Does Spring Hide Its Joy

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Does Spring Hide Its Joy
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Studio album by
Kali Malone featuring Stephen O'Malley and Lucy Railton
ReleasedJanuary 20, 2023 (2023-01-20)
RecordedMay 2020
StudioMONOM and Berlin Funkhaus, Berlin, Germany
Genre Drone
Length303:01
Label Ideologic Organ
Kali Malone chronology
Living Torch
(2022)
Does Spring Hide Its Joy
(2023)
All Life Long
(2024)

Does Spring Hide Its Joy is a 2023 album by American composer Kali Malone featuring guitarist Stephen O'Malley and cellist Lucy Railton, released on January 20, 2023, through Ideologic Organ, a label owned by O'Malley. [1] It is composed of three hour-long variations on the same piece. [2] The album received acclaim from critics.

Contents

Background

Malone composed the album on sine wave oscillators with her husband, guitarist Stephen O'Malley, cellist Lucy Railton and a "skeleton crew of technicians" in May 2020 at MONOM and Berlin Funkhaus in Berlin. [2] [3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 82/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim! 8/10 [1]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [3]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Uncut 8/10 [7]

Does Spring Hide Its Joy received a score of 82 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on eight critics' reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [4] Jonathan Williger of Pitchfork wrote that "each performance is different, allowing for an ever-shifting relationship to the material and its genesis" as they are "anchored by a shared tonic drone" so "easily melt into one sprawling three-hour epic". [3] The Wire felt that "such durational pieces, composed from several instruments, recall Phill Niblock, but Malone's album is softer, more atmospheric, even melancholic. Does Spring Hide Its Joy is material for deep listening, and its considerable length alone is a radical statement in times of fragmented attention". [8]

Mojo stated that "this is music that needs to be heard in as long a form as possible, so nothing breaks the immersive hallucinatory effect, and you can lose all sense of time, direction and place". [5] Uncut opined that "the music spreads, and the sound engrosses and uplifts you, the tacit message feels humble and lightly worn: one of consideration, empathy and collective strength". [7] Exclaim! 's Chris Bryson felt that O'Malley's "electric guitar's saturation, overtones and distortion provide fullness to Malone and cellist Lucy Railton's mutating circuitry", calling the album "a beacon of possibility". [1] Conor McTernan of Resident Advisor noted that the album "stretches out like the bleakest patches of winter before blossoming into light airy spring" as "Malone recycles motifs with a range of raw and compelling tones". [9]

Joe Creely of The Skinny remarked that "there are long stretches, particularly during the muted take on V1 in which the pieces are impressive rather than affecting, where you can marvel at Malone's skill with timbre without being moved in any way". [6] Reviewing the album for The Quietus , Antonio Poscic found the album to be "a monumental, texturally and harmonically rich drone that moves in waves, maintaining a dynamic presence despite its languid pace". He also found that "while Malone's compositional touch is what ultimately dictates the shape and flow of the pieces, Railton and O'Malley's contributions are just as important in building their mesmerising fabric". [2]

Track listing

The vinyl version includes three LPs, with v1 on three sides and v2 on the other three sides. [10] The CD version includes v1, v2 and v3 on three separate discs. [10] The digital version separates v1 and v2 into three movements each, and then adds the full versions of v1, v2 and v3 all for a total of nine tracks.

Does Spring Hide Its Joy digital track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v1.1"21:04
2."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v1.2"18:50
3."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v1.3"20:30
4."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v2.1"20:12
5."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v2.2"18:08
6."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v2.3"22:43
7."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v1"60:25
8."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v2"60:54
9."Does Spring Hide Its Joy v3"60:15
Total length:303:01

Personnel

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Poscic, Antonio (January 17, 2023). "Kali Malone – Does Spring Hide Its Joy". The Quietus . Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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  4. 1 2 "Does Spring Hide Its Joy by Kali Malone Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved October 24, 2023.
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  10. 1 2 Does Spring Hide Its Joy (liner notes). Ideologic Organ. 2023. SOMA050.