ARTIST: Remember Remember
TITLE: Remember Remember
LABEL: Rock Action Records
GENRE: Instrumental Rock
BITRATE: 167kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 53m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-11-24
RIP DATE: 2009-01-08
Track List
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1. And The Demon Said... 1:19
2. The Dancing 5:12
3. Genie (For Amaya) 7:02
4. Fountain 4:17
5. Mountain 4:12
6. The Swimming 5:16
7. How Did You End Up Like This? 5:33
8. Imagining Things (i) 5:23
9. Imagining Things (ii) 5:57
10. Up In A Blue Light 9:11
Release Notes:
http://www.myspace.com/rememberremember
This debut by Remember Remember sits snugly alongside ErrorsÆ debut album on
MogwaiÆs Rock Action label, proving that those wily Scots donÆt just make
fantastic music, they can also spot it from a mile off.
What makes this album sparkle is its prettiness. While Mogwai did sterling work
smashing up the rock formulae, Remember Remember shun their patronsÆ
eight-minute crescendos for something far more serene and delicate. The riffs
are repetitive but subtle, creating a lush, calming scene - itÆs the soundtrack
to a shower of rain in summer, or the sun setting behind the mountains. There
are no sudden twists and turns, no outbreaks of violence, just smooth, unbroken
flights of fancy.
Mainly the work of Glaswegian Graeme Ronald, Remember RememberÆs tone is created
through the layering of minimal riffs on top of each other: pianos, guitars,
glockenspiels, violins and synths. He expands on that with plenty of homemade
nonsense, listing various ôinstrumentsö such as bubblewrap, coins, Irn-Bru, a
wind-up monkey and a rubber shark. The result is spell-binding.
See it like this: if Errors get you in the mood for a night out, and Fuck
Buttons represent the decadent thrill-seeking as you swallow your poison of
choice and clatter into the early hours, then Remember Remember are the saving
grace, the headache soother, the reminder that thereÆs a new day dawning, full
of possibilities. ItÆs no wonder Mogwai signed them - these are happy songs for
happy people.