“The story of Bill Russo and his dog stands out,” says Mombi Yuleman, with a shudder. “They were taking a walk at night, when a short hairy creature – a ‘pukwudgie’ – beckoned them to come closer. It seems to be a direct and intentional connection between our world and theirs…”
He’s talking about the curious tales attached to the “Bridgewater Triangle”, a swampy region of south Massachusetts where all manner of nasties lurk amid the trees. Bigfoot, UFOs, even phantom trucks… all have been sighted, and Yuleman’s excellent new album, Beneath Bridgewater, combines dark ambience, “found” audio recordings and the fictional narrative of a missing motorist to shine a tentative light through the mists. “There have been many missing persons cases in the Triangle, and I wanted the story…
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