GENRE..... Electronic
STYLE.... Dubstep, Ambient, Psychedelic, Witch House
LABEL..... Tri Angle Records
MODE ..... VBRkbps / Joint-Stereo
REL.DATE... 08.23.2011
COUNTRY... US
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Much anticipated album from the elusive Balam Acab for the Tri Angle label* Following last year's extraordinary See Birds EP - a record that has inspired legion imitators but to our knowledge no credible equals - Balam serves up his debut full-length proper on Tri Angle. From opening track 'Welcome' on in, you know you're in good hands: disembodied vocal fragments swirl like ghosts around the chambers of a sunken galleon before a sudden loop of life-affirming strings bursts brightly and alters your perspective. The American artist's brilliance lies in his ability to coax an almost liturgical drama out of loosely speaking R&B tropes, and to locate a timeless pastoral sublime in the glassy surfaces of fragmented contemporary pop: 'Expect' sounds like Virginia Astley gone hip-hop while 'Now Time' could be The Neptunes re-scored for Gavin Bryars and a chamber orchestra. Field recordings and crackle add to the sense of natural beauty, variously recalling The Caretaker, Pole, Broadcast and Boards of Canada, and even the canonical chill-out of Global Communication and The KLF. Sumptuous, psychedelic, richly melodic: Wander/Wonder is a joy to listen to, and confirms Balam Acab as a singular, exacting artist who exists in spite of, not because of, contemporary trends. Highly recommended.
Tracklist:
CD1
01 Welcome 05:12
02 Apart 03:02
03 Motion 04:05
04 Expect 04:49
05 Now Time 04:09
06 Oh, Why 04:12
07 Await 04:46
08 Fragile Hope 06:31
CD2
01 Heavy Lifting Things 02:57
02 Long 06:29
03 Still 03:50
04 Under 04:57
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