Sea & Cake - Oui CD

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Oui album for sale by Sea & Cake was released Oct 03, 2000 on the Thrill Jockey label. The fifth album by the jazz-tinged art-pop quartet is every bit as hypnotically fascinating as their previous work. Oui CD music John McEntire's percussion, vibes and marimba drive the songs, colored by judicious reeds and strings. Oui buy CD music Sam Prekop's breathy voice is mixed low, and he sings the evocative but seemingly meaningless lyrics with such a complete lack of affect that they become simply another musical timbre. Oui songs The 10 songs blend into each other, in an appealing and colorful way. More careful listening reveals how cleverly Archer Prewitt and John McEntire's keyboards shape the melodies into songs both immediately accessible and inventively complex. OUI is a low-key wonder. Recorded at Soma Electronic Studio, Chicago, Illinois. The Sea And Cake: Sam Prekop (vocals, guitar); Archer Prewitt (guitar, keyboards); John McEntire (keyboards, vibraphone, marimba, drums, percussion); Eric Claridge (bass). Personnel: Sam Prekop (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Archer Prewitt (guitar, keyboards); Paul Mertens (flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Jeb Bishop (trombone); John McEntire (keyboards, vibraphone, marimba, drums, percussion). Audio Mixer: John McEntire. Recording information: Soma Electronic Music Studio. Photographer: Sam Prekop. Additional personnel: Susan Voelz (violin); Alison Chesley (cello); Paul Mertens (flute, alto flute, clarinet, bass clarinet, soprano & tenor saxophones); Jeb Bishop (trombone).6th Rel Rolling Stone (10/12/00, pp. 92-4) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "... [They] continue to pursue their instrumental excursions as they evolve decisively into an art-drone groove band...". Q (12/00, p. 133) - 4 stars out of 5 - "... Ploughs a cerebral and productive post-rock furrow.... ...See Full Description

Sea & Cake - Oui Album Track Listing

	Trk	Song
	1	Afternoon Speaker
	2	All the Photos
	3	You Beautiful Bastard
	4	Colony Room
	5	Leaf
	6	Everyday
	7	Two Dolphins
	8	Midtown
	9	Seemingly
	10	I Missed the Glance

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CD Universe Part number	1184905
Label	Thrill Jockey
Orig Year	2000
Catalog number	86
Discs	2
Release Date	Oct 03, 2000
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Stereo
Engineer	John McEntire
Recording Time	40 minutes