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Key Information
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| Artist: |
The Folk Implosion |
| Record Label: |
Interscope Records (USA) |
| Genre: |
Rock and Pop |
| Release Date: |
May 07, 2005 |
| Number of Discs: |
1 |
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Song List: Disc 1
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1. My Ritual 2. One Part Lullaby 3. Free to Go 4. Serge 5. E.Z. L.A. 6. Mechanical Man 7. Kingdom of Lies 8. Gravity Decides 9. Chained to the Moon 10. Merry-Go-Round 11. Someone You Love 12. No Need to Worry 13. Back to the Sunrise |
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The Folk Implosion: Lou Barlow (vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, harp, organ, Omnichord, Melodica, optigan, Korg synthesizer, bass, glockenspiel, samples); John Davis (guitar, banjo, dulcimer, Arp synthesizer, drums, samples, drum programming, background vocals). Additional personnel: Mia Doi Todd (vocals); Wally Gagel (keyboards, drums, percussion, programming); Josh Randall (programming). Engineers: Robert Caranza, Wally Gagel, Sue Kappa. The Folk Implosion (a wry twist on "Blues Explosion") sounds neither like the fey folk-pop of John Davis nor like the abrasive dissonance of Lou Barlow's other band, Sebadoh. On "One Part Lullaby," Folk Implosion dives deep into the art of the overdub and comes up with some smooth polished pearls of pop. Vocals are layered on as thick as on any Janet Jackson disc, and songs slide unselfconsciously between major and minor modes. A veritable toy box of instruments (including omnichord, tuned drinking glasses, and a psaltery) was enlisted in service of the lush sound... |
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