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░ ██ ██ Artist: Empire Express ██ ██
▓ █░░ ■█ Album: Valleyland █■ ░░█
■ █▓▀ █ Year: 2011 █ ▀▓█ ░
█ ▓ Rel. Date: 2012-01-17 ▓ █
▒ ▒ Genre: Instrumental Rock ▒ ▒
█▄ ░ Label: Western Lodge Records ░ ▄█
░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█
░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░
▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓
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█ The post/krautrock ensemble Empire Express are █
█ based in Stockholm, Sweden. The band has been █
█ embraced by artists like Broken Social Scene, █
█ Stars and Faust - all Canadian █
█ bands/artists/collectives, and won The Music Think █
█ Tank International Awards & Festival 2010 in their █
█ genre with the song 'Stronge 7 km'. Their "top █
█ friends" on Myspace list Explosions In The Sky, █
█ Mono, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, ...And You Will █
█ Know Us From The Trail Of Dead, Do Make Say Think █
█ and Dinosaur Jr. They have only played a handful █
█ of shows, almost all of which have been in their █
█ home country. █
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█ And whilst this will give an indication of the █
█ calibre of this group, forget all that. You must █
█ know only this - Valleyland is fucking amazing. █
█ This is the kind of post-rock album that the █
█ titans refrain from making anymore, so thank you █
█ Empire Express! Valleyland has the perfect blend █
█ of harmonious melodies, whimsy and cascading █
█ sonics, so much so that opener 'Stronge 7km' - █
█ their first ever written song - was hailed by █
█ Faust's Zappi Diermaier as his favourite song █
█ ever. And he isnt half wrong - this entire album █
█ is exquisite, in the way that Explosions In The █
█ Sky are, but with horns. Thats Empire Express in a █
█ nutshell then - Explosions... with horns. █
█ █
█ If this band doesnt go stratospheric this year, █
█ its a crime. Do not miss out on this one - pick it █
█ up ASAP and guaranteed it will become jammed in █
█ your subconscious for days - nay, months - to █
█ come. Gush... █
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░ 1. Stronge 7 km 7:20 ░
░ 2. Asil (pt 1) 8:44 ░
░ 3. Valleyland (pt 2) 6:26 ░
░ 4. Telogen Effluvium (pt 3) 3:19 ░
░ 5. A Day in the Desert 7:38 ░
░ 6. Famous Buttcheeks 9:46 ░
░ 43:13 ░
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