Image cred. Alex Lukas
Belong is the ambient/drone project of Turk Dietrich and Michael Jones. Their debut lp, October Language, was released in February of 2006.
It is widely assumed that October Language is the response of New Orleans residents Jones and Dietrich to the devastation that was Hurricane Katrina. This is certainly a nice thought. The sonic waves that comprise October Language do wash over the listener, as if in an attempt to salve wounds that were created by water in the first place. And part of what makes this heart-wrenching record so special is that it somehow manages to be poignant and sublime and harsh and destructive as a hurricane at the same time. But this album was recorded in 2004, before Katrina formed in the tropics and certainly before it gushed over New Orleans. Nevertheless, this album has the power to heal our ears and our hearts as we try to survive in this world where death and destruction constantly loom.
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