Angel Deradoorian – Mind Raft
May 5, 2009
The solo recording debut of Angel Deradoorian (Dirty Projectors’ 22-year-old bassist and vocalist), the Mind Raft EP is one of those special releases that has the innate ability to make one want to move in and listen more closely. Produced by fellow Projector Dave Longstreth, Deradoorian’s innate knack for composition has resulted in a surprising goth-folk album lush with guitars, flute, electronics, and the occasional string section. But the real appeal of this five song set, as Dirty Projectors fans can attest to, is Deradoorian’s voice, which exposes a raw emotion that seamlessly blurs the line between melancholy drone and soulful inspiration, and delivers fascinating intrigue in knowing that we are listening to an artist open up and find themselves before our very own ears.
