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Originally available as limited vinyl only, 'Glam' features fifteen densely atmospheric tracks initially composed as a film score for a movie of the same name starring Tony Danza & Ali McGraw. Although the film went straight to video, 'Glam' works as an album of its own, presenting the band's most intricate & subtle compositions. The CD comes with three bonus tracks, 'Snap Bar', 'Pool, Smooth & Bidder' & 'Hetzchase Nailway', not found on the LP. The music alternates from quiet passages of peaceful melody to darker soundscapes & strange noises. There's just enough sonic disturbance to br
Album Description
Originally available as limited vinyl only, 'Glam' features fifteen densely atmospheric tracks initially composed as a film score for a movie of the same name starring Tony Danza & Ali McGraw. Although the film went straight to video, 'Glam' works as an album of its own, presenting the band's most intricate & subtle compositions. The CD comes with three bonus tracks, 'Snap Bar', 'Pool, Smooth & Bidder' & 'Hetzchase Nailway', not found on the LP. The music alternates from quiet passages of peaceful melody to darker soundscapes & strange noises. There's just enough sonic disturbance to break the quieter moments, just when the listener un-expects it most. Thrill Jockey. 2003.
Glam finds Mouse On Mars off on a warm, graceful tangent filled with long phrases and tempered rhythms. Originally released in 1998 as a soundtrack for a film that never made it to theaters, Glam takes full advantage of MoM's intricate electronic palette, creating a relaxed, cinematic sound. Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner's manic glitch tendencies are here in short bursts, like the skittery melodies that run through "Mood Leck Backlash." But even when Toma and Werner are being their usual scatterbrained selves, slipping in every musical squeek and squibble they can coax from their laptops, the record sounds more like background music than most Mouse. Closer to the experimental minimalism of Markus Popp, Werner's partner in Microstoria and the man behind Oval, Glam is a fascinating collection. --Matthew Cooke
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Manufacturer: Thrill Jockey
Release date: 8 April 2003
EAN: 0790377012729 UPC: 790377012729
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