LAL - Deportation
Rip Info
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Artist: LAL
Album Title: Deportation
Record Label: Public Transit Recordings
Rip Date: 2008-05-16
Catalog Number:
Genre: Electronic
Year: 2008
Source: CD
Encoder: LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Quality: 183 kbps avg / 44.1KHz / Joint Stereo
Track List
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01 Where We Belong 2:34
02 Alarm Interlude (Feat. Kamau) 1:18
03 Alarm 3:34
04 Light Of Day 3:48
05 Erase Me 3:03
06 How The World Began 4:16
07 Hopeful 4:37
08 Your Body Could Start A War (Feat. Leah) 1:56
09 Self Defense 3:14
10 London Bridge 4:46
11 Wasteland 3:36
12 Alive 3:07
13 Wide Open 3:24
14 Everyday In February 4:42
15 Thames Whale 1:43
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Rip Notes
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It's been 10 years since Toronto collective Lal began a musical journey based on
the twin beliefs of escapism and change. Their sound from the outset was one of
contrasts: icy, futuristic rhythms melting into warm basslines and soothing soul
melodies, with reverberating atmospherics whirling about the spacious groove.
Hints of Rosina's South Asian roots and Murr's hip hop formation seasoned their
productions with a taste of tradition, while the overall sound suggested
something far more progressive.
Those were the sonic essentials that characterized their 2002 breakout release
Corners, later followed by the 2004 sophomore endeavor Warm Belly High Power, a
record flush with confidence, its wide-open soundscapes filled with intricate
percussive twists and turns that bounced around from late-night bedtime slow
burners to 3am bliss. The record garnered was proclaimed Best Soul Album 2004 by
prominent Canadian music rag Exclaim! Magazine during a period that also saw
possibly the most significant change to bless the group to date, the addition of
bassist Ian de Souza as a permanent member. De Souza, who has recorded the likes
of Rwandan singer Jean-Paul Samputu, Jesse Cook, and his own Sisters Euclid
quartet û is a now a primary Lal composer, and his creative injections were
noticed almost immediately as the group has progress both inside and outside the
studio.