Goodbye Melody Mountain
by The Samuel Jackson Five
- Type: Album
- Released: 10 November 2008
- Label: Rune Grammofon
- Country: Norway
- Length: 42:32
- Community rating: 3.37/5 from 2 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The highly underrated Norwegian instrumental act delivers a dynamic, constantly shifting masterclass in melodic post-rock. Weaving intricate acoustic guitars with heavily progressive rhythmic structures, the album cultivates a deeply melancholic, cinematic atmosphere distinct from genre conventions.
Genres
Descriptors: progressive, atmospheric, instrumental
Tracklist
- Face The Fax (4:59)
- Hey Now, Who Really Cares (8:08)
- After The Avalanche (1:52)
- Eye Eat Lotus (6:05)
- Goodbye Melody Mountain (2:29)
- So Many Cowboys, So Few Indians (6:49)
- Slow Motion Simulator (3:26)
- How To Evade Your Obsessive Shadow (8:44)
Credits
- The Samuel Jackson Five - primary artist
- Thomas Kaldhol - artwork by [cover art], written-by, performer
- Kaja Fjellberg Pettersen - cello
- J酶rgen Sissyfus Skjulstad - clarinet, organ [fuzz], vocals [singing]
- Trond Gjellum - percussion, performer [kaossilator]
- Dag Stiberg - saxophone [alt]
- H氓vard Ese Eliassen - saxophone [tenor & sopran]
- Magnus Nielsen - violin, theremin