Harold Nono

Tacky Tigers

Harold Nono

Bearsuit Records is a small label based in Leith, a part of North Edinburgh, Scotland. Vu covered their compilation A Weevil in a Biscuit back in January. One of the artists featured on that compilation was Harold Nono.

Harold Nono graduated from Edinburgh Art College with a painting degree. Listening to his third release on Bearsuit Records, To the River Lounge, his degree is quite fitting. The album sounds like layers of paint, juxtaposed, and organized in his own unique way. It opens with "Lullaby", a downtempo track that features a woman's voice singing over a head-jerkin drumbeat. The following track "A Shining Space" reminds me of some creepy Japanese horror film like Ju-on. Next is "Rain" and it makes me feel like I'm floating above a body of water on a beautiful sunny day. "Waterspeakers" brings the listener back to the water and features bells of some sort and a looping hum that sound like waves. Later in the album, "Tacky Tigers" comes and sweeps you out of the water and into a fairy-tale with its glistening flutes and innocent and playful tone. To the River Lounge is truly a great album and different from what I normally listen to and post on W♥M.

For more information on Harold Nono and/or purchase the album, visit his site or Bearsuit Records.

 04/18/2008 23:41:50  jason my♥posts myspace.com/haroldnono myspace.com/bearsuitrecords