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▓█▓▓█ Artist.....[ The Hylozoists ▀████▄█▓
██▓▀ Album......[ L'╬le De Sept Villes ▀▓██
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▓█▀ ▀▀█▓█▒ Source.....[ CD ▒█▓█▀▀ ▀█▓
▓█▄ ▀▄ ██▓ Genre......[ Indie ▓██ ▄▀ ▄█▓
▓▓█▓▀ ██ Language...[ English ██ ▀▓█▓▓
▀ ▄████ Rip Date...[ 2009-05-01 ████▄ ▀
▄ ▀ ▓█▓ Store Date.[ 2009-02-03 ▓█▓ ▀ ▄
█▀▀ ▄▓█▀ Rip Tool...[ EAC ▀█▓▄ ▀▀█
▓█▄████▀ Encoder....[ LAME 3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ▀████▄█▓
▀█▓▀ Quality....[ 201 kbps AVG VBR 44.1/Joint Stereo ▀▓█▀
▄ █▓█▄▓█▓ Url........[ http://www.thehylozoists.com ▓█▓▄█▓█ ▄
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█▓ 01 The Possibility Of An Island 2:35 ▓█
█▓ 02 Bras D'Or Lakes 5:42 ▓█
█▓ 03 The Island Of Seven Cities (FSR) 4:12 ▓█
█▓ 04 Bubbles&Wheezy 5:00 ▓█
█▓ 05 Dark Scene Waltz 3:15 ▓█
█▓ 06 Your Band Doesn't Have The Legs I 4:57 ▓█
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█▓ 07 Parents Don't Let Your Children Grow Up 4:54 ▓█
█▓ To Be Compressed ▓█
█▓ 08 The French Settle In 2:00 ▓█
█▓ 09 Acadia Acadia 3:28 ▓█
█▓ 10 Soixante-Sept 4:40 ▓█
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█░█▒ IÆm not really a fan of epic instrumental jams or ▒█░█
█░█▒ those guitar/drum indie bangers that make skinny ▒█░█
█░█▒ jeaned kids freak out awkwardly. I tend to get lost ▒█░█
█░█▒ in the wash of sounds or bored by the repetitive ▒█░█
█░█▒ nature of the artist, despite the constant attempts ▒█░█
█░█▒ at sonic drama. As easy as it is to throw on ▒█░█
█░█▒ Ratatat when IÆm out jogging or Mogwai at the end ▒█░█
█░█▒ of a night and zone out, I rarely reach for a ▒█░█
█░█▒ record full of beats or a post rock album simply ▒█░█
█░█▒ for a casual listen. ▒█░█
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█░█▒ That all changes when The Hylozoists come into ▒█░█
█░█▒ play. ▒█░█
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█░█▒ The six piece instrumental acts from Toronto is ▒█░█
█░█▒ back with a new record û a collection of songs ▒█░█
█░█▒ inspired by Paul ChaissonÆs book The Island Of ▒█░█
█░█▒ Seven Cities û and the range of sounds and emotions ▒█░█
█░█▒ conveyed are staggering. Led by vibraphone savant ▒█░█
█░█▒ and composer Paul Aucoin, the songs on L'╬le de ▒█░█
█░█▒ Sept Villes find strength, cower in shyness, love, ▒█░█
█░█▒ hurt, soar freely and sear with intensity, (all ▒█░█
█░█▒ without the benefit of a spoken word) but unlike so ▒█░█
█░█▒ instrumental acts trying to convey the same ▒█░█
█░█▒ emotions, the catchy melodies The Hylozoists craft ▒█░█
█░█▒ infuse playfulness and whimsy to lighten the load. ▒█░█
█░█▒ Bubbles & Wheezy starts with an airy melody that ▒█░█
█░█▒ the band deftly (and patiently) transforms into a ▒█░█
█░█▒ dark storm, but understands the weight of the ▒█░█
█░█▒ chaos, and quickly ushers in bluer skies to ▒█░█
█░█▒ conclude the track (in a concise 4-minutes, ▒█░█
█░█▒ avoiding the trap of building and building until ▒█░█
█░█▒ the songÆs length outlasts its impact). ▒█░█
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█░█▒ Crafting heavy, dark, gloomy instrumentals or ▒█░█
█░█▒ dancey-pants beats is one thing, but for an ▒█░█
█░█▒ instrumental record to truly inspire and drive the ▒█░█
█░█▒ listener forward is another thing altogether. They ▒█░█
█░█▒ certainly build some dark tones (The French Settle ▒█░█
█░█▒ In), but even on the dark and brooding Bras d'Or ▒█░█
█░█▒ Lakes, the eerie violin and vibraphone that haunt ▒█░█
█░█▒ the listener at the onset give way as the band ▒█░█
█░█▒ infuses life into the notes, transforming the song ▒█░█
█░█▒ with a subtle, organic build. Your Band Doesn't ▒█░█
█░█▒ Have The Legs I Thought It Would seems like the ▒█░█
█░█▒ theme to some sort of animated short that pits a ▒█░█
█░█▒ morose hero against the struggles of another lonely ▒█░█
█░█▒ morning ( ican almost picture him covering his eyes ▒█░█
█░█▒ to block out the sun and budding flowers), only to ▒█░█
█░█▒ see him gain motivation and strength with each ▒█░█
█░█▒ step, springing forward with giant leaps. ▒█░█
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█░█▒ And it's that type of vivid imagery that makes ▒█░█
█░█▒ L'╬le de Sept Villes so rewarding. You can ▒█░█
█░█▒ literally pick any song on the record and be amazed ▒█░█
█░█▒ by the emotions it uncovers or how it triggers a ▒█░█
█░█▒ memory of a personal journey youÆve struggled ▒█░█
█░█▒ through, but more importantly one you overcame. The ▒█░█
█░█▒ warming fuzz and gentle picked notes of the tender ▒█░█
█░█▒ Acadia Acadia sounds like falling in love for the ▒█░█
█░█▒ first time. The Island of Seven Cities floats along ▒█░█
█░█▒ perfectly, but the band manages to infuse the airy ▒█░█
█░█▒ feel with an energy that you probably felt since ▒█░█
█░█▒ childhood. Even the perfectly titled Parents Don't ▒█░█
█░█▒ Let Your Children Grow up to Be Compressed - which ▒█░█
█░█▒ makes me wonder if Aucoin feels that restricting ▒█░█
█░█▒ these songs to tiny speakers and headphones takes ▒█░█
█░█▒ away from the vast height the tracks soar to - ▒█░█
█░█▒ feels like the gentle touch and wonder you see from ▒█░█
█░█▒ new parents who have just been completely floored ▒█░█
█░█▒ by the miracle of life. ▒█░█
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█░█▒ The Hylozoists convey emotion much more powerful ▒█░█
█░█▒ than you could expect from a record with only a few ▒█░█
█░█▒ words. The songs come to life as they unfold and ▒█░█
█░█▒ even if you disagree with every emotion I ▒█░█
█░█▒ described, it's probably because you have such a ▒█░█
█░█▒ detailed picture/memory stuck in your thoughts. I'm ▒█░█
█░█▒ not sure if there can be a better reason to listen ▒█░█
█░█▒ to this record or bigger compliment you can give to ▒█░█
█░█▒ the band. ▒█░█
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█░█▒ http://www.thehylozoists.com ▒█░█
█░█▒ http://www.myspace.com/hylozoists ▒█░█
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