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Swapping producer Jim O'Rourke for fellow Chicago-scene linchpin John Herndon, the Aluminum Group's stunning fourth LP Pelo also exchanges the symphonic flourishes of previous outings for Teutonic bleeps and beats which fuse to the Navin brothers' typically elegant and arch melodies with surprising seamlessness. Electronic textures on an Aluminum Group record are hardly a novelty -- their breakthrough Plano was firmly rooted in synth-pop territory often veering uncomfortably close to the Magnetic Fields -- but the expansive sonic palette of Pelo bears little resemblance to conventional pop sensibilities of any stripe, instead most closely recalling German electro-alchemists Mouse on Mars. Even more remarkable is that the album's innovations don't come at the expense of the Navins' vaunted melodicism -- somehow Pelo's skittering, pulsating rhythms dovetail perfectly with the classicist style and sophistication of "If You've Got a Lover, You've Got a Life," "Satellite," and "Geraldine," further strengthened by the songs' consistently inventive vocal arrangements. ~ Jason Ankeny
Personnel: Frank Navin (vocals, keyboards); John Navin, Sally Timms (vocals); John Ridenour, Douglas McCombs (guitar); Rob Mazurek (cornet); Liz Conant (Fender Rhodes piano, Farfisa, Wurlitzer organ); John McEntire (keyboards, marimba, glockenspiel); John Herndon (keyboards, drums, sampler).
Audio Mixers: John Herndon; John McEntire.
The Aluminum Group includes: Amy Warren, Sally Timms, John Navin (vocals); John Ridenour, Jeff Parker (guitar); Doug McCombs (pedal steel guitar, bass); Rob Mazurek (cornet); Liz Conant (Wurlitzer piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Farfisa organ); John McEntire (keyboards, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel); John Herndon (keyboards, vibraphone, drums, programming, samples).
Producers: John Herndon, Frank Navin, John Navin, John McEntire.
Magnet (1-2/01, p.75) - "...[They] take their lush, lounge-loving, '70s melodic pop and semi-snide round-table with into a new millennium of 'haute'-geek techno..."
CMJ (10/30/00, p.19) - "...Mines passion from calculated perfection....taking its highbrow hookmanship into more electronic realms..." Pelo Music | List Price | $11.99 (You save $0.80) | | Category | Rock Albums, Alternative CDs, Rock/Pop, Post Rock | | Label | Hefty | | Orig Year | 2000 | | All Time Sales Rank |  183301  | | CD Universe Part number | 1205353 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Nov 28, 2006 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Engineer | John Herndon | | Personnel | Douglas McCombs, John McEntire, Rob Mazurek, John Herndon, Sally Timms, Frank Navin, John Navin, John Ridenour, Liz Conant |
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