a r t i s t : Northstation
t i t l e : Wagtail
d a t e : 2006
l a b e l : Slow Loris (slo 19)
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2006
t r a c k s : 10
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 73,6 MB
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The original 121 copies of this came in individual sleeves.
See www.stevefanagan.com/thenaturetable/wagtail.html for
scans. This is the repress.
Slow Loris is slowly capturing Norman records heart to the
point where we shake uncontrollably when a parcel arrives from
them. Following my cooing appraisal of The Hollows CD last
week (largely down to the stunning packaging), we have
received a bunch of lovingly housed CDs by Northstation called
Wagtail. I'll wax lyrical about the sleeve first, each one
constructed from some powder blue fuzzy felt style gear sewn
up the sides with a little brown stitching & to top it, a cute
brown & red felt bird sewn onto the front with a red button
for an eye. An absolutely awsome, very lovely individual touch
indeed. If the music wasn't some hugely involving sprawl of
eclectic, experimental organic digital psych folk electronica
then it would merely be a novelty but this is a real treat for
fans of electronica certainly. Organic, bendy & absorbing with
these 10 tracks reminding me in various places of a pastoral,
slowed down U-Ziq, the spine tingling percussive onslaught of
early Capitol K (an act that once blew the top off our
collective heads), the twinkling & pulsing brilliance of
Pause-era Four Tet & even an embryonic Vector Lovers
(especially that apocalyptic, haunting synth they used on
Tokyo Glitterati). This is the kind of music that gives us
hope. Just a great sprawling mess of scattershot ideas,
drifting moods, blurred beats, & captivating atmospherics,
like a tasty soup that doesn't even need any black pepper.
This labour of love is limited to a mere 121 individualised
copies.
www.normanrecords.com
www.stevefanagan.com
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01-To Carve in Stone [06:32]
02-Bearcub [03:42]
03-Fireball [03:42]
04-Wagtail [03:42]
05-Footprints [05:06]
06-Inside-Out [02:59]
07-This Town Is Drunk Again [05:10]
08-Unending [04:02]
09-Work [03:51]
10-The Long Walk Home [07:08]
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45:54 min