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- Date Released: July 24, 2007
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Alternative, Indie Rock
- Label: Fireproof Recordings / IODA
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We Say...
You could complain that Oliver Future doesn’t have an original bone in their (collective) body. But you’d be silly for doing so. The group triangulates their influences so accurately that it’s like having another record from each. Aching for another bouncy Flaming Lips effects-fest? Try “Stranger Than the Stranger.” Wondering if Alec Ounsworth’s vocal quiver will become de rigueur for future indie bands? “Signing Off’ denouement points towards the affirmative. Hoping for David Bryne and friends to find unreleased B-sides from the Remain in Light sessions? “Happiness Machine” comes close. Hell, Oliver Future even blends every track together so that it flows like a proper mixtape. What more could you ask for?
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They Say...
Despite the forward-looking title, Pax Futura is an old-fashioned song cycle, and the use of that phrase is a deliberate echo of Van Dyke Parks' 1968 debut album. Pax Futura doesn't sound a bit like Song Cycle, of course (what does?), but like Parks' record, this is an impressionistic suite comprised of songs that look at the city of Los Angeles (the formerly Texas-based band's adopted hometown) seen through the eyes of outsiders. Specifically, outsiders armed with a battery of excellent vintage keyboards, a grab bag of cool production tricks and a fearlessness about bleeding seemingly disparate musical styles together, so that the danceable Stereolab goes Latin-percussion-and-synth groove of "Signing Off" bangs up appealingly against the Edwyn Collins-like white boy soul of "Stranger Than the Stranger," with its mellow verses leading to a tightly wound, jittery chorus, and then both are trumped by the nervy new wave rock of "What Heart?" There's not a duff track here, and the endless invention and subtle detail on display keeps Pax Futura listenable across multiple hearings. This is a band to keep an eye on.
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| 01. |  |
The Many Things I'm Aware Of |
1:34 |
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| 02. | |
The Big Sleep |
3:24 |
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| 03. | |
Signing Off |
3:44 |
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| 04. | |
Stranger Than the Stranger |
3:53 |
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| 05. | |
What Heart? |
2:51 |
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| 06. | |
Happiness Machine |
3:34 |
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| 07. | |
The Reclamation |
4:47 |
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| 08. | |
Whispery Wintry Wind |
2:57 |
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| 09. | |
The Second |
3:10 |
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| 10. | |
Horse Slayer Technique |
3:06 |
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| 11. | |
Drowning Parade |
5:17 |
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| 12. | |
The Slow Fast |
4:29 |
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12 Total Tracks, 42:46 Total Length
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Credits
- Greg Calbi - Mastering // Adam Lasus - Guitar // Adam Lasus - Producer // Adam Lasus - Engineer // Adam Lasus - Mixing // Mike Garza - Artwork // Mike Garza - Design // Mike Garza - Layout Design // Tom Luer - Sax (Tenor) // Tom Luer - Horn Arrangements // Noah Lit - Guitar (Acoustic) // Noah Lit - Guitar (Electric) // Noah Lit - Vocals // Noah Lit - Group Member // Jesse Ingalls - Bass (Electric) // Jesse Ingalls - Keyboards // Jesse Ingalls - Bass (Upright) // Jesse Ingalls - Drum Programming // Jesse Ingalls - Group Member // Gabriel Lit - Clarinet (Bass) // Gabriel Lit - Horn Arrangements // Gabriel Lit - Wurlitzer // Josh Lit - Synthesizer // Josh Lit - Piano // Josh Lit - Organ (Hammond) // Josh Lit - Vocals // Josh Lit - Fender Rhodes // Josh Lit - Optigan // Josh Lit - Group Member // Jordan Richardson - Guitar (Acoustic) // Jordan Richardson - Percussion // Jordan Richardson - Drums // Jordan Richardson - Glockenspiel // Jordan Richardson - Engineer // Jordan Richardson - Group Member // Sam Raver - Guitar // Sam Raver - Percussion // Sam Raver - Group Member
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