Depths
Seven pieces of drone and shimmer, built around a 19-minute title track.
Windy & Carl, 1998
All seven pieces are credited to Hultgren and Weber. Windy told Perfect Sound Forever that they each wrote half the record and then fought over letting each other on their songs; Carl ended up playing on all of hers, and "The Silent Ocean" is one of hers. Credits list photography by Jody Helme, Brenda Markovich and Eric Pieti. Reviews: AllMusic gave 4 of 5 and Pitchfork 9.3 of 10 (Jason Josephes, 2001), and Pitchfork ranked it 36th among its 50 best ambient albums in 2016, with Mark Richardson calling it a peak in the duo's run of drone records on Kranky. The Houston Press called it key to their career, Head Heritage described an ocean-themed journey from the deep sea back to the surface, and Scaruffi gave 7 of 10, praising the ringing organ chord in "Surfacing". Bandcamp Daily's Ned Raggett called it their debut splash on Kranky.
Track listing
- Sirens7:06
- Undercurrent4:41
- Set Adrift6:35
- Depths19:02
- The Silent Ocean3:35
- Aquatica15:45
- Surfacing13:17
More from Windy & Carl
Portal (1994), Drawing Of Sound (1996), Consciousness (2001), Songs For The Broken Hearted (2008), Instrumentals For The Broken Hearted (2009)
Sources
- Depths (Windy & Carl album), Wikipedia
- Windy & Carl interview, Perfect Sound Forever (2013)
- Windy & Carl, Depths, Head Heritage (2009-06)