The Malady of Elegance

by Goldmund

Overview

Though he more regularly records as Helios, Keith Kenniff's work under the Goldmund moniker has contributed to the quieter side of the Type label over recent years, and his second album under the name continues this streak in winning, quietly beautiful fashion. Relying on piano that places itself between Harold Budd's ambient experiments and a harsher, post-glitch inventiveness that keeps it from being too smooth in the end, The Malady of Elegance ultimately ends up being good late-night listening, but not for sweet dreams. Opening song "Image-Autumn-Womb," with its sudden high notes and a feeling of shuddering strangeness in the arrangement, sets and strikes this balance, and if much of the album tends towards the contemplative, it's not in a simply pretty fashion. Other strong songs include "John Harrington," with its gentle melodic flourishes, and the dramatic conclusion to "Evelyn," which also wraps up the album on a strong, powerful note. ~ Ned Raggett

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2022
Label:	Unseen
UPC:	0880918239323
Rank:	53382

Tracks

1. Image-Autumn-Womb
2. In a Notebook
3. Finding It There
4. Subtle the Sum
5. Threnody
6. Now
7. The Winter of 1539-1540
8. John Harrington
9. Apalachee
10. Mound Builders
11. Gifts
12. Clement Danes

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Goldmund   Primary Artist
Keith Kenniff   Piano

Technical Credits

Erik K. Skodvin   Design