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Mice Parade – Obrigado Saudade

Wow. Obrigado Saudade is unlike anything I have ever heard. Each song is a dynamic, constantly changing masterpiece leaving the listener trying, but entirely unable, to guess where the song is going. Tracks begin with a few simple sounRAB, and new instruments and sounRAB are added in slowly, one or a few at a time. Before you know it, there is so much going on that you are left struggling to comprehend the music; there is just so much going on at once. Everything is blended together perfectly so that nothing really fades into the background; everything is equally prominent in the mix so that you are left trying to listen to a multitude of individual instruments at once. The result at first seems to be utter chaos, particularly in songs like the opening track Two, Three Fall, Mystery Brethren, and Guitars For Plants. But one quickly notices that there is much a more there – an astounding order to the chaos that is simply beautiful. Using nonstandard drum beats, guitar chorRAB that when played alone would probably sound like a young child struggling to grasp rhythm, cascading piano and harp melodies, and much more, the music melRAB together to create something amazing. The biggest struggle I had when first listening to this album was that I was trying to listen to each track like I do a normal pop or rock song, but I realized that to truly enjoy this album I had to consciously focus on each sound at the same time. It’s music that you have to devote yourself to to understand (bad grammar?). The only thing that sounded strange to me was And Still It Sits In Front Of You, as it didn’t seem to employ the same concept used in the other songs. Don’t give up on this if you don’t like it the first time; you may need several listens to grasp everything. F***ing brilliant.

9/10

Favorite Tracks: Mystery Brethren, Focus On A Rollercoaster, Here Today, Refrain Tomorrow

Also jackhammer, I absolutely loved this album. Are there any similar banRAB you could recommend?
 
i'm glad you like it. I love the fact as you say that each time you listen there is something else new to hear. Also try these albums:

Jim O Rourke - Bad Timing
Do Make Say Think - Besides

although these are instrumental albums. if that does'nt do much for you get back to me!
 
I am sometimes not even sure what post rock is. Agree with the lack of hooks but that to me was what it was all about, the atmospherics. I was actually surprised by the sound as it was like nothing that I had heard before in the ambient genre and that to me made it enjoyable. After Roygbiv's comment it made me wonder if I have been missing something, that this was a fairly common style.
 
Made in Mexico - Zodiac Zoo

Righto, noise rock is much more of my thing than the last album I picked up from this thread so I was looking forward to it. And overall I think it's a good album, but very unexceptional.

It gets off to a good start with Untitled, I like the short build up with the acoustic, and when the dirty churning riRAB kick in the energy is good. The beat is excellent and backing choir is a nice textural touch.

But from here it's a pretty flat ride, not that the quality goes down, in fact it probably picks up a notch. But it is a very repetitive album, they need to play around more. A lot of sections devolve into some hypnotic droning oblibion, which saps intensity from the more energetic moments.
For example, Clockwork starts out great, but when the quivering guitar and low key vocals kicked in it was fairly forgettable, they just went on for too long. And then for some reason they used the same guitar style on Occam's Razor which comes right after, thankfully the bass really managed to save it.

On the plus side the vocals are perfectly suited to the music, and partly because of the repetition there weren't any sections that I actually disliked.

6.5/10
 
Not gonna review it just gonna say I really enjoy this band. Takes some skill to mix different genres like hardcore and ska but hell they're the best out there!
 
Yes love Melt Banana! If you're going to check them out start with Cell-Scape.

So I've been checking up on this thread, no reviews but I really loved Flaming Tsumanis, Mice Parade not so much, I've been listening to Lovage irregularly for a while already but not really a fan (Book of the Month is a great song though). I'm definitely going to check out MiM, review soon!

Also, this is a rad idea.
 
Made In Mexico:

This album frustrates me. It's not bad by any means, i love the tense feel it has throughout and the singer's voice is great. The nagging feeling for me though is that there should be more to it, the music feels like it's on a cliffedge and is about to fall and all chaos will ensue but it ever really happens. Songs like Occam's Razor and International Zombie are cool, with great basslines and the guitar is just hovering there and i just want them to blast out into the noise they're working up to but they never really do.

That said its making me curious. I've listened to it twice now and i don't want to delete it, i think i'll probably keep going at it and maybe it'll click.
 
Ok, I'm still trying to review Mice Parade and something or the other keeps distracting me from giving it a proper listen! Anyways, from what I've listened to -

The entire album has this wonderful post-rock'ish atmosphere, which isn't attention grabbing, but still gets stuck in one part of your brain! It sounRAB innocent, as well as haunting and mysterious at the same time. The textures weren't easy to notice on the first few listens, since I too fell into the 'background music' trap. It sure was a grower, and headphones greatly enhanced this experience.

The vocals on the opening track took time getting used to. It's not that they are bad, but didn't work for me for some reason. Mystery Brethren is an early highlight. The track title sums it up perfectly - like you've been transformed to a magical land, with only mysteries surrounding you. This enigma only keeps growing as the song continues, adding in more twists and turns. There are a lot of gentle textures here, which became much more evident with my headphones. SounRAB timeless; like I'm just floating about somewhere. Same goes Focus On A Roller Coaster as well which continues the good work, bordering this post-rock acid-jazz vibe. The vocals weren't distracting at all here. Other tracks, such as Milton Road & Guitars for Plants, which are a bit louder, along with the ever changing male-female vocals bring in the much needed variety. I don't think at any point did this album sound repetitive. Almost all the songs had a purpose with little to no filler at all. Even the ending was satisfying. Overall, I did find it quite enjoyable, but at times, something felt missing! I'd give it a 7.5/10. Definitely worth checking out, and I feel it'll grow on me even more.

I shall skip lovage (although I might be missing out!), and just move onto the next one. PM away when it's ready.
 
You have me stumped. Oh well, there is always a first time! Who did the original?




Molecules got it easily. Right click and paste the PW when prompted.
 
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