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Following up their ambitious 2003 debut just two years later with this similarly complex, challenging set, Australia's Architecture in Helsinki established themselves as purveyors of tongue-in-cheek prog-rock for people who shudder at the term. Witty lyrics playfully mingle with majestic melodies, voiced on an array of instruments--electronic, orchestral, standard rock--and vocal permutations. The band explores Sparks-infused punkabilly ("The Cemetary"), symphonic cabaret ("Nevereverdid"), slinky pop ("Maybe You Can Owe Me"), and multi-part song cycles that wink as they soar.
Audio Mixer: Tony Espie.
Recording information: Super Maddy World.
Unknown Contributor Roles: Kellie Sutherland; Gus Franklin; Isobel Knowles; Jamie Mildren; Sam Perry; Tara Shackell.
Architecture in Helsinki: James Cecil.
Personnel: Monica Sonand (soprano); Oliver Mann (tenor); Julie Burleigh (sitar); Sam Langer (violin); Philip Pietruschka (viola); Anthea Caddy (cello); Steve Makin (bassoon); Steve Majstorovic, Dallas Paxton (tenor saxophone); Graeme Leak (marimba, bongos, percussion, Theremin); Peter Cohen (double bass, musical saw); Francois Tetaz (steel drum).
Rolling Stone (p.79) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[E]ccentric chamber-pop songs..."
Uncut (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[A]t its best its an ambitious symphonic spree."
Magnet (p.86) - "On the Melbourne band's quirky, exuberant second album, melodies pause, twist, turn and shift among two or three instruments..."
Mojo (Publisher) (p.98) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[S]inger Cameron Bird's breathless squawk and the relentless...grinning intensity of it all bear the hallmark of an original visionary. It's the new sunshine pop, and it burns." In Case We Die Music | List Price | $15.98 (You save $2.29) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs, Progressive | | Label | Bar None | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  21455  | | CD Universe Part number | 6825044 | | Catalog number | 167 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 12, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Carbohydrates | | Engineer | James Cecil; Tony Espie | | Personnel | James Cecil, Oliver Mann, Vic, Anthea Caddy, Dallas Paxton, Francois Tetaz, Graeme Leak, Julie Burleigh, Peter Cohen, Philip Pietruschka, Sam Langer, Steve Makin |
Architecture In Helsinki In Case We Die Songs In Case We Die Music Review Purchase In Case We Die CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Architecture In Helsinki Fingers Crossed CD (2004)
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Architecture in Helsinki's debut, Fingers Crossed, introduces their very appealing collage of electronic and indie pop. While there are a lot of groups out there mixing these styles, this Australian octet's music stands out, and not just because they use tap dancing as an instrument. Even though the band uses a wide array of sounds, ranging from bass recorder to a host of analog synths and samplers, Architecture in Helsinki have an admirably restrained hand with their sonic arsenal. Most of the album trades in charming pop miniatures like ...
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This Montreal ensemble's fiery debut is marked by surging guitars, soulful strings, driving drums, brilliant bass lines, and the quavering vocals of married couple Win Butler and Regine Chassagne. The group's song structures careen through a vast territory of musical and personal ...
| | Decemberists Picaresque CD (2005)
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The Decemberists' third full-length release takes the fanciful lyrical subjects and defiantly non-rock musical tendencies of CASTAWAYS AND CUT-OUTS and HER MAJESTY THE DECEMBERISTS and infuses them with the more muscular and electric sound of the 2003 mini-concept album, THE TAIN. The combination provides singer/songwriter ...
| | Sufjan Stevens Illinois CD (2005)
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The second entry from sui generis singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens ...
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| | Bodyguard CD (1992) Original Soundtrack
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Recorded in Miami, Florida; The Hit Factory, New York, New York; Ocean Way and Encore Studios, Los Angeles, California; Tarpan Studios, San Rafael, California; Larrabee Sound Studios and Summa Music Group, West Hollywood, California; Studio LaCoCo, Atlanta, Georgia; Quad Studio, 16th Avenue Sound and Javelina Recording Studio, Nashville, Tennessee; Village Recorders, Los Angeles, California; The Plant Studio, Sausalito, California; Studio G, Seattle, Washington; Blue Zone Studios, Rochdale, England; Axis, House of Sound and Skyline, New York, New York; Warner Brothers Scoring Stage; House of Music, New Jersey; and Image Recording, Los Angeles, California.
THE BODYGUARD won the 1994 Grammy Award for "Record Of The Year." "I Will Always Love You" won 1994 Grammys for "Record Of The Year" and "Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female." "I'm Every Woman" was nominated for a 1994 Grammy Award for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female."
One of the highlights of THE BODYGUARD soundtrack is how the film's female lead, Whitney Houston, brings her gospel roots front and center on the ...
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| | Meow Meow Snow Gas Bones CD (2004)
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The debut from California pop underground tunesmiths Meow Meow begins with the crackling of the radio dial. This has been done before, but instead of trailing off into a pretentious wash of post-rock noise passing for a well-written song, it does the exact opposite. Lush harmonies, a love of melody, and old-fashioned pop sensibilities permeate Snow Gas Bones, bringing to mind alternative rock heroes like the Posies, the Boo Radleys, and Spiritualized. There are hypnotic seven-minute epics ("Finis"), slices of pop perfection ("Sick Fixation"), and delicious balladry on the closer ("Wear You Down"), but -- and this is not necessarily a bad thing -- one would be hard-pressed to find anything truly groundbreaking about the material. What sets the band apart from its mentors, and keeps this retro-tinderbox from exploding, is guitarist Kirk Hellie's heavily processed guitar. He wields it like a matchstick, threatening to burn every sweet, harmony-laden chorus and melodic bridge into a smoldering ...
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