Nosaj Thing, has plenty of this, he approaches his compositions with a studious and inclusive ear. Whimsy is a key ingredient, and while Jason Chung, a.k.a. Quote from: TMT Turning inherently precise electronic lines into a cohesive burst of innovation is hard to achieve. Ultimately, ‘The Beat of the Heart…….’ is not going to be to everyone’s tastes. At times the band sounds almost discordant, at other times, the sound is so lovely that it sounds completely out of place (the backing vocals on ‘The Magic Ingredient to Flames’ being a prime example. However, tenacity pays when listening to The Gentle Lurch, and eventually the myriad of charms contained in these sprawling arrangements start to present themselves. Much more pleasant is Cornelia Mothes bluesy vocals on ‘Owl’ and ‘Kept Woman’. Lars Hillers, heavily accented, half spoken drawl is a barrier that prevents any immediacy being discovered in the sound. On first listen, it is clear that this is an album that is not going to give up its charms easily.
Also, their sonic palette has grown to encompass jazz and orchestral chamber music.
This time round, the band is loath to include anything less than 5 minutes in length. Quote The Gentle Lurch’s second album, ‘The Beat of the Heart is the Beat of the Boss’ is a sprawling, experimental epic consisting of 14 songs split over two discs.
