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Fables album for sale If modern day indie music appears to consist of an endless queue of groups that are either bland emo retreads or glitzy disco punkers, it is then that much more refreshing to encounter a band like Battles. With a lineage that consists of some of indie rock's most accomplished musicians, Battles is a veritable neo-prog supergroup, though one that embraces the possibilities of technology used in tandem with instrumental virtuosity. MIRRORED, the band's debut full-length makes its intent clear from the onset--to ingest 50 years of rock history and regurgitate it as fractilized micro-symphonies. Rhythms bounce whimsically from motorik krautrock beats to glammed up T. Rex shuffles; such stop-on-a-dime surprises seem ...

Fables CD music The Gutter Twins is a project fronted by Greg Dulli and Mark Lanegan, the former leaders of the seminal indie rock acts Afghan Whigs and Screaming Trees, respectively. Like the music made by Dulli and Lanegan's two past bands, the sound on SATURNALIA, the Gutter Twins debut, is passionate, moody, guitar-driven, and intense. Yet SATURNALIA is directly reminiscent of neither the Whigs' punchy alt rock nor the Trees' psychedelic grunge. Instead, the Gutter Twins lead listeners down a dark, swirling path of minor key atmospherics, haunting harmonies, and harrowing confessionals. An album better suited to headphones and late-night speculation than to big speakers and headbanging, SATURNALIA is a shadowy, melancholic treat from two of rock's cult heroes. Saturnalia is the anticipated first album from The Gutter Twins, the collaboration forged in late 2003 by Mark Lanegan and fellow maverick singer-songwriter Greg Dulli. Saturnalia finds the axis Dulli nicknamed "the Satanic Everly Brothers" going even deeper into the shadows than ever before. Mystical, unpredictable, ultimately masterful, the album both embodies and defies any expectations suggested by the principals' individual notoriety. Pointedly not resting on the sonic laurels of their previous successes, Saturnalia instead proves rootsy but baroque, handmade yet modernist, teeming with siren melodies that don't resolve. Produced by Dulli and Lanegan along with the band's unofficial third member Mathias Schneeberger, "Saturnalia's eerie modal swirls trap the listener in each song's atmosphere; simultaneously evoking everything from Indian sitars to Appalachian folk and Delta grit, the drones inadvertently create narcotic hooks Audio Mixers: Sir Damian Stainsley; Mathias Schneeberger. Recording information: Arcadia; Joshua Tree; Los Angeles, CA; New Orleans, LA. Photographer: ...

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Fables buy CD music Eluvium is the recording moniker for Matthew Cooper, a solo electronica artist who specializes in heavily atmospheric music that clearly owes a debt to the ambient work of Brian Eno. That influence can be heard on COPIA, which finds Cooper moving away from the guitar and electronics-dominated textures of his past releases toward a majestic orchestral feel. Slow, stately chord progressions create subtle, shifting moods and colors, giving rise to a meditative state in the listener. The presence of acoustic piano gives COPIA a hint of contemporary classical or New Age at times, but it's the thick washes of synth that make it even more absorbing. Liner Note Author: Emily Whal. Recording information: Watership Sounds (2006).

Fables songs The brainchild of Emil Svanangen from Jonkoping, Sweden, Loney, Dear realized the dream of basement pop prodigies everywhere when his own home-recorded mp3s propelled him from blogosphere discussion thread to a contract with Sub Pop. With his debut, LONEY, NOIR, it is easy to see why the label was impressed. Loney, Dear reimagines twee pop with elevated Van Dyke Parks-style sophistication that is simultaneously homespun and orchestral. Svanangen's instantly memorable melodies are also the perfect vehicle for his impossibly high alto.

Fables CD music The 1900s' dazzling full-length debut is an assured, artfully constructed statement that has all the elements of the best indie pop and none of its flaws. At times melancholic and haunting, at others breezy and full of sunshine, the songs on COLD & KIND are hook-filled and immediately accessible, yet stand up to multiple listens. Their resilience is due in large part to the elaborate, elegant arrangements (the 1900s clearly owe a debt to the orchestral pop acts of the '60s), and the beautiful work of the band's vocalists (which features interplay between Edward Anderson, Caroline Donovan, and Jeanine O'Toole). A gem of an album, COLD & KIND should not be overlooked by fans of modern indie pop, or anyone looking for a fresh, beautifully made music. The 1900s: Charlie Ransford (vocals); Caroline Donovan, Michael Jasinski, Jeanine O'Toole, Tim Minnick, Edward Anderson, Andra Kulans.