ARTIST: Madagascar
TITLE: Goodbye East Goodbye West
LABEL: Western Vinyl Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 187kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 33m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-05-29
RIP DATE: 2007-05-05
Track List
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1. When We Last Heard Of Gentlemen 4:56
2. The River In Its Sunday Garb 4:54
3. Imperium In Imperio 9:34
4. S'vivon 2:10
5. The Innocence Of Facts 5:47
6. Goodbye East Goodbye West 5:58
Release Notes:
Goodbye East, Goodbye West is the second album from Madagascar, a group of
musicians from Baltimore MD. Both their live performances and first album,
Forced March, have been compared to musics as disparate as: Balkan folk,
post-rock, Black Heart Procession, Explosions in the Sky, Devotchka, and Sigur
Ros. Since the release of their debut, the group has shared stages with some of
todayÆs most interesting artists, including Animal Collective, Ariel Pink, Mono,
Eluvium, Rebecca Gates, Beach House, Alasdair Roberts, Cass McCombs, and
Castanets. After a few years of performing, the group was ready to record
Goodbye East, Goodbye West, engineered by Rob Girardi (Beach House, WZT Hearts,
Abouretum, Celebration.) and mastered by TJ Lipple (Aloha.)
Goodbye East, Goodbye West documents the refinement and growth of the
MadagascarÆs unique sound. Each track uses crisscrossing accordion, saw, and
glockenspiel melodies; anchored by bass, acoustic guitar, and percussion. These
instrumental elements are perfectly punctuated with beautiful wordless vocals.
From playful waltzes and clanky dirges, to minimalist scrapes and drones, to
their arrangement of the Chanukah staple ôSÆvivon,ö Goodbye East, Goodbye West,
is a uniquely satisfying and mystifying collection of songs.