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Bloodmist: arc

by Mark Corroto
May 21, 2022

arc, the fifth release by the trio Bloodmist , might be the 21st century's answer to Lou Reed's seminal work New York (Sire, 1989). Not that arc is a rock album, because it certainly is not. It has no lyrics, no references to dirty boulevards, dime store mysteries, or the demise of the American dream. It's just that the doom Reed sings about is on full display here. The trio is comprised of the clarinet plus electronics of ...