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Natural Snow Buildings Shadow Kingdom

8 jan 10

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Great page...too bad about that liscie...they seem interesting, but I doubt I'll find two and a half hours to listen to them.

Massive Attack Splitting The Atom (EP)

7 jan 10

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I completely agree with Babaz: I don’t follow Blow Up, I'm a bit out of fashion, but every time I've happened to read something from this Zingales, even online, I've come to the conclusion that he's a decent fool. I'd say he's a poor man's Scaruffo.

The Warlocks The Mirror Explodes

7 jan 10

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Thank you for reminding me that it’s been over six months since it was released and I still haven't listened to it. Bleach, too much stuff. I’ll try to check out the EP that Psycho recommended; I only know the longer ones. I really like The Black Angels too, maybe even more than the Warlocks.

Arbouretum Song Of The Pearl

5 jan 10

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@Super, well no, I might have my ears lined, but these Arbouretum guitars really don’t pass the lining test, a bit of compression, but nothing more. The Pontiak already have a freedom of expression that captivates me more. I consumed it when it came out, to see if it was me or the record. Listening to it again after six months, it’s only improved a bit. Of course, 2009 wasn’t a year for guitars. @Psycho and Ole: I find the Fleet Foxes a bit too melodic, especially in the vocal harmonies, to fully satisfy me, while Grizzly Bear have a slightly more complex structure. I don’t think I’ll take them to the desert island, but in the total void of 2009, one of the few records worth saving. I haven’t heard the Animal EP, the LP really doesn’t do it for me.

Marco Risi Maradona - La Mano de Dios

5 jan 10

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P.S.: I messed up the commas: the goal I'm referring to is his in Argentina-Greece.

Marco Risi Maradona - La Mano de Dios

5 jan 10

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I spared myself the trouble when I saw it was directed by Risi. The reviews are veery good, but on one point you minimize (if there's no bit of controversy, what's the fun?). In the last World Cup, Maradona wasn't sent home by Blatter and Havelange; he was doped. And, in my humble opinion, either everyone is doping, or it just doesn't add up. Moreover, that goal, on the day of the urine test, with that triple pass on the edge of the box, all one-touch, remains one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen on a football field. And the ecstasy of the viewing was ruined by the knowledge that he was doping. Pantani doped because everyone else was doing it; he, despite being the strongest, had other reasons.

Arbouretum Song Of The Pearl

4 jan 10

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@Ole, being melodic doesn't mean being cloying. It seems to me that the bears have an absolutely interesting construction of their tracks, good arrangements, and they hit at least half the album with melodic ideas that are anything but sickly sweet. The fact that they are more pop... they’re signed to Warp, and that's no accident. Still better than the Fleet Foxes from last year. And I reiterate, much better than this arbouretum, which I listened to again after being nudged by the review of master super, but whose electric swipes, ferocity of electric guitars and sonic guitar blasts, I didn't find (but you know, I grew up on Young and Sonic Youth).

Spectrum War Sucks EP

3 jan 10

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It's been a while since I listened to Kember, and he hasn't really evolved much :-). But it's always a pleasure. One note of criticism: Walkin&Falling only lasts four minutes instead of forty-four (even though Over&Over is essentially its development).

Arbouretum Song Of The Pearl

3 jan 10

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@Super, there weren't a ton of great rock albums released in 2009; in fact, only decent ones came out. Better yet, much better than this, with a seventies sound, both Pontiak and Grizzly Bear, in my humble opinion.

Arbouretum Song Of The Pearl

1 jan 10

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Well! To me, this album seemed like a little piece of crap, like they were sent back to kindergarten to do their homework, and it didn’t even come out all that well. Come on, let’s not invoke the gods; even the arbouretum, in my opinion, wouldn’t want to fall into hybris. A good album is something else; at most, it's in the realm of cute, which doesn’t even seem like a nice compliment to me. "Rites" was great precisely because it dared, in a territory that’s been walked on way too much. If this had been their first release, we wouldn’t have even noticed them.