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Tracer AMC - Islands
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Year :: 2005
Label :: n/a
Cat No :: n/a
Genre :: Indie
Tracks :: 10
Size :: 83,3 MB
Source :: CDDA
Bitrate :: VBRKBps
Rel. Date :: 22/10/2005
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Make no mistake, these aren't easy songs. You won't
find a short and sweet chunk of rugged
no-questions-asked math rock anywhere on Islands. But
what the album loses out on in terms of pop
sensibilities it gains ten times over from the
brilliantly delivered lush complexity.
When opener Paper Machete starts throwing its weight
around a mere minute and a half in, a journey through
a haunting and capricious terrain ensues. But rather
than being swallowed up and lost at sea by the
ambition that drenches Tracer AMC's song structures,
Jonny Ashe and Michael Kinloch grapple deftly with
the underlying premises, and they deal effortlessly
with the challenges posed by the melodic lament of
Concorde, the understated brooding of Song for V or
the whispered Willow Drive Hoboken which is gently
nudged into place. The energy harnessed behind
Indiscopia almost makes you want to get up and dance,
which is more than a little surprising for such
chin-stroking instrumentalists like Tracer AMC.
Islands is every bit as good as their excellent debut
Flux and Form, and then some. A lot of people don't
like post rock, in which case Islands probably won't
be the album that will convert them. It's a much too
subtle, complex and brilliant record to attract the
casual listener. For the instrumental guitar freaks
among us though, Islands is probably the must-have
record of the year.
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[01] Paper Machete [11:42]
[02] Chalk [03:41]
[03] Concorde [05:47]
[04] Song For V [03:07]
[05] In Rivers [05:54]
[06] Willow Drive Hoboken [02:43]
[07] Indiscopia [07:20]
[08] Rainboat [05:14]
[09] Bird [00:56]
[10] You Follow The Snow And Are Wasted [14:16]
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