Pelt
There's talk of new shows and new releases, particularly the Effigy double LP. Check back here for info, or visit the Pelt Facebook page too.
- Effigy November 6, 2012
- Tusk Festival in October April 6, 2012
- To the Upper Midwest May 11, 2011
- Playing Columbia, Mo., all weekend long February 24, 2009
- New vinyl -- a Stone for Angus Maclise February 10, 2009
- Lots of new stuff added July 11, 2008
- New CD out now June 4, 2008
- Midwinter sounding captured January 16, 2007
- Huge thanks to all January 2, 2007
- Midwinter shows Wednesday and Thursday December 26, 2006
- Toward Gysin prophecy, or stupid fun with translators December 15, 2006
- Is it all the same song... or does it just sound that way? October 26, 2006
- Seeking Virginia shows September 28, 2006
- Heraldic Beasts evolving update July 24, 2006
- The Mailorder Dept. March 30, 2006
- Pelt on SINSALradio March 21, 2006
- Back from Europe March 16, 2006
- Overseas March 2, 2006
- The Lindy February 21, 2006
- Back from the Northeast, update on old and new recordings November 30, 2005
- Pelt Shows This Weekend November 18, 2005
- JR/pelt shows October 25, 2005
- Spiral Joy Band "Searing Float", Pelt WUVT 7-inch October 25, 2005
- Hittin' the blacktop, tarmac, whatever September 2, 2005
- On releases July 27, 2005
- New Pelt release July 13, 2005
- Pelt, Jack Rose, Black Twigs, MVEE, Christina Carter, more: on the road, new cdr, etc. July 15, 2004
- Spectrum Of Sound June 9, 2004
No downloads yet for Pelt
- ... a belly roar of Big American Music ... (The Liminal)
- Appalachian drone epics with spectacular emotion (Uncut)
- ... evidence of a greater -- and perhaps frightening -- natural system at work ... (Musique Machine)
- ... an immense journey into sound. (Thumped)
- ... far, far heavier and more imposing ... than anything the heaviest of heavy metal bands could even dream of producing. (MetalTalk)
- ... presented with a depth and wide-angle scope ... (Dusted)
- ... a meditational zone where trivialities evaporate and dishonest words have no place. (Wire)
- ... a head-turning supernova of country, folk, minimal drone, and Eastern musics. (Textura)
- ... Alan Lomax's Appalachian field recordings hydroplaning across LaMonte Young's supersonic dream highway ... (NPR)
- ... Pelt's music instils an arcane awe and wonder ... (Boomkat)
- ... one of the most important, affecting and interesting bands around. (the Quietus)
- They've managed to perfect their craft. (Louder Than War)
- When it's time to move across the line to the other side, I can't think of a better companion ... (Broken Face)
- ... it's as if previous Pelt creations have placed under a microscope, revealing the music's grain (allmusic)
- The purpose of the playing here is sculptural, with sounds positioned in careful relation to silence ... (Dusted)
- It's a journey from earth to heaven told in snatches of organized noise. (Electric Fetus)
- ... like listening to ice crystals, or the sounds of stars sparkling ... (Aquarius Records)
- ... not at the more pastoral end of the drone spectrum by any measure ... (Boomkat)
- Good God, where did this record come from? (Opprobrium)
- ... an awe inspiring work of what I would unfortunately classify as 'drone' (Blastitude)
- ... a cold whisper to a cloud-breaking sunburst ... (Deep Water Acres)
- My Latin isn't so good, but that's something like "The beast returns to pass time." (fakejazz)
- ... these guys forged some seriously h e a v y glacial ragas and eternal amp-drone epics. (Crucial Blast)
- Massive "drone" effects for a massive meditative album ... (progarchives.com)
- How can one possibly explain where Pelt's eternal music comes from? (Broken Face)
- If there was ever a band suited to the double lp format it would be Pelt. (Aquarius Records)
- I've come to believe that Pelt is best appreciated in a live setting ... (fakejazz)
- Following on the wake of their trilogy of amazing CD's ... (fakejazz)
- A limited live CD intended for peddling on Pelt's 2006 European tour. (Other Music)
- Pelt's kaleidoscopically droning performances... (The Washington Post)
- Eighty years ago these guys would likely have been working moonshine stills... (Performer Magazine)
- They are aboriginal shamans of the global village... (Head Heritage)
- It's a slow burn... (Stylus)
- Pelt are exemplars of a particular fringe of contemporary American music... (Dusted)
- Folks around these parts (including us) have been freaking out... (Aquarius Records)
- This is the true rural raga... (The Independent)
- Every now and then you come across a band that you instantly know will change the way you look upon music... (Broken Face, Foxy Digitalis)
- On (untitled), Pelt earn their nickname the Hillbilly Theatre of Eternal Music... (Dusted)