Description:	CD on Brainlove
	Format:	CD
	Genre(s):	Experimental Indie
	Label:	Brainlove
	Price:	£10.29
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5
...according to our Phil on 18 March 2009.

OK finally the Keyboard Choir album arrives here about a year after we should have had it (due to various distribution cock ups). I've been waiting for this thing to finally land as the first time we heard it about a year ago, Brian and I both had pricked ears and thought it sounded super top smart. I've not heard it in a while and using my current ears it sounds better than it did back then. They appear to have stumbled upon something reasonably new with 'Mizen Head To Gascanne Sound' as well, as I can't pinpoint a specific style. There's bits of Add N To X, The Future Sound Of London, 65daysofstatic and allsorts in there. Its supremely melodic though and the tunes sound fucking great. Loads of samples all over the shop which don't annoy... they really add to the whole thing. There's a psych vibe flowing through the album, what with the fuzzy keyboards and wobbly sounds flapping all around the place. It's not flabby though. There's stuff happening everywhere I listen but it doesn't sound over saturated. This is a seriously interesting record and for those who fancy some decent new electronica should check this out. Apparently Brian Eno is a big fan but I bought a buddha machine on that one and they made me want post him a big turd in the post. Cheap chinese tat.....Anwyay now the time is here for you to finally get a copy. If you're too tight to buy it then download or it listen to their myspace or something. It's really good.

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What their label says...

Keyboard Choir's inspiring ensemble approach to live electronic music is beautifully distilled on their debut album, 'Mizen Head To Gascanane Sound'. From the rumbling bombs and gentle organ of the opening track 'Drone Of The Hearse' to the spacebound zero-gravity conclusion of 'Electrical Unity', this album is a revelation. With celebrity fans including Brian Eno, Emily "Hermione Grainger" Watson and The Horrors amongst their rapidly growing following, expect great things from Keyboard Choir in 2008.

"Bubbling, analogue, bubble bath synths; resonating passages of lo-fidelity; symphonic spleandour; and prog rock song titles. Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space. Welcome to the world of Keyboard Choir." - Stool Pigeon

"a beautiful and endearing album that proves that when you take away all the visual elements of their live performance, the music is still what makes them truly special." - MusicOMH

"A patchwork quilt of fabricated audio, quirky vocal samples and intricate keys, you can ebb along on the waves of these twelve songs. Pushing the envelope of the samey indietronica that seems to have saturated the airwaves, Keyboard Choir dirty things up sufficiently and come across as experts at their trade." - ContactMusic

"The Keyboard Choir create symphonies of sound; multilayered, textural and highly dynamic electronic music that borrows from the likes of the Future Sound Of London and Kraftwerk to create something that worthy of some praise for its ingenuity alone." – New Noise

"Keyboard Choir have discovered the mystical knack of being pop enough to keep a tune going while still being just the right (listenable) side of experimental. For moments when you want to take a gentle stroll in space and watch the comets zoom by, Keyboard Choir are definitely your best guides." – This Is Fake DIY


"Thank the maker. Something vaguely original is happening in music today." – Smash Music

Tracklisting


1.    Drone Of The Hearse
2.    Legal Boards
3.    Depth In Meters #1
4.    In This Situation, Thinking Won’t Help
5.    Macondo
6.    Depth In Meters #2
7.    Put Me Down
8.    The Shiver
9.    Skylab
10.    Bugs
11.    Electrical Unit