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- Date Released: April 10, 2007
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Hardcore
- Label: Dopamine Records / IODA
Post-rock goes acoustic.
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We Say...
Many discussions of Beverley, Massachusetts band Caspian centre around the premise that they mirror — or worse, mimic — Explosions in the Sky. One thorough listen to this will blow such comparisons away. Sure, they share similar DNA, but Caspian adds acoustic guitars and a narrative thread to the Y strand. "The Four Trees" washes over you like a tumultuous dream, the swash of unnerving guitar chords receding into the backwash of gentle acoustic strumming as anxiety is replaced by catharsis. Similar to their debut EP You Are the Conductor but stretching the ideas further, this album demonstrates a more brooding, pensive Caspian. Some post-rock is made to scare the shit out of you, some is made to daydream to and some — in the best possible way — is for falling asleep too, which this does with panache. Sweet dreams.
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They Say...
Originally released on CD on Dopamine, and later as an absolutely gorgeous double-disc gatefold Mylene Sheath vinyl issue, which truly re-establishes the pre-digital connection between the art of the music and the visual splendor of a great sleeve package. It sounds like the analog mastering is no cheapo job, either -- a single album spread over two discs to insure maximum fidelity -- perfect for a wondrously ethereal debut album by this greater-Boston (Beverly, MA) instrumental quintet. With shoegaze dissonance, feedback gales, glistening guitars, thrusting drums, and throbbing vistas, Caspian is some whitecap sea between Henry Frayne's equally commanding Lanterna, the Dears without vocals, "She Calls" Slowdive, and "View from a Hill" Chameleons. You feel like you're skiing pristine Alps or investigating Greenland glaciers on The Four Trees, its chilly beauty as imposing and unassailable as an IMAX Antarctica movie.
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Moksha |
9:07 |
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| 02. | |
Some Are White Light |
5:26 |
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| 03. | |
Sea Lawn |
5:23 |
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| 04. | |
Crawlspace |
7:37 |
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| 05. | |
Book Nine |
5:43 |
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| 06. | |
The Dropsonde |
2:05 |
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| 07. | |
Brombie |
5:58 |
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| 08. | |
Our Breath in Winter |
3:23 |
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| 09. | |
The Dove |
3:04 |
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| 10. | |
ASA |
7:16 |
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| 11. | |
Reprise |
5:14 |
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11 Total Tracks, 60:16 Total Length
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Credits
- Joe Vickers - Performer // Nick Zampiello - Mastering // Ethan Dussault - Engineer // Ethan Dussault - Mixing
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Performers
philip jamieson played Guitar (Electric) // cal joss played Guitar (Electric) // chris friedrich // joe vickers played Drums -
Other Details
- Instruments:
- Drums //
- Guitar (Electric)
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