ARTIST : Cranes
TITLE : Cranes
LABEL : Dadaphonic
GENRE : Indie
BITRATE : LAME v3.97 VBR V2
SOURCE : CD
SIZE : 53.1 MB
STORE DATE : 2008-10
Track List
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01. Diorama [1:32]
02. Worlds [4:08]
03. Feathers [3:18]
04. Wires [3:42]
05. Panorama [3:19]
06. Wonderful Things [4:17]
07. Collecting Stones [3:13]
08. Invisible [4:05]
09. Move Along [3:54]
10. Sleepwalking [3:07]
11. High And Low [4:06]
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October 2008 sees the long-awaited release of a new studio album by Cranes,
the British group whose creative output has spanned over fifteen years and û
with this latest addition û nine studio albums. Cranes has been three years
in the making. It is a triumph of celestial atmospheric rock and
metaphysical minimalist electronics, made instantly recognisable by Alison
ShawÆs childlike vocals and Jim ShawÆs uniquely inventive compositions.
There are themes of fractals, the mysterious mathematical patterns and
shapes that can be found throughout nature and the universe beyond. Lyrics
speak of the passing of time, of how cyclical things can be and of wanting
to move forward. This is all woven into compositions that take in everything
from krautrock and folk, to intricate, almost extra-terrestrial soundscapes
and David Lynch-esque melodies. Stand out tracks include Feathers û a filmic
Espers-recalling underwater epic and High and LowÆs guitar-led waltz.
ThereÆs PanoramaÆs dark Parisian vocal layering and WiresÆ soaring melody
textured with Four Tet-like blips. The new albumÆs otherworldly tonal beauty
will continue to see them existing outside of the mainstream, slightly
disconnected but able to offer a very beautiful, one-of-a-kind vision of
life in the twenty first century.