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MH-282 Holobody - Riverhood  Riverhood is the first release from Holobody, the sibling duo of Felix Green and Sea Oleena, two talented artists in their own right who’ve together crafted a masterpiece from elements of gospel, hip-hop, and electronically-propelled folk. Album opener “Unfold” is a sentimental soliloquy, and its seamless juxtaposition first into the playfully rapped “Hurricane Season” and then into the instrumental "Stomp Coda" sets the tone for the genre-hopping on the rest of Riverhood. Brother and sister trade vocal duties throughout the album. "Riverbed" is a beautiful hymn of death and rebirth with a chorus washed in reverb. Sounds seem to merge and collapse, until the listener paddles into the void and disappears. Other highlights are the hypnotically spiraling “Prelude” and the psychedelic closer “Acid Rain” with each song taking the album in a new and usually unexpected direction. Perhaps the most striking moment is the duo’s take on the traditional hymn “Down to the River and Pray,” which begins with reverent beauty before taking a sideways turn into percussive celebration and ambient experimentation. All of these pieces are drawn together on Riverhood into a whole that is lush, vibrant, and extraordinarily inviting. |
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| Reviews Summary |
| Holobody’s Riverhood is going to fit perfectly, right between your M83 and Tennis albums. - Potholes In My Blog / Highly recommended. - Paper / Listen if you like: Her Space Holiday, Stereolab, Atlas Sound, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Suicide, Mazzy Star, The Flaming Lips, Toro Y Moi, Beach House, Radiohead, The Stone Roses. - Eastern Surf |
| Reviews |
| It's hard to describe Holobody's genre, but if the term "Gospel Folktronica" makes any sense... then they're that. The opening track starts us off in a distant reverb soaked world, where distant background vocals sound truly holy, and a low and heavy sounding piano line strikes with importance making everything sound epic. As the track progresses, electronic tones are bent and sculpted around the production, adding texture. The second track rapid fires sounds from all cylinders, using samples very instrumentally, and featuring two vocal parts (female and male at different times) that sound almost hip-hop. Songs like "Way the World Goes Around" are closest Holobody comes to straight folk... an acoustic, almost bluegrass sound is created but exists within their strange and signature world, fully accompanied by reversing samples and haunting bells. Overall the album is a textural delight, and fun listen to get lost in. - Examiner |
