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In process, untitled, release date unknown. More infor in December, perhaps even a sample.
retsu is making journey music. On their new EP, each of the three tracks takes numerous twists and turns, going past the soft/loud formula into territory like groovy-chaotic/lullaby-lament. This music, more than simply presenting dichotomies, is about traveling from one state of mind to another, and the end of each song sounds very little like its beginning- another clue that this band is packing an album's worth of new material into each finely tuned song.
-Jacob Coleman
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As its name suggests The Moon and Stars Remain in the Morning Sky is a folding of once separated elements into a single exquisite composite. The album manages to distil the core elements of chamber pop, folk, indie pop and rock and pours the result into a whole new mould.
With intricate, complex melodies woven into impeccable arrangements Iretsu have managed to paradoxically create an album that is both stripped back and at the same time bursting with an undeniable energy and complexity. All within one track minimal pop suddenly breaks out into an anthemic hook laden epic with strings cart wheeling over biting guitars, arpeggiated banjos and male/female chorales.
A somewhat tangential release for Portland avant-everything Iretsu. It was originally composed as the score for an interactive (anti-)stage performance of the same name by Fever Theater. Given that, and given Fever Theater's tendency toward going over the top, this accompaniment makes perfect sense. Charging off in about 30 directions in the course of its 21-song length. Lounge? Yep. Prog-rock? Aplenty. Krautrock? Sure.
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