Wonderfully strange sounds once again from B-Music. This time it's Lubos Fiser's soundtrack for Valerie A Tyden Divu, aka Valerie & Her Week of Wonders, an obscure Czech "hallucinogenic-baroque-witch-flick" from 1973. Fiser's score utilizes choral sections and hypnotic baroque instrumentation ("The Magic Yard(1)") and has been hailed by some as one of the finest film scores ever. (Check out Andy Votel, Greg Weeks of Espers, Trish Keenan of Broadcast and more expressing their approval in the liner notes.) Listen: "The Letter(2)," "Dinner(3)," "Sacrifice(4)," "Dense Smoke(5)," "Puppets(6)," "Confession(7)," "And The Last(8)."
Haunting stuff, easily one of the strongest entries in the impressive B-Music catalog. 23 tracks, 45 minutes. Recommended.

reviewed by Chris Lemon-Red