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Artist......: Icky Blossoms
Album.......: Mask
Label.......: Saddle Creek
Genre.......: Synthpop
Catnr.......: LBJ-217
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2017-11-23
Str.date....: 2015-05-12
Quality.....: 103kbps/44.1kHz/2 channels
Url.........: http://saddle-creek.com
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1. In Folds 3:14
2. Phantasmagoria 3:39
3. Living In Fiction 4:05
4. Away From You 3:50
5. Want You So Bad 4:41
6. The Spiral 3:14
7. Wait 3:05
8. Silver Tongue 4:37
9. Terror Nothing 4:38
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,: For Mask, Icky Blossoms continue with their study of :,
: synthesizers and drum machines, finding new focus by exploring :
:' the space between their background in basement rock shows and ':
,: their new-found fluency in electronic music. They spent a year :,
: crafting the next evolution of their sound, maintaining their :
:' core of throbbing electronic grooves, but working to blend it ':
,: with the drums, bass, and screaming guitars of their chaotic :,
: live show. :
:' ':
,: The band experimented with making electronics sound organic and :,
: organic instruments feel electronic. Song skeletons were :
:' embellished with tuned 808Æs, hyper-effected mouth noises, ':
,: screams as instruments, and guitars run through synthesizers. :,
: Soon the demos had mutated to a point of being studio-ready. :
:' ':
,: With the talent of longtime friend and collaborator Mike Mogis :,
: (Bright Eyes, Julian Casablancas, Man Man, First Aid Kit) at ARC :
:' Studios in Omaha, Nebraska, these songs became fully realized. ':
,: Along with Mogis, the contributions of assistant engineer Ben :,
: Brodin (Conor Oberst band), bassist Graham Ulicny (Reptar), :
:' drummer Daniel Ocanto (Big Harp) and Todd Fink (The Faint) ':
,: helped the vision come into focus. :,
: :
:' Mask finds the band capitalizing on the spontaneity of their ':
,: live experience and the ambitions of their writing and recording :,
: process, while not losing their sense of self. Their influences :
:' range from Fad Gadget to Beyonce and the subject matter varies ':
,: from wrestling with the isolation of existence to the emotional :,
: spectrum of love. The album pulses with a vibrant sound thatÆs :
:' electric, confident, and new. ':
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