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Six Organs of Admittance Announce Nov. Release for Hexadic II

Posted in Whathaveyou on September 16th, 2015 by JJ Koczan

six organs of admittance (Photo by Elisa Ambrogio)

Seems unlikely that it was Ben Chasny‘s intent going into the project, but with the acoustic Hexadic II, a foll0w-up to earlier 2015’s Hexadic (review here), what Chasny is basically doing is marrying his current experimental forms with the folk intimacy for which Six Organs of Admittance is most known. Again, doubtless he went into the studio thinking, “I’m going to marry my current experimental forms with the folk intimacy” blah blah blah or whatever I just said. More likely, he just felt there was more to say with the Hexadic songwriting system he developed — which is legit — but it does feel that way listening to the newly-revealed “Exultation Wave.”

Release date for Hexadic II is Nov. 20. Write it down so you don’t forget or just bite the bullet and place a preorder. Either way, not one to miss:

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SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE ANNOUNCES ACOUSTIC SECOND CHAPTER, HEXADIC II, OUT VIA DRAG CITY NOVEMBER 20TH ON LP AND CASSETTE

Sounding forth from a resonating body, the music of Six Organs of Admittance seems to reach us from an ancient remove. Ben Chasny’s 6OOA vehicle is a wide-ranging craft, spanning over a dozen albums whose gaze is always shifting, but whose focus never wavers. With Hexadic II, Ben Chasny’s unique touch on acoustic guitar is brought back to our ears after what feels like a kind of forever. What may identify to some ears as folk music is caught in an equally compelling undertow of powerful subterranean energy.

Hexadic II is ultimately what the listener hears it to be – a darkly spiritual listen, filtered through their ears and their perceptions and choices. As ever, Chasny has a head-full of ideas that are driving him; Hexadic II simultaneously explores the same charts and paths that gave birth to its predecessor, while creating music of a totally different order. The Hexadic II songs have direct correlation to the Hexadic songs, yet are much more than mere acoustic versions. “Exultation Wave”, for example, simmers with an undercurrent of ethereal transcendence, the strings bending under the virtue of Ben’s voice. Think of them as distant cousins to the songs on Hexadic, obsessed with greek choir, the desert, and the sea.

Simultaneously more inviting and challenging than Hexadic, Hexadic II is a powerful musical journey into the enigma of interpretation and inspiration; begin the journey on November 20th.

You can purchase the Hexadic bundle (including cards, instruction book and the first record) via Drag City, and place orders for Hexadic II.

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Six Organs of Admittance, “Exultation Wave”

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