Bubbling under.Horn of Plenty horn of plenty n. pl. horns of plenty See cornucopia. [Translation of Late Latin corn  c * Grizzly Bear grizzly bear or grizzly, large, powerful North American brown bear, characterized by gray-streaked, or grizzled, fur. Grizzlies are 6 to 8 ft (180–250 cm) long, stand 3 1-2 to 4 ft (105–120 cm) at the humped shoulder, and weigh up to * Kanine As a child, did you ever slip beneath the bathwater's surface, listen to the blood thrumming in your ears, and find comfort in being completely submerged? Horn of Plenty, the moody debut from Brooklyn, N.Y., dweller Edward Droste and his band, Grizzly Bear, recreates that sensation, albeit via sound manipulation, not scuba equipment. Acoustic guitars, muffled muf·fle 1 tr.v. muf·fled, muf·fling, muf·fles 1. To wrap up, as in a blanket or shawl, for warmth, protection, or secrecy. 2. a. drums, and hushed tenor vocals form the backbone of these ditties, yet prominent incorporation of weird timbres ("Shift" features what sounds like a scratchy gramophone recording of a piano) and eerie studio F/X F/X Effects place Grizzly Bear in the same echelon as art-damaged psychedeli-folkies like Devendra Banhart. Originally released in 2004, this expanded reissue adds 17 remixes by cult-level electronic artists (Soft Pink Truth, Solex), the best of which judiciously expand the curious sonic lexicon of the originals; Efterklang enhances the spectral "Campfire" with harp and accordion, yielding results as lovely and as loopy as Bjork at her most introspective in·tro·spect intr.v. in·tro·spect·ed, in·tro·spect·ing, in·tro·spects To engage in introspection. [Latin intr . |
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