"Seeping Through the Veil of the
Unconscious" came to us out of nowhere
as a demo and I think I can say with
some certainty that it's the best demo
we've ever received. Motion Sickness of
Time Travel is the solo moniker of La
Grange, Georgia's Rachel Evans. She also
plays in the duo, Quiet Evenings, with
her husband and runs the Hooker Vision
label with him as well. And while she's
done some really great stuff, this album
takes all of it, everything, to
incredible new heights.
Evans concocts five whirlwind romances
all in the space of less than an hour.
Beauty, magic and bleeding effervescence
come together in perfect harmony. Vague
electro meanderings hide hints of early
Grouper as Evans' compositions sing like
an ecstatic choir. While the songs are
built around vaguely-catchy, repetitive
synth backbones, she laces an incredible
array of instrumental layers between
those bones creating music that is as
dense and complex as it is continous.
Yet, the real star here is her voice.
sometimes its at the fore, other times
its buried underneath the plodding keys
but it never gets lost and always
shines.
As the opening chords and rising
whispers of "Clairvoyance" begin, you
are immediately immersed into the well.
Evans' voice sings haunted, wordless
lullabies that sound distant and strange
yet oddly comforting. The entire aural
world of "Seeping" is populated with
ghosts, haunting the crevices between
notes and adding a beguiling sense of
complexity. With heavy kraut influences,
"Mental Projection" is a midnight gem
while the dark, rhythmic sequences of
"Telepathy" would perfectly fill the
halls of a spectral ballroom. These
kraut and electronic leanings are part
of what give Motion Sickness of Time
Travel such a distinct sound. This is
stunning music and an album that further
unfolds with each and every listen.
The music on "Seeping Through the Veil
of the Unconscious" has been remastered
for vinyl by Brad Rose and cut to vinyl
by D+M, presented with new art from
Grant Evans. First copies on turquoise
vinyl.
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