Description:	CD on Expanding
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Electronica / IDM
	Label:	Expanding
	Price:	£10.79
	Availability:	Dispatched within 2-5 days (on average).

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...according to our Phil on 14 December 2006.

I've decided that melodic electronica should come back into fashion immediately. Well prob not cos I'd just get sick of it but these days I'm loving it. Just cos there's hardly any of it about these days. Pioneers of said electronic melody are Expanding Records who've been producing some of the finest examples of said genre for, ooooooh, donkeys now. This new CD by OBLONG called ' Indicator' (which has the most cracking photo of a rusted VW beetle covered in fauna...) carries on said goodness in melody and electronics although it adds a few new twists as there's more to this particular beast than one initially thought. As there is some acoustic guitar chucked in on some tracks, a band called Tunng immediately spring to mind. The blend of electronics and acoustic guitar just does that now......Tunng should trademark it like Mcdonalds are trying to trademark how to make a sandwich (seriously..... check it out....). There's some lush piano and instrumentation on here and if you're into slightly folk twinged electronica this is excellent stuff indeed.

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What their label says...

oblong's 'indicator' is the latest recorded collaborative project from expanding co-owner ben edwards aka benge and sees him take on a more live instrument based ensemble approach than his previous mostly electronic projects. 'indicator' was conceived and created over two years from weekend recording sessions at a secluded farmhouse in somerset where the three members and long--time friends (all had played in bands together as teenagers) had the use of a steinway grand and various acoustic instruments. the result of these sessions were brought back to ben's studio in london where they were edited and manipulated and extra parts were added to the whole. the resulting album takes you on a journey through an intricately layered mix of acoustic, analogue and digital instruments which reflect both the rural and urban settings of it's construction. oblong will be touring as a live band in 2007. they are ben edwards (drums, drum machines, computers, synthesisers), dave nice (double bass, steel string guitar, field recordings), and sid stronach (acoustic guitars, piano, fender rhodes), with additional cello and harp from amy langly and sefa steer.