Blackmouth consists of writer/artist/musician John Bergin, singer-songwriter Jarboe and Brett Smith.A tour de force of dark, mesmerizing creativity :First one notices the pedigree : John Bergin (C17H19N03, Trust Obey, tertium Non Data), Brett Smith (Caul, Trust Obey, Tertium Non Data) and Jarboe (Swans, solo artist) . Then one remembers John's C17H19N03 1692/2092 release from 1999, in which Brett had a hand in the sound design, and Jarboe added her demonically delicious vocals.
Blackmouth gathers the three formidable talents together for a revelatory, full-bodied expression of dark, mesmerizing creativity. The music is a concentrated extension of what John and Brett do best, highlighting John's vast, gray and crimson...
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