a r t i s t : The Marcia Blaine School For Girls
t i t l e : Halfway Into The Woods
d a t e : 2007
l a b e l : Highpoint Lowlife
c a t : HPLL024
s o u r c e : CDDA
g e n r e : Electronic
r l s. d a t e : Feb/2007
t r a c k s : 11
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 90,6 MB
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With a name based on the fictional school of the 1961 novel
and film, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Marcia Blaine
School For Girls is actually comprised of three Glaswegian
lads. They have been forging their own particular approach to
electronic music for the past few years, melding such
disparate styles as American Minimalism, Detroit techno and
the blunted groove of dancehall and then adding their own
distinct signature treatment - crushed rhythms and affecting
haunting melodies.
Since their inception they have released a steady stream of
tracks on compilations, 7 and 12's, for labels including
Static Caravan, Benbecula, Awkward Silence, Dalriada,
Expanding, Struktur and Stuff Records, and also previously
curated a compilation of Scottish electronica for Highpoint
Lowlife. This release, Halfway Into The Woods, is their debut
full-length release, and sees them for the first time
musically incorporating vocals, and expanding on the recurring
themes and ideas hinted at on previous releases.
The three members of the band are heavily involved in running
the ever-popular Glasgow club, Numbers, and have numerous
musical side projects û The Village Orchestra, Production
Unit, Accrual, Rose and Sandy, The Village Unit.
Over the past two years, they have been playing live all over
the UK and Europe, sharing bills alongside Sleeparchive,
Andreas Tilliander, Modeselektor, Isan, Jimmy Edgar,
Yellotone, Joshua Treble, Mitchell Akiyama, Shadow Huntaz and
Alias, and many more.
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01-The Secret Of The Mezzanine [06:02]
02-Boris [04:07]
03-Rude Mechanicals [06:14]
04-Still [04:36]
05-Last Game Of Mercy [04:20]
06-Yugo Or Iago [06:11]
07-Speed Is Distance [03:22]
08-Quolet [06:26]
09-Pink Inside [06:18]
10-Barbelith [06:39]
11-Milk And Honey [07:43]
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61:58 min