Recording: Scattered Clouds

Artist: Scattered Clouds

Song: unknown^*

Recorded at Artscape Gibraltar Point (Wavelength 678: Camp Wavelength – Day 3), August 30, 2015.

Scattered Clouds - unknown

You can read my general notes on Camp Wavelength here. My memories of having seen Hull's Scattered Clouds mostly revolved around the band's evocation of a certain type of dark atmospherics, but it sounds like a couple years on they've moved into an outright menacing vibe. Phillippe Charbonneau's vocals are pretty buried here, but he still manages to get that menace across quite well.

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Recording: Scattered Clouds

Artist: Scattered Clouds

Song: unknown^*

Recorded at The Tranzac (Main Hall), April 7, 2013.

Scattered Clouds - unknown

Full review to follow. I was unfamiliar with the work of Phillippe Charbonneau, but this band hinted he learned some lessons on atmospherics during his time as a Timber Timbre sideman. But the lashing energy and tense restraint here — as well as the hints of darkness at the core — made the band sound even more like the bastard sons of Nick Cave's Red Right Hand.

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