Andrew Liles
Black Mamba
Beta-Lactam Ring 2007

01. Mr. Misery
02. Tawny
03. An Interim
04. Phosphorescent Tree Dweller
05. Otter Holt
06. Black Mamba Dub
07. People (And What They Have to Say)
08. Sweep as in Sooty
09. Sun Baked
10. Ghost Breath (A Lament for a Bear Cub Called медвежонок)
11. Some Women Do Not Love Their Children
12. A Subtle Brush Off
13. Theme for the Man With Wooden Legs
14. You Got Good Taste
15. Anhedonia - Part 2
16. Dirty Pillows and Vulgar Sacks
17. Lifestyle to Accommodate Beard
18. How Can You Think That Way?
19. It's Now 1977
20. Crimson Tide

Número cinco in our fave ongoing series - the «Vortex Vault» biensûr. If you're still new to it, do take a little time to introduce yourself, and if you think you have already heard it all from Master Liles, well think again: Black Mamba is the longest running of his five released so far, filled with top hat and bunny magic tricks. 'Mr. Misery' sets the tone with something of an oscillating "welcome back folks" sequence, after which piano/voice experiments begin (the voices on «Vortex Vault» are never meant to 'really' be there, or in any case are never to be taken grantedly). Further along on 'Phosphorescent Tree Dweller', you can hear a re-occuring theme from Black Beauty (was it?), in the form of an "artless shaman" incantation, after which the real surprises kick in: 'Black Mamba Dub', with an interpolation of voice, african drums, rumbling bassline and pan flute! (seemingly inspired from Gheorghe Zamfir's repertoire); 'Sun Baked', a meandering guitar piece almost resembling Fahey's later, more experimental work; 'Some Women Do Not Love Their Children', a thumping bass track - perhaps the most unexpected here, showing yet another side of Liles' peculiar interests... And the list can go on, surely, but I'm not the one to hype and name-drop like there's no tomorrow. You're either very curious already or bored out of your mind by yet another blogger's ramblings, which means, either way, that I have reached my target. With this being said, the work of Andrew Liles doesn't at all times necessarily have to appeal to everyone, but is always worth investigating, because what he does is soak in, cut up, and, umm, regurgitate everything in culture, spitting it back out in the rich vein of his own singular vision. Props to all his efforts.

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