By
the time the trumpets enter the picture halfway through the opening
track of Tenki's new EP, the listener has been enveloped by
atmosphere. On top of muted drums and guitar come layers of gentle
keyboards - and are those voices harmonizing with the organ? Hints
of gull-like string sounds suggest the ocean.
The trumpets turn everything upside down, adding a mariachi flavor. Then the guitar gets agitated and begins to bellow over the trumpet, and the whole thing builds to a climax before eventually calming itself down.