Pia_Fraus-Nature_Heart_Software-(DDCJ-3011)-JP_Retail-CD-FLAC-2006-SHGZ

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                                  -=- SHGZ -=-


   * Shoegaze * Indie * Post-Rock * Grunge * Dream Pop * Psych-Rock * Ethereal *


         ARTIST..: Pia Fraus
         ALBUM...: Nature Heart Software

         GENRE...: Indie
         STYLE...: Shoegaze, Dream Pop, Indie Rock

         YEAR....: 2006
         LABEL...: Vinyl Junkie

         COUNTRY.: Estonia
         PLACE...: Tallinn

         ENCODER.: FLAC 1.3.1 -8 -V
         BITRATE.: 844 kbps avg
         QUALITY.: 44.1kHz / 2 channels

         SOURCE..: CD
         TRACKS..: 16
         SIZE....: 347.13 MB


         URL..: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pia-fraus-mn0000495388/biography
                http://www.facebook.com/piafrausband/
                http://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pia_Fraus


         - TRACKLIST


   1   Birds Still Swing                       2:48
   2   Pretend To Be Here                      3:38
   3   Chromatic Nights                        3:09
   4   Day Week Or Season                      3:27
   5   You Know There Are People Living In     3:08
       The Country
   6   Teenage Girl                            2:40
   7   Super Timeknowing Gentleman             2:28
   8   Thank You Peter Parker                  3:46
   9   Come To Me                              3:18
   10  Feeling Is New                          3:29
   11  No Borders                              4:54
   12  Japanese Heart Software                 4:08
   13  Obnoxius (Fleckfumie Remix)             5:42
       (Japan Bonus Track)
   14  Zodalovers (Cloudspeak Remix)           4:01
       (Japan Bonus Track)
   15  400&57 (Galaktlan Remix)                4:03
       (Japan Bonus Track)
   16  Bla (Japan Bonus Track)                 2:59



                                     Total Playtime: 57:38



   Shoegazers Pia Fraus started in 1998 in Tallinn, Estonia when six art school
   students (kΣrt ojavee, Kristel Loide, rein fuks, T⌡nisKenkmaa, Reijo
   Tagapere, and Joosep Volk) came together. Their first gig was in spring 1999.

   *

   Pia Fraus' third album and first full release for their own Seksound label
   finds the Estonian act fully settled into its neo-shoegaze groove at this
   point; the soothing, barely understandable vocals and overdriven guitar wash
   on the opening "Birds Still Swing" is as close to a declaration of intent as
   anything else. From there Nature Heart Software makes its extremely enjoyable
   way over a dozen songs, and while the band are exploring a style more than
   finding something new to do with it, they succeed wonderfully at that first
   goal. If anyone's a specific point of comparison it would actually be
   early-'90s the Boo Radleys, with their combination of uplifting jangle, noise
   and sweet singing (in this case mostly from lead singer Eve Komp, providing a
   different contrast to the Boos' falsetto work courtesy of their singer Sice).
   Other nods include the just chunky enough riffing on "Day Week or Season"
   (with further feedback swooping over the top, of course) and the softly sung
   duet under the heavy guitar treatments of "Feeling Is New." Calmer and more
   obviously sunnier songs like "Come to Me" still have a satisfying feedback
   bite to them, while the secret gem of the album might be "No Borders," with
   its quick, bright jangle and almost anthemic charge. Overall Pia Fraus is in
   excellent musical health, though it will be even more enjoyable to see them
   further develop and experiment with their sound in the future.



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                                 Shoegaze
                    is a genre of alternative rock that
              originated in  the late 80s. The genre is very
    difficult to define, and it is even more difficult to evaluate music
           within it. Generally, the genre is characterized by its
                shimmering vocals, reverberating guitars, and
                       textural distortion that create
                            a tranquil, opaque
                                 feeling.

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