Description:	CD on Rock Action
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Post-Rock
	Label:	Rock Action
	Price:	£7.69
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5
...according to our Brett on 13 November 2008.

An album from Glasgow people Remember Remember has found its way into my pile of victims and frankly it's far too nice to deserve such a fate. Reminiscent of bands like Battles, OOIOO, Tortoise and Animal Collective whilst occasionally surfing completely different styles altogether, this self-titled effort is never anything less than lovely. All sorts of textures and tempos are experimented with, from the tropical post-disco of the opening track to the fifth which sounds like Gareth S. Brown being remixed by Four Tet. At a point in time where we're constantly being swamped by identikit post-rockers this really is a breath of fresh air, harking back to the time when the term described music that was actually interesting and innovative rather than completely formulaic and predictable.. The dreaded arpeggios do rear their heads but there's nothing to fear from them, Remember Remember keep things interesting through their fantastically creative use of samples throughout the LP, throughout you'll hear them used melodically, harmonically, as textural backings underpinning the entire song - you name it really. If you took some of Steve Reich's DNA and created a little Borrower-sized family of clones this is what they'd sound like as they ran around living their bright, happy little lives. It's a little ray of lush sunshine this one!

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What their label says...

Based in Glasgow, Scotland Remember Remember has been playing elaborately staged shows in and around the city for the past few years, originally the solo project of Graeme Ronald (ex-Multiplies, ex-The Royal We) 2007 saw
R.R start to collaborate with additional musicians and the results have been some of the most epic-sounding and ambitious music to emerge from the city in a long time.
*  Recently signed to Mogwai’s Rock Action label Remember Remember present a self-titled debut album in November 2008. Recorded in and around Glasgow it’s a bewildering mix of loops, innovative samples and live instrumentation.

Remember Remember is as much a Modern Classical piece as it is a ’drone’ or ’post-rock’ record.  Indeed, the final 4 tracks of; How Did You End Up Like This?, Imagining Things (i) & (ii) and Up In A Blue Light comprise an epic 30 minute suite while The Dancing nods towards a Techno influence untapped by most contemporary composers. In short, this debut is a record that truly highlights R.R as one of the brightest emerging talents of 2008.

If you’re a fan of the likes of Mice Parade or Animal Collective along with artists such as Philip Glass, Brian Eno and Yann Tiersen then you really should take the time to check out this incredible record.

Having shared the stage with the likes of Harmonia, Stars of The Lid, Fuck Buttons and Mogwai Remember Remember has developed a reputation for a unique live show, not many bands base their songs around samples of wind-up toys, everyday fruit or the sound of Irn Bru after all.

TRACKLISTING CD (ROCKACT42CD) 1. And The Demon Said. 2. The Dancing 3. Genie (For Amaya) 4. Fountain 5. Mountain 6. The Swimming 7. How Did You End Up Like This? 8. Imagining Things (i) 9. Imagining Things (ii) 10. Up In A Blue Light