Audio CD review:
Will Oldham - Black/Rich Music

Will Oldham - Black/Rich Music

Band: Will Oldham Title: Black/Rich Music Rating: Release Date: 07 July, 1998 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Organ: Do What You Will Do 2: Do What You Will Do 3: The Risen Lord 4: Organ: Allowance 5: Allowance 6: Black/Rich Tune 7: Organ: Black/Rich 8: Guitar: Do What You Will Do

Editoral Review H. Originally commissioned for a film, The Broken Giant, and released in 1996 in a very limited edition, this 20-minute disc has four rather vague songs (with a bit of lyrics lifted from D. Lawrence) and four brief instrumentals on their themes. The instrumentation's minimal--acoustic guitar, a little bit of wheezy organ--making it closer to Palace Brothers' Days in the Wake than anything else Oldham's done. At times, the lyrics seem like he's feverish and hallucinating, especially "The Risen Lord," with its broken singing about fear of life, and "Black/Rich Tune," which is barely even a song: constantly on the verge of collapse, though the rough beauty of the organ acts like a vivid brushstroke, a minimal gesture that affirms life. --Douglas Wolk .. You can see a complete list of all Will Oldham discography, or go back to the Will Oldham tabs