Goat Requiem [CD]

Rocket Recordings

£5.85

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: LAUNCH098CD
Barcode: 5055300384157
Release Date: January 2021
Genre: Rock, Alternative

Re-issue. From original press release “GOAT’s only outright declaration for Requiem is that it is their “folk” album, and the album is focused more on their subdued bucolic ritualism than psilocybin freakouts. But GOAT hasn’t completely foregone their fiery charms—tracks like “All-Seeing Eye” and “Goatfuzz” conjure the sultry heathen pulsations that ensnared us on their previous albums. Perhaps the most puzzling aspect of Requiem comes with the closing track “Ubuntu”. The song is little more than a melodic delay-driven electric piano line, until we hear the refrain from “Diarabi”—the first song on their first album—sneak into the mix. It creates a kind of musical ouroboros—an infinite cycle of reflection and rejuvenation, death and rebirth. Much like fellow recluse Pynchon, rather than offering explanations for their strange trajectories, GOAT create a world where the line between truth and fiction is so obscured that all you can do is bask in their cryptic genius.”

Side A: 01 Djôrôlen / Union Of Sun And Moon 02 I Sing In Silence 03 Temple Rhythms 04 Alarms 05 Trouble In The Streets Side B: 06 Psychedelic Lover 07 Try My Robe 08 It's Not Me 09 All-Seeing Eye 10 Goatfuzz