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The Wedding (CD)

By: Oneida (Artist)

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Oneida Artist Snapshot:

Oneida plays a wholly original, supremely heavy version of classic psychedelic rock. The Brooklyn band's heady sound is built on piercing keyboards, art-damaged guitars, and intense, frenetic drumming; however, Oneida is also capable of moments of unexpected beauty and thoughtful experimentation. Assured of cult status for many years to come, the band released its seventh full-length, THE WEDDING, in 2005.

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DISC 1 for The Wedding (CD) Album By Oneida (Artist)
1   Eiger, The
2   Lavender
3   Spirits
4   Run Through My Hair
5   High Life
6   Did I Die
7   You're Drifting
8   Charlemagne
9   Know
10   Heavenly Choir
11   Leaves
12   Beginning Is Nigh, The
13   August Morning Haze
 

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Review

Uncut (p.99) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[A] freewheeling blend of raga rock, clockwork folk, Black Sabbath impersonation and '80s arcade game soundtracks....THE WEDDING bridges high- and low-brow without ever being anything less than exhilarating."
Magnet (pp.105-106) - "Oneida's most cohesive and beautiful record to date. It's a menacing, baroque/psych masterpiece that will reward the faithful..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.105) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A]n album as dense as grey matter thanks to queasy string arrangements, fever-spiked keyboards and guitarist Hanoi Jane's migraine-intense riffing."

Title Note

Oneida: Kid Millions, Baby Hanoi Jane, Fat Bobby.

Additional personnel: Phil Manley, Adam Davison (guitar); Barry London (sitar); John Marcus, Cornelius Dufallo, Marla Hansen (violin); Leigh Stuart (cello); Emily Manzo (piano); Brian Coughlin (double bass); Brad Truax (bass guitar); Chris Turco (drums); Nicolas Vernhes (percussion).

Recording information: Vale Of Tears, Brooklyn, New York; Rare Book Room, Brooklyn, New York (2005).

There is an urban legend about this album: some claim that THE WEDDING was inspired by the melodies of an enormous music box built by the members of the band. True or not, a music box might seem a strange avatar for a group of guitar-heavy art rockers like Oneida. But the image serves as a useful metaphor for this methodical, experimental, and altogether lovely album.

That's not to say that THE WEDDING doesn't rock. "Did I Die" bangs along over fuzzy riffs, with lead guitars snarling all the way, and on "Spirits" the raga-inflected melody floats over insistent guitar figures and driving drums. Even on quieter numbers like the opening track, "The Eiger," where Oneida incorporates a string arrangement, or the mid-tempo ballad "You're Drifting," guitar and drums remain central.

What is ultimately experimental about this album isn't so much the extreme shifts in dynamics and tempo, though there are plenty of those. It is Oneida's ability to do indie rock differently. Oneida's interest in repeated melodic figures and shifting time signatures, which are pushed further in some of their previous work, are here employed to create songs that are both emotionally affecting and musically compelling. Oneida are true originals.

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