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Show 10 ARTS Ri ENTFRTAINMENT FORUMFORTNIGHTLY.COM F! i u 'aw ilt I dHWtNHO Ur SLUG ?Zf ' . New Music Reviews Phillip K. Gipson Contributing Writer . duo Swedish experimental electronic The Knife return after a 7 year hiatus with the successor to the brilliant Silent Shout LP, and Im not sure it could be any more unexpected. Fiercely unconventional and running at 98 minutes in length, this album shakes" off the accessibility and cohesive mood of their h, now expanding into a far broader prior field of discordant soundscapes and emotions. Gone is their unifying sinister, midnight woodland aesthetic. The Knife are distancing themselves from popular song structures here, offering a few tracks comprised largely of drones or odd found sound combinations that space out the album, giving it real depth but also leaving it that I fear it wont endure so angular and avant-garin memory. This is an art record, and a good one, but I fear The Knife may have shaken off so much of the habitual that this abstract, incongruous melange may fly right over most listeners heads. full-lengt- Houses A Quiet Darkness A Quiet Darkness is, apparently, the audio tale of a although a couples attempt to reunite listening alone didnt make that concept evident to me, at all. It is also one of the most boring albums Ive heard in years. Vocal duties here are shared by Megan Messina and primary vocalist Dexter Tororiello, who sounds an awful lot like a monotone, sleepy version of the se, Coldplay vocalist, Chris Martin. If you like Coldplay, then I suppose thats a minor plus. The instrumentation throughout is minimal, rolling, and wispy. It repeatedly promises to build into something grand, but never delivers any apex. The pillowy instrumentation only rarely branches out of its hibernation den to vary the mix with er some vibrancy, like in the synth lines which appear at 2:36 of Tenderly, but these one-o- ff oddities only seem to operate to nudge the tracks forward and keep listeners awake. i I t off-kilt- The Go Fiesta ;i Psychedelic Detroit garage rockers The Go first arth on Sub Pop, rived in 99 with a promising but never received the level of acclaim that garage rock revival peers like The Mooney Suzuki, The Datsuns, or The Strokes did. With Fiesta they return with a double LP that successfully functions in expressing their vintage 60s and 70s poprock influences and merging those with energetic power-po- p propullike a greatest sion. Fiesta feels like a retrospective hits album charting a career from the mid-6up to late-60- s, the present. It is very impressive. Listen to the hues of So Lets Pinch. The track sounds early-7as if it couldve been recorded five minutes before Neil Diamond plugged in to record his 67 release Just For You. Now listen to Beyond the Beyond. Beach Boys, anyone? Finally, play the funky Dirty Room which sounds as if it couldve been recorded last week by the Black Lip?. This albums a keeper. . f I , ' . - v ... f A f t K , t f ,t t tf S de de tomers. To be able to meet people that buy your products, talk to them and thank them in person is awesome, she said Theres also something to having someone be able to see your products in person and be able to judge the quality of them. Another way Craft Lake City has been bringing the Salt Lake community together is by the free admission Brown set since the beginning of the the paper goods company Isabdls Umbrella. Its a great experience for vendors people who are looking for an awesome amount of exposure and a great place to go for inspiration and festivaL This of the things that sets us apart, Brown said One of die The sense of community Another goal Brown has for Craft Lake City is to empower the local DIY and hand-macommunity. de You can take these old techniques and make really cool, contemporary neat designs , with it, Brown said Artists are and repurposing: taking items that once served a purpose and changing the purpose to ing be something new. And theres an art form to that that ingenuity, that vision of saying Oh, this once was a Tupperware jar, now I can turn it into a robot Susan Petersen, who has been a : Craft Lake City exhibitor since the . 'festival started, said she loves that Salt v Lake has a great community for both handmade artists and artists in general . " .Theres not a lot of local competi Id like DIY culture. hand-mad- e, and that the food is her favorite part She said they have high quality baked goods that are definitely more fun than the average thing you would find at the basic pastry shop. up-cycl- is one to keep it a free format is just, you know, Salt Lake City is very unique and because we have large families here, and the medium income level is a little bit lower than in other states. Its hard for people to find really firn and affordable things to do, and I want people to be able to be exposed to the arts and to the reasons shopping. Geissing said Isabdls Umbrella is a paper goods line designed to lift the clouds of a rainy day. The DIY festival also features live entertainment including craft demonstrations, street performers and musical acts and local food vendors. Peterson said she loves the festival -- 4 tion, theres a lot of local support, she said We have a lot of local collaboration, which is really awesome. And theres kind of this feeling among all artists and the art scene the hand-main general in Salt Lake that if you succeed, we succeed Its an awesome community to be a part of. Petersen is the founder and owner of Freshly Picked, a leather goods store that focuses primarily on hand-mababy moccasins. Geissing also said she loves Craft Lake City for the opportunity to network with other artists and her cus- 4-y- ear 0s iI 1 exhibisaid Ashley Geissing, a tor at Craft Lake City and owner of - if f but definitely interesting to see, she said. It was almost like going through a weird museum. One exhibitor who stood out to her was a guy who used salvaged metal parts to make monster sculptures. Some go in peoples gardens, some were paperweights and some were hooked up to propane tanks so flames would come out of their mouths, Peterson said. Some of them were like six feet tall and had really sharp teeth and were really interesting, fun and even cute... even though they were kind of scary. Craft Lake City is a good opportunity for people who are trying to expand their various craft businesses. Craft Lake is an awesome mixture of hobbyists and small businesses, 20-tra- ck 0s a IUU.IH Here is Staks O'Lee putting on Festival. Lake DIY the abounds Live entertainment at Craft City a show for Craft Lake City 2012 attendees. hill-leng- 4 8. U 1 I saw things that are strange to me, -- 3 1 wJ festival the last three years and said she liked seeing the interesting, works at the festival de i V Ss ? VfK JLS i Continued from Pg. sister-broth- er post-apocalyp- - " .. . . " Craft Hie Knife Shaking the Habitual 'V i- a o V Craft Lake City has been a way for Utah artists and creators of all lands to reach out to one another and share their crafts. All featured exhibitors must be Utah artisans. Petersen said, Utah is a place that supports local and handmade and those two elements create a real sense of community around whats going on. If you want to be a part of either of those worlds, Craft Lake City is a good place to reach out. A good way for students to get involved, artisans or not, is by volunteering at Craft Lake City. Volunteers are an integral part of Craft Lake City and are vital to the success of our festival, Brown said. Without the volunteer help from our community, CLC simply would not exist. Visit www.craftlakecity.comvol-untee- r v for more information. The 2013 DIY Festival will be held on Friday, Aug. 9 from 5-- 10 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 10 from noon 10 am.. , , - r . A ft a |
