{"product_id":"requiem","title":"Requiem","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Loser edition vinyl LP is sold out. (10\/07\/16- 12:30pm PST)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIn\ra culture obsessed with content, saturation, and continual exposure, it’s rare\rto find artists who prefer to lurk outside of the public eye. Thomas Pynchon is\rperhaps the most notable contemporary recluse—a virtually faceless figure who\roccasionally creeps out of hiding to offer up an elaborate novel steeped in\rhistory and warped by imagination—but for crate diggers and guitar mystics,\rSweden’s enigmatic GOAT may qualify as the greatest modern pop-culture mystery.\rWho are these masked musicians? Are they truly members of the Arctic community\rof Korpilombolo? Are their songs part of their isolated communal heritage?\rTheir third studio album, \u003ci\u003eRequiem\u003c\/i\u003e, offers more questions than answers,\rbut much like any of Pynchon’s knotty yarns, the reward is not in the untangling\rbut in the journey through the labyrinth.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWestern\rexports may have dominated the consciousness of international rock fans for the\rentirety of the 20th century, but our increasing global awareness\rhas unearthed a treasure trove of transcendental grooves and spellbinding\rriffage from exotic and remote corners of the planet. GOAT’s previous albums \u003ci\u003eWorld\rMusic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCommune\u003c\/i\u003e were perfect testaments to this heightened\rawareness, with Silk Road psychedelia, desert blues, and Third World pop all\rserving as governing forces within the band’s sound. But GOAT’s strange amalgam\risn’t some cheap game of cultural appropriation—it’s nearly impossible to\rpinpoint the exact origins of the elusive group’s sound. The fact that they\rpledge allegiance to a spot on the periphery of our maps bolsters the nomadic\rquality of their sonic explorations. With \u003ci\u003eRequiem\u003c\/i\u003e, GOAT continue to rock\rand writhe to a beat beholden to no nation, no state.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGOAT’s\ronly outright declaration for \u003ci\u003eRequiem\u003c\/i\u003e is that it is their “folk” album,\rand the album is focused more on their subdued bucolic ritualism than\rpsilocybin freakouts. But GOAT hasn’t completely foregone their fiery\rcharms—tracks like “All-Seeing Eye” and “Goatfuzz” conjure the sultry heathen\rpulsations that ensnared us on their previous albums.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\r\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePerhaps\rthe most puzzling aspect of \u003ci\u003eRequiem\u003c\/i\u003e comes with the closing track\r“Ubuntu”. The song is little more than a melodic delay-driven electric piano\rline, until we hear the refrain from “Diarabi”—the first song on their first\ralbum—sneak into the mix. It creates a kind of musical ouroboros—an infinite\rcycle of reflection and rejuvenation, death and rebirth. Much like fellow\rrecluse Pynchon, rather than offering explanations for their strange\rtrajectories, GOAT create a world where the line between truth and fiction is\rso obscured that all you can do is bask in their cryptic genius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goat","offers":[{"title":"2xLP","offer_id":53403375108463,"sku":"uph1788117498189","price":20.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":53403375141231,"sku":"nmh1788117498190","price":8.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Cassette","offer_id":53403375173999,"sku":"jye1788117498191","price":7.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital","offer_id":53403375206767,"sku":"trl1788117498192","price":7.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/0169\/2271\/files\/requiem_1.jpg?v=1788117503","url":"https:\/\/www.brightcedar.shop\/products\/requiem","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}