House of Low Culture
Gettin' Sentimental

THE REVIEW

Don't be fooled by the name, these guys really know their stuff... 

So, HoLC is a "side" project by Aaron Turner, singer and guitarist of Isis, (is what I just did grammatically correct?), anyway, "side" is in "quotes" because when it comes to drone, it’s a big mess, a "house" with a bunch of strange people, where everyone is piled on top of each other, everywhere; usually, you end up with piles of 4 to 6 people, and the pimp, the one who manages it all, is Mr. Sunn o))) Stephen O'Malley, the one who took this type of sound to the most extreme, the most terrorist, the most TERRIFIED OF DROOOONE! So already with his presence, a project can't be "side," and more generally, it’s hard to understand which is whose project.

The album is truly ignorant instead, if by ignorant we mean the current meaning in modern slang, that is, when someone does something in an almost raw way, indeed raw, but strong and determined, and in the end, it turns out well, and also with a certain consistency.

It starts with "Smoke Out Loud (Agnb Treatment 1 - the Brake In)", 6:42 of drone/ambient, very heavy, lost in the Earth's core, the noise of an earthquake heard from within, ideal for scaring and driving away unwanted guests.

Next is the title track "Gettin' Sentimental," calmer, perfectly embodying the image on the cover. Despite the sun, a cold and sad walk in the woods (don't worry, it's not black metal, the woods are cold and sad, but there are no evil beings).

Next is "In the Midnight Kitchen Part 1," which seems to be recorded at midnight in a kitchen, yes, but of an isolated submarine lost deep in the darkness of the middle of the Pacific.

It closes with "Nuthin' New for Trash Like You," opened by a (by this point) delightful little tune in black and white musical film style (I have no idea where it’s from) and closed by an intertwining of guitars in apocalyptic folk style, only that there are no Finns playing but cybernetic metal beings all in a futuristic setting.

In short, an album for a few among the "off-key" and those who have "secondary" purposes for listening, plus some ambient addicts.

Despite being so selective, it’s still an 'gnorant' album.