Bring Me the Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn
| Bring Me The Head Of | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | June 25, 2012 |
| Recorded | 2007-2011 |
| Genre | Ambient, drone, classical, minimalist music, slowcore, rock |
| Length | 2:01:45 |
| Label | Low Point |
| Producer | Kyle Bobby Dunn |
Bring Me The Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn is a full length double compact disc album from Canadian composer Kyle Bobby Dunn. It was recorded at Bunce Cake studios in Brooklyn and remote parts of Canada. The compositions are mostly long, slowly evolving minimal works created from electric guitar processing. The album is his second double album since 2010's Low Point release, A Young Person's Guide to Kyle Bobby Dunn.
The album was remastered in 2021 by Maryam Sirvan and Milad Bagheri who worked on the 2019 album, From Here to Eternity. It was reissued and released in a limited triple vinyl pressing by Paris, France based Diggers Factory and the remastered collection was made available digitally everywhere. [1]
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Norman Records |  [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Amazon.com | [4] |
| Resident Advisor | [5] |
| Beats Per Minute | (69%)[6] |
Its magnificence convinces me that it is one of the best ambient drone records of recent times. It perfectly reflects the dream state; of deep sleep and kind dreams, the brilliance of a beaming light glowing onto us and caressing us out of sleep and into an awakening. Kyle Bobby Dunn encourages us to remain forever dreaming. Bon Voyage.
— James Catchpole[7] A Closer Listen
An engrossing warmth and focus that compare to Stars of the Lid at their most involving, but with a particular vision that is all Dunn's own.
— Ned Raggett[8] Allmusic
Bring Me The Head Of Kyle Bobby Dunn manages to be profound with no need for words – Dunn has reflected on how crucial music is as a vehicle of communication for him and these compositions, in their subtle shifts and patient, circular melodies, make broad emotional gestures while still being tied to specific memories, for him and for whoever listens. In a year when the more general conversations in independent music have been focused around maximalism and the influence of the internet, Dunn’s music is testament to what can be achieved with minimal instrumentation and sheer scope of vision and reflection. These pieces sound like meditations on memory – its happiness and bitterness, and its almost ungraspable or indescribable significance – and, like memories, they beg to be returned to again and again.
— Greg Salter[9] Muso's Guide
Track listing[edit]
- Disque Un
- "Canticle of Votier's Flats" - 1:59
- "La Chanson de Beurrage" – 14:37
- "Ending of All Odds" – 4:45
- "Douglas Glen Theme" – 12:00
- "An Evening with Dusty" - 8:10
- "The Hungover" - 12:13
- "Diamond Cove (And Its Children Were Watching)" - 3:52
- Disque Deux
- "The Troubles with Trés Belles" - 5:56
- "Innisfal (Rivers of My Fathers) - 7:37
- "The Calm Idiots of Yesterday" - 10:48
- "Parkland" - 10:39
- "Complétia Terrace" - 6:15
- "In Search of a Poetic Whole" - 7:41
- "Kotylak" - 8:21
- "Moitié et Moitié - 7:00
References[edit]
- ^ "Kyle Bobby Dunn - Bring Me The Head Of. On Vinyl". diggersfactory.com. 2021-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
- ^ "Kyle Bobby Dunn - Bring Me The Head Of. On CD". Normanrecords.com. 2012-06-22. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Bring Me the Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn - Kyle Bobby Dunn : Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ Gosling, Daniel. "Bring Me the Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn - Kyle Bobby Dunn : Review". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
- ^ "Bring Me the Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
- ^ "Bring Me the Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn Review". Beats Per Minute. 29 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
- ^ Catchpole, James. "Bring Me the Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn". A Closer Listen. Retrieved 2012-06-20.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Bring Me the Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn". Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ Salter, Greg. "Bring Me the Head of Kyle Bobby Dunn". Muso's Guide.
