Blood Memory

For those not familiar with William Ryan Fritch’s debut solo album Blood
Memory, under his Afro-experimental alias Vieo Abiungo, let this dynamic
blend of reworkings from fellow artists and friends serve as a proper
introduction.
In this packed seventy-three minute long album the styles fluctuate from the
ambient/ modern classical installations of Part Timer and Manyfingers to dance
renditions courtesy of Wallpaper and Sleepcrime along with obscure electronica
from the Boats, Brael, and Between the Pine. In total, eleven different artists
worldwide deliver beautiful reinterpretations using Fritch’s original source
material.
Blood Memory Remixed also features a track from Alpha Consumer with
members from Andrew Bird’s Band and the Garrison Keeler Band. The rock trio,
based in Minneapolis, delivers a drunken bar brawl variation of “Gaunt Wolves
With Buzzard Beaks.” One could easily compare this to a track Tom Waits might
create for an escape scene from a hostile Mexican Prison.
Another highlight is the grandiose return of Chris Cole (Manyfingers) from the
infamous Third Eye Foundation. Currently still active with the group Movietone,
Cole transforms “Fugue” into an entirely new classical masterpiece. Having
written the track for his son, it becomes apparent throughout the selection the
true depth of the feelings being expressed. The track begins to gather storm
clouds from the beginning. Clarinets feed the ominous strings and the tension
peaks as skittering beats begin to malfunction, devouring and regrouping around
the decaying structure of the previous verse.
Fritch’s original album Blood Memory, released in April of 2010, has received a
warm reception from fans and critics. Blood Memory Remixed offers an evocative
and lush mix of sound from bizarre nocturnal dance hybrids to slower more
classically driven pieces. The source material has been cast into new forms by a
wide range of stand-out artists. It serves as a captivating introduction and/or
accompaniment to the Blood Memory album. With a gritty combination of
classical, African, rock, hip-hip and electronic influences, Blood Memory Remixed
is a far reaching and unpredictably entertaining addition to the original.

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