| You're wandering deep into some catacombs, ossuaries lined with brightly painted
skulls, following some faint noise. You don't know how you got there, but you
just have to know what those sounds are and what or who is making them. The
deeper you go, the darker it gets, but the louder and more entrancing the
chanting and noises become. Just when you think you're hopelessly lost, a light
cracks in from some corner revealing the source: tacos.
Listening to Quilt can be like being swept off into a daydream adventure, and
they've honed the art quite well with their latest four track 7" EP Agents of
Play. Guitars wail back at one another, communicating in some language that you
don't know, but understand completely. All three members' voices arise in
unison, channeling monks that chant in monasteries far off in the mountains. The
first track starts with someone counting off and it's a nice reminder that
recording was done completely by the band and label buddies, in the basement of
the Butcher Shoppe in Allston.
The Jamaica Plainers are from a few other well-known acts in the area. Shane
Butler is from The Good Party, Anna Rochinski's self-titled music is released
through the Whitehaus Family Record, and Taylor McVay is also of The Good Party
and has played with other locals like MANNERS. The record comes with a
zine-style photocopy collage with lyrics and other interesting streams of
consciousness, such as the clever secret acronyms such as "Qdoba Understands, I
Love Tacos" and "Quietly Unappreciating Inappropriate Lover's Touch."
Quilt's first vinyl release is a nice little journey through the ether.
(Breakfast of Champs)
http://www.myspace.com/quilt | 
