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Artist......: Dan Deacon
Album.......: Mystic Familiar
Label.......: Domino
Genre.......: Electronic
Catnr.......: WIGCD419
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2020-01-31
Str.date....: 2020-01-31
Quality.....: 889 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://dandeacon.bandcamp.com/
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1. Become A Mountain 4:05
2. Hypnagogic 1:33
3. Sat By A Tree 4:26
4. Arp I: Wide Eyed 2:07
5. Arp II: Float Away 3:42
6. Arp III: Far From Shore 4:35
7. Arp IV: Any Moment 1:41
8. Weeping Birch 4:22
9. Fell Into The Ocean 4:31
10. My Friend 5:14
11. Bumble Bee Crown King 7:23
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\ / ________ Runtime 43:39
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,: This is a journey. :,
: :
:' The extensive, obsessive scale of electro-pop mastermind Dan ':
,: DeaconÆs latest record Mystic Familiar is awe-inspiring and at :,
: times, overwhelming. The Baltimore-based musician employs waves :
:' of modular synths to shape programmed drums, create vast ':
,: textures and mould otherworldly effects into dreamscapes that :,
: are undoubtedly beautiful, but eventually become tiresome. :
:' ':
,: The paradox of this album is DeaconÆs production and composition :,
: contrast heavily with the albumÆs pacing. From the start it :
:' feels like the listener has been thrust into a hyper, 8-bit ':
,: recital of æCanon in DÆ. ItÆs at times unclear what Deacon is :,
: trying to express, writing what sounds like beautiful, cathartic :
:' songs that express themes of loss and life, only to bury them ':
,: with a dense production. :,
: :
:' The vocals are barely there throughout Mystic Familiar, ':
,: channeling the vocal style of early Animal Collective that :,
: doesnÆt work in his favour. It feels as if at 38, Deacon is :
:' still anxious about his voice and lyricism. Which is a shame, ':
,: because his lyrics are beautifulà after you Google them. :,
: :
:' The most impressive parts of the record are when real ':
,: instruments work in tandem with DeaconÆs use of modular :,
: instruments and thereÆs a little more breathing room. This is :
:' where Mystic Familiar soars û where moments of surreal beauty ':
,: can be found scattered around DeaconÆs neurotic production. :,
: Otherwise, it feels like a claustrophobic affair. :
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