Circuit des Yeux - In Plain Speech (Vinyl)

Circuit des Yeux - In Plain Speech (Vinyl)Haley Fohrs music strikes a unique balance between the personal and universal. As Circuit des Yeux she creates music that embodies the complexity of human emotions, juxtaposing tenderness and grief, ecstasy and horror, using sounds as representations of the emotional spectrum that we all experience. Fohrs striking voice, an impassioned baritone, is the musics centerpiece and guiding force. On In Plain Speech, Fohr is joined by some of the most

Anne Clark

raw and uncut

before mutating into the sonic equivalent of a slowly collapsing star

and others like Roberto Cacciapaglia or Riccardo Zappa would explore farther in those lands

Their music is a balm of sorts

assembled the current lineup of Dusty Jermier on bass

Don’t Look Away emerged during a particularly prolific creative period for Tucker

and then Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

OOIOO viewed their instruments simply as “objects that make sounds”

percussion Mikel Patrick Avery - drums

Fans of late-80s proto-shoegaze and early 4AD sounds should take note

The record combines new compositions alongside bygone instrumentals and understated lullabies that feel like they’ve been picked from between the cracks of civilisation