Pattern_Is_Movement-All_Together-2008-RTB

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2009-03-14

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ARTIST: Pattern Is Movement
TITLE: All Together
LABEL: Hometapes
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 209kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 31m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-05-06
RIP DATE: 2009-03-11

Track List
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1.  Bird                             2:53
2.  Peach Trees                      3:28
3.  Trolley Friend                   3:32
4.  Right Away                       3:17
5.  Sea Captain                      3:11
6.  Sound Of Your Voice              2:40
7.  Jenny Ono                        3:05
8.  Sylvia                           2:36
9.  Brown And Hard Curtains          3:20
10. Elephant                         3:50

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http://www.myspace.com/patternismovement


Pattern Is Movement's latest album is one of those things that's starting
(sadly) to be a relative rarity -- a winsome avant-pop album with rock roots
that actually is a treat instead of an overfrosted wedding cake. The fact that
the opening "Bird" starts off sounding like a sample from some dreamscape '60s
kids show but is in fact a full original is a wonderful treat; one gets the
sense that the two-man band actually wants to keep people guessing from the
start. Throughout All Together that feeling of a soundtrack to an unsettled but
still welcoming Technicolor world continues, part Joe Meek concept album and
part funhouse ride. It's probably no surprise that Andrew Thiboldeaux's main
credit is "beauty" rather than "vocals," as there's a real sense of that quality
throughout -- not in a twee way as often understood, but almost in that
breathlessly rich sense Mercury Rev last conjured up on See You on the Other
Side. (Though in amusing contrast, bandmate Chris Ward is credited as "beast."
Perhaps unsurprisingly some of the least involving moments occur when his work
is toned down or kept well in the background.) The layering swell of keyboards
and tones on "Peach Trees" is one prime moment, while the kettle drums and
starburst twinkles on "Sound of Your Voice," not to mention the horn fanfares
(mock or not), all add to the joy.

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