Album Review: Oliver Coates - skins n slime
“There are no significant quotes from Coates around the release of skins n slime, which leaves it up to the listener to make their own judgements about how to approach it – to fashion their own mental craft in which to traverse the vast expanses of the record, if you will. He has of course offered us morsels of clues in the album and track titles, but they still leave plenty open to interpretation. The title skins n slime does not ostensibly do justice to the sheer gorgeousness of what Coates has produced on the record, but it is perhaps both an indication and a challenge to the listener to think more about the pieces in textural terms, and to not merely ascribe beauty to everything but perhaps try to sense some deeper feeling within.”
I love the work of cellist Oliver Coates, especially on his experimental solo releases. And his new one, skins n slime, was a challenge and a treat to review. You can read it on Beats Per Minute.
