Roy Montgomery - R M H Q
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Review by Leandro Mattos
Roy Montgomery's album R M H Q is a captivating blend of experimental and ambient music that showcases his exceptional guitar skills. The album is a collection of four long-form pieces that are both haunting and mesmerizing.
Montgomery's guitar work is the centerpiece of the album, and he uses it to create a variety of moods and textures. From the dreamy and ethereal opening track to the more brooding and ominous final piece, Montgomery's guitar work is always engaging and captivating.
The album's soundscapes are also noteworthy, with Montgomery using a variety of effects and techniques to create an immersive and otherworldly listening experience. The use of field recordings and found sounds adds to the album's overall ambiance, making it feel like a journey through different sonic landscapes.
Table of Contents
Tracks
| Track | Duration | Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Last Alarm (for Brad Fletcher) | 4:19 | |
| If and Only If | 5:14 | |
| Weathering Mortality (feat. Emma Johnston) | 20:03 | |
| Rough Take-Off | 1:49 | |
| Otherness | 4:02 | |
| A Guitar Called Boomslang | 3:15 | |
| Dazed Pig Dreamhome Slide | 7:27 | |
| I Was a Distant Star | 5:30 | |
| Rough Landing | 1:06 | |
| Hanging Melancholy | 6:01 | |
| Chasing Monica Vitti | 5:12 | |
| Slow Heroes | 6:08 | |
| As the Sun Sets | 5:27 | |
| Dear Future Loser | 5:58 | |
| Little Big Star | 4:55 | |
| Ten Beers with Five Beers at Two Guns, Arizona | 3:04 | |
| Riding | 10:48 | |
| At the Gogol Au Go Go (for Natstya Terekhova) | 4:10 | |
| Making Love in a Blast Furnace | 5:29 | |
| I.O.U. Otto | 6:12 | |
| Seven Faded Dreams | 4:40 | |
| Pipeline | 5:54 | |
| Unshore | 4:11 | |
| And Later We Looked Up at the Stars | 5:19 | |
| 10538 Overdrive | 6:53 | |
| You Always Get What You Deserve | 4:41 | |
| Six Guitar Salute to Peter Gutteridge | 6:01 | |
| Cocktails with Can | 6:24 | |
| Tropic of Anodyne | 6:03 | |
| Another David Lynch Thanks, No Ice | 7:35 |
Labels
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Formats
- CD
- Album
- 4xCD Box
Notes
- "It’s been over a decade since Roy Montgomery’s last album, and R M H Q is a hell of a return. This release contains four distinct records of new material. Listening to any of his work is a visceral experience—repeating phrases swell and decay, immersing the listener in the cyclical narrative of his compositions.
- Montgomery was in his rock band period in the eighties, when the dark, minimalist post-punk of The Pin Group lead into the gloriously open-ended freedoms of Dadamah. After a quiet spell, he returned in the late nineties, producing towering spires of guitar lines that exposed fragility between the strums. With his solo releases and in collaboration with Flying Saucer Attack, Bardo Pond (Hash Jar Tempo), and Chris Heaphy (Dissolve), his focus shifted from the truth-mining of rock music to epic celestialism. His ambitious yet humble tracks outstrip their origins, and Montgomery toured the world sitting cross-legged on the floor, playing twenty-plus-minute compositions.
- A long period of silence followed, marked only with a split album with Grouper (who lists Montgomery as a primary influence), involvement in Torlesse Super Group, and a couple thematic variations serving as soundtracks for films. Instead, he focused on his personal and professional commitments. Unfortunately, two horrific events preceded his return: the Christchurch earthquakes of 2011 condemned Montgomery’s entire neighborhood save for his home, stripping his street of a community; and, as a volunteer firefighter, he saw first-hand the destruction and loss of life in the city center. Additionally, since 2014, illness in the family has dominated his life. Self-expression once again demanded an outlet.
- R M H Q is four albums conceived and recorded over a very short period, each of them carrying a distinct focus and mood." - Grapefruit Records
About Roy Montgomery
Roy Montgomery (born 1959) is a composer, guitarist and lecturer from Christchurch, New Zealand. Montgomery's mostly instrumental solo works have elements of post-rock, lo-fi, folk and avant-garde experimentation. His signature sound might be described as atmospheric or cinematic, often featuring complex layers of chiming, echoing and/or droning guitar phrases. He is currently head of the Environmental management department at Lincoln University in New Zealand.
Montgomery has played in several New Zealand bands since 1980, most notably , , and . He has also released solo albums on labels including and .
Name Vars
- Montgomery
- R. Montgomery
- RM
- Roy
