Montréal based experimental post-rock Atsuko Chiba went into the studio without a set course or even half finished compositions when they went to work on their fourth album. That could have led to endless tinkering, but they quickly discovered a common ground: to go for sprawling songs without a big, look-mam-no-hands finale. The six tracks are mood pieces about subjects that are close to their heart, with subtle rhythmical shifts, vocals buried in the mix, and a prominent role for the bass to keep it altogether.
It must have been a liberating experience for the band that this free-flowing approach paid off so well. Making it a self-titled album was a good choice. It is both a fresh start and the culmination of their career until now. There are no rules for being creative. If 70s Krautrock had been sprinkled with a seasoning of 80s leftfield New Wave and early Porcupine Tree, it would have sounded like this.
Atsuko Chiba:
Anthony Piazza: drums, electronic drums, percussion
David Palumbo: bass, bass VI, vocals
Eric Schafhauser: guitar, synthesizers
Karim Lakhdar: vocals, guitar, synthesizers
Kevin McDonald: synthesizers, guitar
Atsuko Chiba is released via Mothland (vinyl, CD, digital). Release date: April 24.
Tracks:- Retention
- Pretense
- Future Ways
- Tar Sands
- Torn
- Locked and Array
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