ALEXANDER TUCKER - DORWYTCH (LP)

Alexander Tucker Dorwytch on LP

Dorwytch is the 2011 Thrill Jockey debut from British experimental musician Alexander Tucker. The release breaks new ground for Tucker by combining minimalist string arrangements with electronic manipulations and drones to produce doom chamber-pop songs and psychedelic music-concrete collages.

Three years in the making Dorwytch finds Tucker refining his song craft and introducing minimalist string movements that build into dense spiraling riffs around his distinct vocals. With varied sounds and grandiose ideas, the album marries the abstract with more traditional song structures, using layering techniques to create the illusion of an ensemble.

This album is the first time Tucker has used drums, collaborating with free improv drummer Paul May to create rhythmic improvised beats. Other guests include brooding blues songwriter Duke Garwood (Fire Records), singer/songwriter Jess Bryant and multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Daniel O’Sullivan (Guapo, Aethanor, Miracles, Ulver).

Alexander Tucker Dorwytch Track Listing:

1.  His Arm Has Grown Long
2.  Red String
3.  Matter
4.  Hose
5.  Gods Creature
6.  Half Vast
7.  Pearl Relics
8.  Atomized
9.  Skeletor Blues
10. Dark Rift/Black Road
11. Sill
12. Mildew Stars
13. Jamie
14. Craters