Thirteen Masks

Jarboe - Thirteen Masks

Thirteen Masks
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Artist: Jarboe
Edition: Music CD
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2009-03-31
Music Label: ATAVISTIC
Soundtracks:
  1. Listen
  2. Red
  3. A Man of Hate [Lord Misery Version]
  4. The Believers
  5. The Lonely Voyeur
  6. The Never Deserting Shadow
  7. Wooden Idols
  8. In an Open Sea
  9. Shotgun Road (Redemption)
  10. I Got a Gun
  11. The Oblivion Seekers (Of Ancient Memory)
  12. A Man of Hate
  13. Freedom
  14. Cries (For Spider)
  15. We Are the Prophecy [*]
  16. St John [*]
  17. Surrender [*]

Music reviews of Thirteen Masks

Music Review: Dark and unsettling
Rating: 4 Stars

Now enhanced by three additional tracks, Thirteen Masks contains an impressive mix of musical styles showcasing the many moods of Jarboe, one time female vocalist of the remarkable Swans and World Of Skin. The sinister cover art, thirteen facial expressions, some hideously contorted, reflects the theme of multiple personalities and serves as a warning of the disturbing music.

The first track, Listen, is a piece of ethereal pop with chiming bells and xylophones. Red is a pounding techno-industrial dance number listing a dizzying number of red images where Jarboe's voice is at times distorted by a vocoder. A Man Of Hate is an eerie ballad with strange whispers whilst The Believers is a spacey ballad with a funky rhythm and The Lonely Voyeur is a deceptively gentle ballad. Wooden Idols is a jazzy number with breathy vocals and is followed by Shotgun Road (Redemption), an exquisite torch song and I Got A Gun, a dissonant blend of spacey vocals, heavy drums and electric guitar.

I love the folky song Of Ancient Memory (The Oblivion Seekers) with its lilting melody and weird vocal mix. Freedom has the same sound as I Got A Gun, whilst the oneiric ballad Cries For Spider has the most chilling imagery. Overall, the complex and arty arrangements remind me of Jarboe's work with Beautiful People Limited. Thirteen Masks may not automatically appeal to fans of Swans.

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