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- Date Released: January 27, 2004
- Genre: Electronic
- Style: Electronic Experimental
- Label: Hefty Records
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Map of What Is Effortless was probably anything but effortless in its creation. Crisp, majestic, and swirling, this sophomore record trumps their debut in spades. Fahrenheit Fair Enough (the group's 2001 fine enough in its own right debut) noodled with a mix of post-rock aesthetics filtered through beats split apart on a G4 and chilled, where Map brings the grandeur of radio-inflected soul, motion picture soundtrack pads, and even a little bravado with a production frame that kills anything found on the dial. Beautiful vocal performances easily float around Telefon Tel Aviv's crisp claps and melodic progressions. Each track floats on by, and that's the effortless part of it -- this record is over before you know it. Highlights include the cocky "My Week Beats Your Year" and the sensitive "Nothing Is Worth Losing That," but there's hardly a weak moment here. TTA manage to not only make their first great album, but also put in the first entry for the best of 2004.
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When It Happens It Moves All by Itself |
3:28 |
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| 02. | |
I Lied |
5:53 |
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| 03. | |
My Week Beats Your Year |
4:09 |
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| 04. | |
Bubble and Spike |
3:59 |
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| 05. | |
Map of What Is Effortless |
5:23 |
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| 06. | |
Nothing Is Worth Losing That |
5:07 |
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| 07. | |
What It Is Without the Hand That Wields It |
6:15 |
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| 08. | |
What It Was Will Never Again |
4:16 |
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| 09. | |
At the Edge of the World You Will Still Float |
6:45 |
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09 Total Tracks, 45:15 Total Length
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Credits
- Wendell Harrison - Flute // Brian Gardner - Mastering // Christopher Brown - Documentation // Katie King - Viola // Katie King - Principal // Kevin Duneman - Drums // Lindsay Anderson - Vocals // Damon Aaron - Vocals // Telefon Tel Aviv - Producer // Joshua Eustis - Synthesizer // Joshua Eustis - Bass // Joshua Eustis - Guitar // Joshua Eustis - Percussion // Joshua Eustis - Arranger // Joshua Eustis - Conductor // Joshua Eustis - Drums // Joshua Eustis - Programming // Joshua Eustis - Moog Synthesizer // Joshua Eustis - Clapping // Joshua Eustis - Fender Rhodes // Joshua Eustis - String Arrangements // Joshua Eustis - Editing // Joshua Eustis - Wurlitzer // Joshua Eustis - Sound Design // Charles Cooper - Bass // Charles Cooper - Guitar // Charles Cooper - Percussion // Charles Cooper - Programming // Charles Cooper - Engineer // Charles Cooper - Clapping // Charles Cooper - Fender Rhodes // Charles Cooper - Editing // Charles Cooper - Snaps // Charles Cooper - Sound Design // Vahan Baladouni - Assistant // Shannon Bassett - Viola // Shana Bey - Violin // Amanda Wuerstlin - Violin // Casey Buck - Cello // Casey Buck - Principal // Jessie Chandler - Cello // Candace Chun - Violin // Turk Dietrich - Guitar // Turk Dietrich - Harp // Turk Dietrich - ? // John Vajner - Violin // John Vajner - Principal // Nathan Martin - Viola // Helen Gillet - Cello
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