Description:	CD on 4AD
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Electronica / IDM
	Label:	4AD
	Price:	£8.29
	Availability:	Dispatched within 2-5 days (on average).

5
...according to our Phil on 27 November 2006.

Magnetophone brand new album on 4AD (CD only) in special digipack edition of 500 and when it sells out it will be unavailable for a wee while until it re surfaces in a jewel case. It features a lot of Fence folks (Yorkston, Creosote, Ginafore) providing some much needed vocals and it's got the Deal sisters on there as well. Will appeal to folks who like synth pop, quirky electronics and folk. A total Static Caravan release if I ever heard one but then it does bear the logo on the back.....

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What their label says...

Magnétophone's long-awaited second album is out now.

It’s been more than 4 years since Matt and John released their debut album I Guess Sometimes I Need To Be Reminded Of How Much You Love Me, but they've spent the intervening time wisely - The Man Who Ate The Man is every bit as unique and spellbindinge as its predecessor.

The new album sees Magnétophone flirting with song structure and spinning webs of dreamily captivating texture. The record runs the gamut from sprawling psychedelia to the sweetest of melancholy snippets, aided and abetted by an array of cherry-picked collaborators. Breeders sisters Kim and Kelley Deal and troubadour PG Six represent underground America, while the James Yorkston and the Fence collective’s HMS Ginafore and King Creosote contribute skeins of Caledonian melody.

But despite this kaleidoscope of influences, The Man Who Ate The Man sounds like nothing else, more than the sum of its parts. It’s a sublime blend of vigorous beats, wayward sounds and perfectly poised vocals - an enlightened, beautiful and captivating record.