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Recommended by us on 16th September 2009
...according to our Brian on Wed 16 Sep, 2009.
Cursillistas Les Biches is a two year old experimental psych-folk treat that's been rescued from impending obscurity and ever increasing rarity by that lovely old Time-Lag lot along with L'animaux Tryst (Field) Recordings who've done a damn impressive job of repackaging what was, in reality, an incredibly limited release numbering a mere 66 copies over cassette & 3" CDr! They've even replicated the original string & button hand constructed sleeves on the delicious vinyl for this deluxe reissue of eerie, meandering space drone & cracked acid-fried freestyle folk. 'Bag of Feathers' is the fourth track and is totally amazing, like one of those blinding Animal Collective harmony drenched space pop experiments on 'Spirit they've gone'. Then there's some fun to be had with xylophones and bent shards of heavily manipulated guitar whilst vocals drift drowsily all over the shop like drunken clouds. There's twatted, hazy porch folk and smudged komische experiments too, Side 2 being largely stuffed with absolutely fascinating & relatively brief sketches that have utterly convinced me to purchase this curious release for myself & investigate further. Ace!deluxe & expanded vinyl version co-released with matt lajoie’s own l'animaux tryst (field) recordings label. originally presented in 2006 as the first l'animaux tryst release, an extremely limited 3inch cdr. this new version fills out the album with four previously unreleased bonus tracks from the original recording sessions. each track is newly mixed and whole album features super nice warm analog remastering for the ultimate in hi-fi lo-fi. these recordings represent a definite turning point in the cursillisitas trajectory, with the sparser intimate acid-folk-pop sound of the earliest releases blending easily into a more filled-out and improvisation based psychedelia. heavy use of layered overdubs, xylophone, live looping, and more experimental atmospheres added to the reverbed vocals, acoustic guitar, and crude percussion push things towards the more free-wheelin’ full band sound of the present... a drifting trip that wobbles between the dark & the light... pressed on 180gm vinyl. packaged in a totally deluxe letter press printed tri-fold art paper cover with metallic screen printed interior, photo-mounted vellum insert, and all sealed up with a hand-sewn button enclosure. this vinyl version also includes a cd version of the album packaged in a stark hand-stamped art paper cover. hand numbered edition of 300 copies.
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