a r t i s t : The Drift
t i t l e : Memory Drawings
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Temporary Residence
c a t : TRR122
s o u r c e : Vinyl
g e n r e : Instrumental Rock
r l s. d a t e : Apr/2008
t r a c k s : 08
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 96,1 MB
_______________________________________________________________________
In the nearly three-year gap between their debut album,
Noumena, and this follow-up, The Drift have toured extensively
throughout North America and Japan. All that tripping did
wonders for their songwriting process, inspiring an efficiency
with their structures while maintaining the intoxicating song
lengths they are known for. Though the music on Memory
Drawings is familiar, there is a depth to both the performance
and production that feels new all over again. Recorded
directly to analog tape with longtime producer Jay Pellicci at
Tiny Telephone in San Francisco, the mix is used as another
instrument to help shape each song, channeling the mythos of
late 60s jazz and late 70s dub classics. As The Drift have
narrowed their focus, they have expanded their influences.
Nowhere is this more obvious than "Uncanny Valley," with its
shades of Afro-beat and disco-soul; or the dramatic, deserted
ballad "Lands End." With Memory Drawings, they have truly
found their groove - and the deeper they dig, the more curious
we become.
THE FIRST 200 ORDERS GET LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL: CLEAR
W/ LIGHT BLUE HAZE.
_______________________________________________________________________
a1-If Wishes Were Like Horses [09:07]
a2-Uncanny Valley [08:20]
b1-I Had A List and I Lost it [03:54]
b2-Years Gone by (Vinyl only bonus track) [10:49]
c1-Golden Sands [09:03]
c2-Smoke Falls [09:08]
d1-Lands End [10:47]
d2-Floating Truth [04:50]
-------
65:58 min