Charles Gounod - Gounod: Romeo et Juliette - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

P.I. Tchaikovsky - Romeo & Juliet [COMPACT DISCS] date 04/03/2007

H. Berlioz - Romeo Et Juliette Op 17 [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2012

The latest EP from Drab Majesty marks the start of a stirring new chapter in the band's majestic legacy. Written during a 2021 retreat to the remote coastal Oregon town of Yachats, Deb Demure leaned into the neo-psychedelic resonance of a uniquely bowl-shaped 12-string Ovation acoustic/electric guitar. After early morning hikes in the rain, Deb would record ambient guitar experiments the rest of the day, tapping into Inchflow states,Inch letting the sound lead the way. These sessions were then refined or recreated, and later elevated further with key collaborations by Rachel Goswell (Slowdive), Justin Meldal-Johnson (Beck, M83, Air), and Ben Greenberg (Uniform, Circular Ruin Studio). An Object In Motion is true to it's title, capturing the chrysalis moment of an artist evolving, reborn and untethered, silhouetted against an open horizon.InchCape PerpetuaInch kicks off the collection's divergent palette sparkling acoustic finger-picking refracted through delay, equal parts raga and reverie. Melodies and moods congeal and dissipate, at the threshold of rustic American primitivism, brooding neo-folk, and pastoral melancholia. InchThe Skin And The GloveInch deploys jangle to different effect - baggy, soaring, grey-skied kaleidoscopic pop in the spirit of Stone Roses, Primal Scream, and The Glove. Rachel Goswell lends her iconic freefall voice to The Cure-esque ballad, InchVanity,Inch infusing poetic gravity to the doomed refrain InchIf the valve breaks / then the earth quakes / and history finds a way / to put you in your place.InchInchYield To ForceInch, the closing track of the EP, may be the most anomalous offering of the set. A 15-minute instrumental odyssey of cyclical strings, ominous slide guitar, and simmering synthesizer, the piece sways and spirals like a long zoom into distant storm clouds. Demure finesses the guitar with a restless but regal grandeur, unfold