Records of the Week

MILHAVEN ON MYSPACE
MILHAVEN OFFICIAL SITE

Much ado has been made about the White Whale.  Its luminous hide scourged Captain Ahab’s soul, and ultimately drove him into a benthic oblivion.  It is an enigma, a puzzle which, at its hidden center, one finds an uncanny fragment of the human condition.  Milhaven, an experienced post-rock outfit from Germany, cast a new light on the epic drama of Ahab with this most recent self-titled release.  Quivering guitars on “Hunter” evoke the anticipation caused by watching the endless seas.  “Supervulkan” throbs like blood in the veins of a beastly foe.  Tracks like “On and On” and “Count to Infinity, Twice” achingly loll about, like Ahab trapped in absolute solitude.  Milhaven captures the essence of a maritime tragedy.