Bear In Heaven - Beast Rest Forth Mouth (Home Tapes) 17/05/2010

I think it wise to start here, I just can't get my head round this album's name, I mean 'Beast' 'Rest' 'Forth' 'Mouth', what exactly are they trying to tell us? Perhaps I'm just stupid, to think that what seems a random colection of words should mean anything at all, or perhaps I should just leave you with "I am stupid"!

As if I'd do that, when a band with such a cuddly name produce what will certainly be among the best of the year. Simply awesome, an album possesing pace, purpose and presence, I'm blown away by this one. A collection of tunes you can lose yourself within, slip onto repeat and time becomes inconsiquent. But such an album that might at first seem entirely irrelevant can actually find purpose in making the listener feel better, lost in these sounds I can fully understand where its creativity lies, rhythms that drive, but are not driven and melodies that elevate.-=

Bear In Heaven, created this one within four walls in Broklyn, NYC. Outside; councrete and greenery (somewhere), setting a sonic stage Waters, Gilmor and Mason's Pink Floyd might be at home. Irregular patterns that simply want to be heard, want to be understood (but this one might never be resolved), just accept and be with this quartet, it's in no way a chore!

A sound that is obviously looking forward and not remaking what was fashionable yesterday (even though this album was released, on import in October of last year - this maybe considered an oxymoron, but live with it). Bear... have got the point that change is the only way forward, I'm happy. 9/10

Nicholas Moyse

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