Beautiful stuff as always
This was originally sold as a tour CD. The sample of John Peel on track 2 feels particularly poignant as well as referencing the Wire article that birthed the term 'post-rock'.
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As always...
...beautiful, serene, sublime music from Stars of the Lid. Start with #3 "Requiem String Melody", and then the more intense "Porche (Edit 28)"....
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