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Meshes of Voice

Jenny Hval & Susanna

Meshes of Voice

Collaboration between Jenny Hval and Susanna Wallumrød written in 2009 and inspired by Maya Deren’s 1943 surrealist film Meshes Of The Afternoon

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Susannasonata
UK Release date
08/09/2014
US Release date
19/08/2014
  1. 8.5 |   The Quietus

    At times a song can simultaneously be baroque and noise, harsh and beautiful, and the contradictions aren't evident because their voices are one – but there are also times when the record is triumphant, precisely because they're torn away from one another
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  2. 8.2 |   Pitchfork

    Adds a new dimension to the output of both its makers
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  3. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    While both performers have shown themselves to be more than competent solo performers, with Meshes of Voice they show the result of two compelling contemporaries coming together, in the process creating something utterly revelatory and, ultimately, greater than the sum of its respective parts
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  4. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Listening to Meshes Of Voice is somewhere between a terrifying hallucination and a relaxing daydream. It makes it a memorable, and strangely enjoyable, experience
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  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Yet another acknowledgement of these two commanding talents. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Q

    A graceful, beautiful record. Print edition only

  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A melodic and lyrical versatility runs strongly but the atmosphere created around the words is beyond a mere accompaniment
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  8. 6.0 |   Earbuddy

    There’s an argument to be made that Hval turned down her craziest tendencies to compliment Susanna’s abilities, but I’d have taken a constant clashing mess over a safer affair
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  9. 6.0 |   The FT

    Hval’s high voice and Wallumrød’s low one mesh uneasily
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