Parades, by Efterklang (CD on Leaf)

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Rating: happy This record left our Phil feeling happy.

Efterklang release their brand new album. I managed to play it all the way through and the only thing I can tell you about is that is extremly twinkly. I think I need to sepnd more time with it but what I heard I quite enjoyed. It's not an album you can hear the once to get the most out of it. 'Parades' is its name....

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Though Parades was recorded concurrently with the critically acclaimed Under Giant Trees mini-album, the latter was essentially a summation of songs the band had pieced together on tour in 2005. Parades is cut from a different cloth: this is all new material spun from raw ingredients, carefully stitched and lovingly embroidered with fine detail. If you let yourself be enveloped, this living tapestry could take years to unpick. Work on Parades began in late 2005. The recording itself took 18 intense months and involved more than 30 guest musicians, including a string quartet, a brass quintet, and three separate choirs. Unlike previous works, the band relied less on digital techniques and went for a palatial sound by recording in large rooms. Darren Allison (who worked on My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, and Ladies and Gentlemen... by Spiritualized) mixed the album on ana-Parades log equipment with Efterklang's Mads Brauer, distinguishing the minutiae of sound while keeping the bigger picture of each song firmly in focus.
Like a gigantic piece of musical theatre, Parades is a remarkable achievement, dense and diverse. You've never heard anything like it.

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3. Him Poe Poe
4. Horseback Tenors
5. Mimeo
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7. Maison de Réflexion
8. Blowing Lungs Like Bubbles
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