- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -
Artist: Cinema Cineam
Album: Exile Baby
Label: Digitone
Playtime: 42:01 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://www.myspace.com/cinematwice
Rip date: 2009-04-26
Street date: 2008-11-25
Size: 61.93 MB
Type: Promo
Quality: 193 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Brooklyn's Cinema, Cinema celebrated a new lineup and new direction in 2008
with the release of their third CD (and first full length release), Exile
Baby. Paul Claro (drums) and Ev Gold (guitars/vox) navigate through ten songs
that range from alternative rock to an ambient, avant-garde style that defies
labels. The duo has showcased their sounds at numerous clubs around the New
York City metro area and even at CMJ (for the third year running) in 2008.
Shine No. 1 is an ambient exercise that borders on aural psychedelia. Gold's
vocals stretch to their limit as they soar over the musical landscape laid
down here. RX is a driven modern rock tune full of jangly guitar and
quasi-stream of conscious lyrics. Drydive builds from ethereal footstones
into a driving, grungy rocker with a garage aesthetic. I Don't Wanna Be Your
Boyfriend takes on a Punk aspect with a lot of sonic interference on guitar
in a song that threatens to fly off the sonic rails at several points but
never quite crashes. The sound throughout Exile Baby is lo-fi; the production
values primitive, but the net effect is an intriguing and enjoyable listen.
Other highlights include Hope Dies Last and Still/Life.
Cinema, Cinema brings the underground to your doorstep with Exile Baby. If
you wonder what goes on in the basement studios and rehearsal rooms in a
place like Brooklyn, this is a good example. A pop producer would do a lot
with Cinema, Cinema's sound that might make them more commercial, but itÆs
highly questionable whether it would be an improvement in their sound. In
artistic terms this is American Primitive music, and Cinema, Cinema has a
unique sound that will appeal to folks in the Avante-Garde and Psychedelic
music realms.
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Shiner No. 1 ( 2:51)
02. The Natural ( 1:03)
03. RX ( 5:10)
04. Drydive ( 5:35)
05. An Obstacle ( 3:05)
06. I Don't Wanna Be Your Boyfriend ( 4:49)
07. Hope Dies Last ( 3:12)
08. The Desperate Acts ( 4:06)
09. Still/Life ( 5:15)
10. Shiner No. 2 ( 6:55)
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