a r t i s t : The Besnard Lakes
t i t l e : Would Anybody Come To Visit Me
d a t e : 2005
l a b e l : Static Caravan
c a t : VAN90
s o u r c e : Vinyl
g e n r e : Indie
r l s. d a t e : Sep/2007
t r a c k s : 02
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 22,3 MB
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Prior to the release of the bands new album and following
their respected first album Volume One, The Besnard Lakes
bring forth this 10ö vinyl record.
Starting with the mysterious promise of a eno-esque thrumm and
building into a Flaming Lips soundtrack to David LynchÆs
Eraserhead. This is spectral drone with a nod to prime MBVÆs
subterranean melodies and ecstatic crescendos.
Two startling tunes reeking of violence and romanticism then.
Is this the new prog?
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Besnard Lakes æWould anybody come to visit meÆ. More Static
delights with which to spend your unused Xmas record vouchers
on is this diamond release from Besnard Lakes. Lovingly
pressed on 10 inches of sumptuous vinyl each of these 500
pressings comes equipped with a screen print insert and if
that wasnÆt good reason for a spot of cheering and bunting
hanging then the two tunes neatly packed between the grooves
may well rekindle your belief that pop music can touch, tease,
tussle and do strangely wonderful things to your head. With a
follow up full length to æVolume 1Æ in the can and ready
awaiting release this twin set provides ample proof as to why
these kids are already the subject of hushed mutterings among
those in the know. The beauty of Besnard Lakes sound is that
it doesnÆt hit you immediately instead preferring to leave
enough trace elements of something unknown to snag your senses
and put that doubting thought in your head that it might just
be a good idea to let the stylus do is thing once more. Three
plays in and you are hooked æWould anybody come to visit meÆ
softly unfurls not so much in a rush of colour but more so
exacting a slow dripping hue, quietly stirring within an array
of familiar sounds and yet not familiar sounds, partly
kaleidoscopic, partly epic if only for the way it slyly
seduces with itÆs soft centred folds. DonÆt be fooled by its
opening ambit the vibrant array of cloud piercing feedback
that whine and shimmer as they soon acquit themselves of their
task in creating an atmospheric entrΘe and having done so exit
stage left leaving in their wake the most off centred slice of
laid back coolness youÆll probably find hard to better all
year a kind of meeting of minds between early Butterflies of
Love (think æRob a BankÆ here) and Galaxie 500 found skulking
under a stairs swapping notes on the merits of both
MorriconeÆs effective skeletal spaghetti western scores and
John BarryÆs mercurial aural sculptures. Likewise BL supply a
bagful of crucially gentle strumming, supplant copious amounts
of heart sapping finger licking drop dead gorgeous guitar
string plucking, throw in some frankly unreal harmonies and
mash it all together into something thatÆll break hearts of
stone at the drop of a hat. Preferring not to let the side
down over on the flip thereÆs the wonderfully hypnotic lull of
the sample heavy æLife rarely begins with Tungsten film #2Æ
which comes across deceptively docile to slyly crush you
beneath the weight of its hidden beauty - play loud to get the
most from itÆs spellbinding seduction taking care to avoid the
ÆCarsÆ like intro as it builds layer by layer along the way
making visible post rock nods so much so that you might
throughout the duration be forgiven for thinking youÆve
stumbled across a secret union between early Arab Strap, San
Lorenzo and the much loved Workhouse (which reminds us - are
Bearos and Awkward Silence records still around?). Essential
stuff.
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01-Would Anybody Come To Visit Me [07:22]
02-Life Rarely Begins With Tungsten Film #2 [08:50]
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16:12 min