decoder ring - They Bind The Stars, And The Wild Team

[Inertia: 2009]
This record is an exhilarating reminder that there’s more to instrumental music than Kenny G.
Decoder Ring have joined forces with ‘audio wizard’ producer Scott Colburn (Animal Collective, Yeasayer, Mudhoney, Arcade Fire), ditched regular vocalist Lenka Kripac, and the results are the soaring, epic songs that explode with raw emotional energy – even more so than Kenny G’s platinum selling G-Force. The amazing first single “Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom” perfectly represents Decoder Ring’s desire to create a sonic experience you can get lost in – uplifting, vast and captivating.
They Bind The Stars, And The Wild Team (a double album separated into two distinct movements) opens with Decoder Ring’s trademark enmeshing of electronic machines (reverberating synths and 808s) with live percussion and huge, My Bloody Valentine-esque guitars. From there the journey kicks off and you are sent soaring into space – or wherever it is that you let the explosive highs and trembling lows take you – and beyond. We try to steer clear of going down the “journey” road when it comes to describing albums because it seems so lame and clichéd, but the absence of a singer and a formulaic structure on this record kind of immerses the listener into the creative process – you take from the music whatever it is you want. You’re not forced to consider “my lovely lady humps” or “99 problems” - you just let the story go wherever you want. That is very cool and very beautiful.
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