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│ Zegunder - Distant Birds? Thought They Were Leaves │
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│ Label......... Neo Ouija ││
│ Year.......... 2004 ││
│ Genre......... Electronic ││
│ Street Date... 20/09/2004 ││
│ Release Date.. 23/09/2004 ││
│ Size.......... 60,3 MB ││
│ Tracks........ 10 ││
│ Length........ 41:24 min ││
│ Source........ CDDA ││
│ Encoder....... Lame 3.90.3 ││
│ Quality....... VBRKBps / 44.1Khz / Joint-Stereo ││
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│ R E L E A S E C O M M E N T S │┐ ││
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│ New on Neo Ouija. Zegunder are alosha tsinovoi and gil ││
│ cohen. both live and create music in the northen israeli ││
│ city of haifa, where the picturesque carmel mountains meet ││
│ the mediterranean sea on one side of the bay. On the other, ││
│ the industrial and highly polluted "kishon" sea port: oil ││
│ from big ships, dead fish and birds cover the public ││
│ beaches, all providing a telling reminder as to the true ││
│ nature of this place. standing near the stela maris ││
│ lighthouse, on the edge of the cliff, you can see more than ││
│ one third of israel, from the lebanese border in the north ││
│ to the monstrous "hadera" power plant in the south, a ││
│ panoramic view summoning unbearable, inescapable feelings of ││
│ claustrophobia and incompetence. After rich experiences in ││
│ the ranks of local post rock bands like "MuTe" and "Birdy", ││
│ "telling it like it is" didn't feel right any more to gil ││
│ and alosha, just too plain and straightforward for the ││
│ ambivalent nature of existence in israel. After a period of ││
│ working with small solo projects and recording for film ││
│ soundtracks, the feeling that something must be said grew ││
│ stronger. ZegunderÆs music unfolds with dense, rich ││
│ stretches of ambience, broken electronic emissions and vocal ││
│ accompaniments from daphne haller - more like an additional ││
│ instrument than something associated with words. ThereÆs a ││
│ slowly unfolding, largely instrumental beauty on show here, ││
│ reminiscent at times of the spooky effervescence of Angelo ││
│ Badalmenti with its engulfing cinematic sweeps while, at ││
│ others, their music is quietly personal and introspective, ││
│ free of words or set narrative. In fact, this is when their ││
│ music works best - creating a buzzing mesh of layered ││
│ sounds, a background to all the complexities and ││
│ uncertainties day to day life brings, especially in this ││
│ particular part of the world. Recommended. ││
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│ [01] Zegunder - Breakwater 04:19 ││
│ [02] Zegunder - Papercats 04:56 ││
│ [03] Zegunder - FIsh & Chips 03:39 ││
│ [04] Zegunder - Woolgather 04:02 ││
│ [05] Zegunder - Holding on 02:31 ││
│ [06] Zegunder - After the Rain 03:28 ││
│ [07] Zegunder - Too Much Tv 04:17 ││
│ [08] Zegunder - Alisia 01:20 ││
│ [09] Zegunder - Neto<->mandarin 03:53 ││
│ [10] Zegunder - on Top of Mt. Fujiyama 08:59 ││
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│ Total Playtime : 41:24 min ││
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