| What We Think: | "So far is Saul鈥檚 solo stuff from his Tsuji years that it鈥檚 almost not worth mentioning them. However, what they do have in common is an intensity, which he now whispers when he used to scream. Bleak, brooding and black as a devil鈥檚 heart, this is Willy Mason singer/songwriter territory that鈥檚 more than worth having a closer look at. Just don鈥檛 stare too hard into the darkness, you might just topple in鈥"
Chris Long |
Emerging from Albini-endorsed Tsuji Giri, Saul鈥檚 approach to his music is all-consuming. On this, his second solo EP, he fleshes out his absorbing avant garde folk with layers of electric guitar, vocals and drums. If 鈥楽igns1鈥 has a haunting claustrophobia and 鈥楥uts鈥 aches with frustration, that鈥檚 because Saul feels comfortable building up his songs alone, surrounding by a variety of instruments, in his dusky Manchester flat. As well as three original songs, Saul has included his cover of Jandek鈥檚 鈥業鈥檓 Ready鈥. Inspired by the reclusive Houston-based musician, the track was originally recorded for broadcast on a Pittsburgh radio station hosting a Jandek open mic night. 鈥淚t has an element of finality to it, so I knew it would be the closing track,鈥 says Saul, 鈥淚t鈥檚 surprising to me that it presents itself as the most optimistic sounding thing on the EP! Everything before it is pretty bleak...鈥 To listen to a selection of Danny's tunes, go to his page on MySpace (linked above) |
