Austinist: Austinist CD Review: Brightblack Morning Light's Brightblack Morning Light

kyle

Tue, 20 Feb 2007 22:23:19 -0600

hey dudes i totally think that bright black morning light is rad.

tom

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:04:42 -0600

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jess

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 17:11:58 -0600

I've read the biography, though I fail to see what relevance it has to the music itself. That an album innocuous enough to be forgotten while on would provoke such spleen is somewhat puzzling. I've let this album "happen" to my ears several times, and though it's certainly not for everyone, claiming that it will be anathema to all people seems a bit hyperbolic.

joshua huck

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:13:52 -0600

its obviously not a pop record. furthermore, i wouldn't deign to call it ambient - its far too self-conscious for that. i do like the "hippie-porn" moniker, in that this record is expendable pap masqerading as a mind-expanding manifesto. just go to matador's site and read BML's bio. they set the standard with their thematic vanity.

sean

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:39:46 -0600

I think I prefer the Sound Tribe Sector Nine end of the patchouli-porn spectrum.

jess

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:13:58 -0600

I think you're supposed to forget it's on, because I'm pretty sure you're supposed to be having sex – or, at the very least, doing drugs – while it's on. It's basically hippie porn music, but hell, that's a niche. I feel like this review's holding what is essentially an ambient record to pop standards, but maybe that's just me.

Bob Dobbs

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:25:35 -0600

To each their own - I find Brightblack's music soothing, organic, and blissful. They're just as boring live, so there should be plenty more space for me to do the scooby doo.

goes to eleven

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:10:08 -0600

sounds like an alternative review could be done in three words: "Brightblack Morning Shit."