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Fear Up Harsh (II)

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1.	fear abides nightly glistens 02:04	info	buy track
2.	the vacuum of now 08:34	info	buy track
3.	compass 02:21	info	buy track
4.	loved truth unrevenged 07:38	info	buy track
5.	in irons 04:36	info	buy track
6.	polarisation 07:37	info	buy track
7.	the inverted mountain I 07:09	info	buy track
8.	the inverted mountain II 06:27	info	buy track
9.	the inverted mountain III 06:23	info	buy track
10.	concentric theories 10:38	info	buy track
11.	windhover 04:04	info	buy track
12.	powerful monster 07:52	info	buy track
13.	fear abides nightly glistens (reprise) 02:17	info	buy track

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fear up harsh's second album taken from live, improvised recordings at lindenstrasse studios, auckland, new zealand.

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28 MAR 2022 // A REVIEW BY PETER-JAMES DRIES
There is a rumour that, when played simultaneously, Fear Up Harsh (II) syncs perfectly with Jim Jarmusch’s The Limits of Control.
The rumour is a lie of course, like many rumours are, but you’d be forgiven for believing it. Both are enigmatic works of cinematic wonder, not always appreciated, understood, or even known by the unfeeling majority.
Last time I encountered half of Fear Up Harsh, I alluded to Nine Inch Nails’s Ghosts I – IV - perhaps even too much (refer to my review of Interlude in the House of Life). Convenient then that the next time I encounter Ferriss, Ghosts V – VI has been released. The comparison to these pieces - which almost feel like orphan art considering Reznor's back catalogue - is still fitting, and I could lazily fall back on it for this review. But that wouldn't do this album the justice it deserves. I will just say that if you like NIN for their soundtracks, and not because you’re a former-posing-angsty-teen, then Fear Up Harsh (II) is definitely a release you want to check out.
Like their first, Fear Up Harsh’s second outing is the soundtrack to a film that never was. It’s movements a collection of scenes. Across the run time you will feel and hear tropical psychedelics, the calls of sirens in the night, the pitter-patter of digital rain on a hollow windchime, organic growth between the concrete and a distorted crowd, a Tamagotchi stretched by the arms like a plasticine doll, all of this bookended by a swirling darkness. Frenetic moments interspersed with tranquility. It is a treatise on introspection, and at times aggression. An onslaught of heavy metal for edgy androids against the backdrop of a vibrant ocean vista.
There is the feeling of a live performance. You can almost see the ghosts in the machine. Players feeding off of each other’s energies. Microcosmic jamming, small reactions and personal tangents, that never lose sight of the macrocosmic intention and emotion of each piece. In a way it’s more structured and concise than the two hour space odyssey that was Fear Up Harsh (I), but they are very much born of the same unrestrained beast.
There is no lead single to plug here. It’s a journey, and snapshots never do the trip justice. It’s something best experienced than recounted. Put it on while you work from home, and feel the weather change.
You can find Fear Up Harsh (II) on Bandcamp and from JB HiFi. Five concentric circles out of five.
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ ( 5 / 5 )

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released September 18, 2021

jeffrey gane; vocals, percussion, melodica, zither, glockenspiel
michael ferriss: synthesizers, piano, effects and treatments
gabriel and sofia: additional vocals on concentric theories

photography: mark solter

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Fear Up Harsh Auckland, New Zealand

Fear Up Harsh is Jeffrey Gane on percussion, voice etc. and Michael Ferriss on synthesizer, piano and sound treatments.

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