concise primer to Smog's aesthetic
giving tracks like “Coming of the Rats” a much sturdier backbone
Torben Tilly joined just in time to contribute some keyboard to the track ’29 Years
They are simultaneously a reprieve and healthy kindling for the fire that rages on in those who don’t have the privilege of turning it off
bagpipe thievery & the odd bit of fighting talk are just some of the many bricks laid here
ALASTAIR GALBRAITH - "Mass" CD concise primer to Smog's aestheticAlastair Galbraith Mass CD (Next Best Way, 2010) Self released CD edition of the excellent Siltbreeze LP from the same year "While Morse followed traditional avenues of rugged folk narrative tinged w psychedelic foxing, Mass is an unchartered, one way trip through a world of ritual. Broken guitars, percussive loops, backwards tracking, a (home made) glass harmonium, lullabies, bagpipe thievery & the odd bit of fighting talk are just some of the many