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For a two-piece band, Quasi sure does make a lot of noise. Their second CD, R&B Transmogrification, is filled with indie-pop gems buried under layers of textured sound, bringing to mind the best work of Up labelmates Built to Spill. Sam Coomes' nasal vocals, also reminiscent of Built to Spill's Doug Marsch, are often plaintive, but never dull. Using a heavily distorted "Rocksichord" -- an electronic keyboard invented to approximate the sound of a harpsichord -- as its central instrument, R&B Transmogrification combines a retro feel with a healthy helping of grunge, sort of the Doors meets Pavement. Best of all are the songs, which include "Ballad of Mechanical Man" (which uses the lyrics "soon we'll all be dead" as its creepy, catchy hook) and "Birds Eyes View" (written by drummer Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney), which recalls the work of the Magnetic Fields and Brian Eno. ~ Lee Zukor
Quasi: Sam Coomes (vocals, various instruments); Janet Weiss (drums).
Audio Mixers: Quasi; Charlie Campbell.
Option (9-10/97, p.113) - "...the gloomy subject matter never sinks these spirited indie rock ditties, which are powered by cool, fuzzed-out keyboards recorded way in the red....it's got a handful of dark, delicious pop moments you'll want to savor..." R&B Transmogrification Music Quasi R&B Transmogrification Songs | 1. | Ghost Dreaming |
| 2. | Ballad of Mechanical Man |
| 3. | In the First Place |
| 4. | Bird's Eye View |
| 5. | Two-Faced |
| 6. | Ghost Vs. Vampire |
| 7. | R&B Transmogrification |
| 8. | When I'm Dead |
| 9. | Sugar |
| 10. | My Coffin |
| 11. | Mama, Papa, Baby |
| 12. | Chocolate Rabbit |
| 13. | Iron Worm, The |
| 14. | Clouds |
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Purchase R&B Transmogrification CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs CDs (1999) Box Set
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Each CD in this box set is also available separately on Merge (166, 167 & 168).
Originally envisioned as a 100-song stage revue but cut down to 69 songs (as Stephin Merritt explained, "That was the first love-related number I could think of") and released on three CDs under the name of the first of Merritt's many musical projects (also including the 6ths, Future Bible Heroes, and the Gothic Archies), 69 LOVE SONGS is a sprawling masterpiece of alternately romantic and rueful tunes. Where each previous Magnetic Fields albums had a specific musical identity, 69 LOVE SONGS leaps casually through genres that include show tunes, jazz, country, punk, techno, and '80s-style synth pop, somehow managing throughout to sound like no one but the Magnetic Fields. Though the three CDs were originally released as a box set enclosed in a special slipcase with an exclusive ...
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With THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH LOVE, Idaho native and former Treepeople singer-guitarist Doug Martsch (aka Built To Spill) brings the lush pop-rock of the Beatles and Beach Boys kicking and screaming into the Sonic Youth era. Built To Spill marries the timeless and the modern so naturally that even brilliant, like-minded contemporaries like Guided By Voices and the Flaming Lips seem calculated. None of these songs crosses the dreaded four-minute mark. Maximum heavy-pop pleasure is squeezed into concise verse-chorus-verse-guitar-crunch nuggets. Together, they form a low-fidelity symphony that uplifts the spirit with every string-enhanced hook.
Everything about the album has the glow of wide-eyed innocence, ...
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A duo of Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss (who also drums in the acclaimed Olympia punk band Sleater-Kinney), Quasi is one of the most unique bands in the late 90's indie scene. Most of their songs find Coomes on keyboards and lead vocals and Weiss behind the drums, although both take turns on guitar. Their songs belong to the winsome pop tradition epitomized by Badfinger, yet most of them don't have choruses and are generally over in two minutes. Even the title mocks the notion of hit songs--"Birds" is just a short track of birds whistling.
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