Archimedes
‘Harmonium’
Self-released
Archimedes’ new CD
“Harmonium” unfolds like little dreams that are anchored in plaintive delivery.
Listen as the acoustic guitar swirls in a circular cadence, weaving a tapestry
throughout the casually shared harmony like smoke wafting from an inviting
campfire. It’s like a preamble to a madrigal, a requiem for a dream.
“Harmonium” never
takes off too crazy, nor does it threaten to throw the rider off in the middle
of the thrill. When someone handed me this disc, I was told something like, “It’s
folk,” but I have to disagree. Sure the set-up is bare-bones and the guitars move
the air about splendidly, but Archimedes speaks as and to the dreamer (not
within a collective). And it does the job well.
Archimedes will play a free album release show with Ben Morey and Cammy Enaharo on Wednesday, October 17, 7 p.m. at South Wedge Mission, 125 Caroline Street.
This article appears in Oct 17-23, 2018.
