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Sand Snowman sur Tonefloat Records

Dimanche 1 février 2009 , 12h32

SAND SNOWMAN

SAND SNOWMAN

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son album "two way mirror" lp/2cd sortir sur le label Tonefloat Records.

Détails et infos : http://www.crazy-diamond.nl/tonefloat/html/tf59.htm

Voici les artwork :

TRACKLIST:

side 1
1. the butcher's hook (5.50)
2. i spy (3.45)
3. faded flowers (5.22)
4. a vision on the green (2.44)
5. matryoshka, muse of misrule (1.51)

side 2
6. mirrors (8.23)
7. riverrun (2.49)
8. neurotic zoo (3.28)
9. kites (4.49)

Voici la présentation du label. Désolé c'est en anglais, et je n'ai pas traduit (bah oui c'est dimanche quand même) :

many will see the new sand snowman album two way mirror as a 21st century continuation of a tradition which began with artists like the incredible string band and nick drake, and which continued through into syd barrett's finest moments. they may have a point. for years, sand snowman has spent a quiet life in the heart of london, countering the harsh noises and hectic bustle of this strung-out metropolis with miraculous albums of mysteriously quiet music. his first three full-lengths, released in strictly limited editions and vanishingly small print runs, established a musical cosmos filled with bright wonder: in the best of psychedelic traditions, sand's songs did not fearfully seek for an escape from reality, but subtely twisted its parameters to create delicate shifts in perception. based on a framework of acoustic instruments including mandolins, xylophones, vibes and recorders, and ornamented by atmospheric drones and discrete electronics, themes could either concretise into miniature traditionals or coalesce into long, progressive folk collages. accessible melodic passages and groovy drum shuffles, meanwhile, were juxtaposed by hazy instrumentals and ghostly ambient sections.

Tonefloat Records : http://www.crazy-diamond.nl/tonefloat/