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THE ERASER
Thom Yorke
by Matt Quartermaine
THOM YORKE'S 'The Eraser' is detached and personal, cold and passionate. Somehow he makes these opposites attractive. The music is full of stops, starts, fades, clinical computer chirps and ethereal noises, but Yorke uses his voice as the instrument to bind the disparate parts. When the words stop he vocalises with a sustained hum, or warble like a turn of the century gospel singer. In 'The Clock' Yorke uses his voice as a percussion instrument like Bobby McFerrin, then makes the 'F' word sound sweet in 'Black Swan'. 'Skip divided' is like 'Every Breath You Take' performed by a serial killer. Initially I kept waiting for the band to kick in, but the more I listened, the more this sounded like a trance/dance album performed by the Vienna Boys Choir. 'The Eraser' mixes discomfort and beauty to make an album unlike anything else you'll hear this year. Hypnotic.
17 August 2006
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