s w e e t b e a t s
july.20.2004 - #1268
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artist : The Beans
album : Bassplayer
year : 2004
label : intr_version / foreverbad
genre : Lo-Fi
catalogue : intr013
url : http://www.intr-version.com
quality : CD lame VBR 3.90.3 --alt-preset standard
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01.May 6th Expires 11:21
02.Galuda 10:50
03.Number Four 10:35
04.My Love is A Rhinestone Infused Dodecahedron 11:37
04 tracks | 44:23 mins | 62,0 MB
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Mitchell Akiyama's Intr Version label has quietly built itself a
masterful catalogue of inspiring, beautifully packaged and always
striking releases from artists often unknown to anyone but a
selected few. This sublime album from The Beans is actually the
band's 5th full-length (although it's the first that's come to our
attention) and is quite simply a masterpiece of blissed-out home
listening. The band have been recording in Canada since forming in
1995 and have been an integral part of the axis dominated by
Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Do Make Say Think and the
constellation imprint ever since. Their sound revolves around a
spacious layering of acoustic harmonies and instrumental shards of
sound that make for a breathtaking variation on the post rock
formula. At times employing familiar Godspeed-inspired conceits, at
others sounding like an instrumental Hood, or Tortoise and Jim
O'rourke drifting together quietly...or even a slightly less
introspective Talk Talk, The Beans employ delicate modifications,
backward loops, electronic augmentations and dusty narrations that
lift you into a warm place. "Bassplayer" is a gorgeous album,
discovering it is one of those rare moments where you feel you've
stumbled across something new yet oddly familiar, like it was
written just for you. A very special album indeed that comes highly
recommended. --www.boomkat.com
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