San Francisco duo Tartufi have an album that is truly original. Mixing polyrhythms with crazy high pitched vocal harmonies this is an absolute pleasure to listen to.
Starting off with the epic 'Fear Of Tall Giraffes, Fear Of Some Birds' which is six and a half minutes of stop start atmospheric riffs and crazy drums with a break somewhere in the middle for a glockenspiel solo before the songs turns completely in another direction. I wondered if this would be the case of a band with a brilliant opener and nothing more to offer but this was certainly not the case.
Once you break through the seal and give it a thorough listen you find that Tartufi have so much to offer, with an album that sways from the hectic riffs and scary vocals of 'Church Of Hanging Leaders' to the ambient, intricate guitar work of tracks such as 'System Folds' and the first few minutes of the stunning 'Fleet Week (The Corruption Of Incredible Inv????)'
Producer Tim Green, who has worked with the likes of anyone from the Melvins to Joanna Newsom spent four months recording and mixing 'Nests Of Waves And Wire,' an album which refreshingly pushes boundaries and takes the 'two piece' band to another limit.
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