Pan American we all find boring here but they're popular so it'd be
unfair of us to review it. Therefore we'll just rip off the press
release like every other duffer does. "Blah blah blah blah blah Labradford
blah blah blah elegiac blah blah resonant blah blah blah wavering blah
blah blah ambient blah blah blah emotionally arresting blah blah blah ZZZZZZ"
So there ya go. A classic then. On Kranky. Like my boss.
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What their label says...
Mark Nelson has been recording and trading tapes under the name Pan•American for some time now. During the summer of 1997, he started recording a full length album for Kranky at home and at Sound of Music Studios in Richmond, Virginia. Mark's contributions to Labradford as the trio's guitarist and singer, might prepare the listener somewhat for the debut Pan•American album. Those lucky enough to be in contact with the independent taping community (which is the last, true underground left) and in possession of earlier Pan•American cassettes may be somewhat forewarned. But who could have expected what has emerged from months of sampling, recording, and mixing?
Songs:
1. Starts Friday 2. Remapping 3. Lent 4. First Position 5. Tract 6. The Dark Nest 7. Noun 8. Lake Supplies 9. Part One
Other items by Pan American
360 Business Pan American Double LP (vinyl), £16.99
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