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Eat/Kiss: Music For The Films Of Andy Warhol [Soundtrack]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No6, Op74; Slavonic March Op31
Trance Erotica [Explicit Lyrics] [Import]
Tout Va Tres Bien Madame la Marquise [Import]
This Is Just a Modern Rock Song [CD-single] [Import]
Telephone Love [CD-single] [Import]
Strictly Ballroom Mambo [Import]
The Uncollected Blue Barron & His Orchestra, Vol. 1 (1938-1941)
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This Scottish outfit has a truly unusual take on rock. Their music is an unlikely combination of corrosive metal, quietly sensitive indie rock, and sound-for-sound's-sake ambience. Aereogramme seems to thrive on extreme contrasts: quiet vs. wall-of-sound assault, big-as-day riffing vs. haunting sonic atmospherics, soft vocals vs. harsh screaming. The group likes to suddenly shift from sections featuring fierce guitar shredding and punishing drumming to passages with thoughtful acoustic piano, gently pleading vocals, and nuanced brushwork; or they let solid songs dissolve into soundscapes composed of moody drones, blips, and artfully deployed shards of feedback. Aereogramme's striking textures can dazzle and their transitions can be genuinely jolting. At times, however, the album feels artily abstruse, a remote work to be appreciated from a distance. But A Story in White is a distinctive and impressive album. --Fred Cisterna