About Circuit des Yeux: “Haley Fohr knows how to dirge. There’s usually some darkness in the music she makes as Circuit des Yeux, and often a lot of it. Drop your needle anywhere within her discography and even the most upbeat songs sound deadly serious. Her early records sometimes distanced that somber tone with thick distortion or hissy echo, which added mystery. But over time her work has become clearer, and Overdue, her fourth full-length, is the most direct, immediate record she’s made. It’s also her best.
That’s because increased clarity reveals how many ways Fohr can hit the same emotional target. There’s variety in the instrumentation: dramatic, string-like synths, bittersweet acoustic strums, grinding electric guitars, and all kinds of rhythmic foundations. There’s also variety in her voice, which echoes the melancholy warble of Antony (from Antony and the Johnsons) the goth-howl of Diamanda Galas, and the chilly authority of Nico. But she also has a unique way of turning every phrase dark. It’s hard to imagine anyone else making a casual line like “rollin’ in my Nova 88” sound so grave.”
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18684-circuit-des-yeux-overdue/
http://www.circuitdesyeux.net/
http://vimeo.com/84060457
https://www.facebook.com/events/1421564078095247/?ref=br_tf
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*Be sure to check out the Bay Area debut of CIRCUIT DES YEUX at White Horse Bar in Oakland on Friday, March 28th.
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