ARTIST: Dead Leaf Echo
TITLE: Pale Fire
LABEL:
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 212kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 26m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-00-00
RIP DATE: 2008-11-14
Track List
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1. Warm Body 1:45
2. Thought Talk 5:04
3. Tears 2:54
4. Cry The Sea 3:16
5. Pale Fire 7:16
6. Reflex Motion 6:29
Release Notes:
Dead Leaf Echo turned miserablism in to a very attractive art form on their first EP æFaint Violet WhiffÆ. The follow-up doesnÆt differ too much from this direction but they now embrace a fuller sound; partly explained by a remix contribution supplied by dreampop exponent Ulrich Schnauss but thereÆs now a growing confidence evident in this New York trio.
Guitar and bass lines shimmer whilst LG still sounds more disaffected than a Piano Magic record. The first two tracks are basically moody scene setters. Then on the third track æTearsÆ the guitars really start to ring out and segue neatly into the even more aggressive æCry The SeaÆ, forming a kind of concrete jangle if you will. æPale FireÆ itself is the song which seems most entrenched in shoegazing influences; it is awash with layers of guitar effects in a manner which makes Chapterhouse seem subtle. Unsurprisingly perhaps, this is SchnaussÆ remix. Much better is æReflex MotionÆ where the group return to what they do best: intricate, gothic melodies. Overall, I think I prefer the first EP over this one because of its unusual haunting ballads but thereÆs no doubt that æPale FireÆ is a development in their sound.