity. Successful hybrid of all these styles with his ensembles Dadamah, Dissolve,ĭadamah's This Is Not A Dream (1992) was a magic recreation of the Velvet Underground's psychedelic trance, updated to the new-wave zeitgeist of the One of the most significant musicians of the 1990s, Music From The Film Hey Badfinger (2012), 5/10 ( Copyright © 1999-2019 Piero Scaruffi | Terms of use)ĭissolve: Third Album For The Sun, 7.5/10 Roy Montgomery: history, discography, reviews, ratings, best albums ![]()
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