DAVID GRUBBS - Whistle from Above LP Hardcore Its understated string arrangements and

Its understated string arrangements and use of Cageian indeterminate strategy set a haunting precedent for later works by the likes of The Caretaker

The technique used includes superposition and speed change of recordings

“Coiste Bodhar” buttresses the album’s cinematic undercurrent across nine minutes of instrumental grandeur as affecting as the touchingly raw electric piano and voice duet of the album’s final minutes

this album brings to mind songs from their older albums like "Repeater" as well as more recent releases a la "End Hits"

DAVID GRUBBS - Whistle from Above LP Hardcore Its understated string arrangements and"Whistle from Above" is David Grubbs" first Drag City release in over a decade and his first ever instrumental album for the label. The suspiciously youthful Grubbs is four decades into his career, with former bands including Gastr del Sol, Squirrel Bait, and Bastro, along with a wild ride of collaborators including f. e. Bitch Magnet, Codeine, The Red Krayola, Royal Trux, Dirty Three, Will Oldham, The Underflow and The Wingdale Community Singers.