| Xeno & Oaklander / Par Avion |
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| Album: | Par Avion | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Xeno & Oaklander | Added: | Aug 2014 | |
| Label: | Ghostly International | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2014-08-15 | Pull Date: | 2014-10-17 |
| Week Ending: | Oct 12 | Oct 5 | Sep 28 | Sep 21 | Sep 7 | Aug 31 | Aug 17 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 28, 2015: | In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand [SPQ04] Sheen | 4. | Oct 06, 2014: | Deep Sea Didgeridoo Sheen | |
| 2. | Dec 29, 2014: | In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand: Best of The Year 2014. Part 2! Sheen | 5. | Oct 02, 2014: | Meow Sheen | |
| 3. | Oct 06, 2014: | In The Year One Thousand, Eight Thousand Lastly | 6. | Sep 27, 2014: | In The Year 1000, 8000 Nuage D'ivoire |
| Album Review |
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| Telepathic Juan Reviewed 2014-08-14 | ||
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Precise electro-pop with hints of minimalism and pulsating female vocals best characterizes Par Avion, the debut album by Brooklyn’s girl/boy duo Xeno & Oaklander. Par Avion’s strength lies in its ability to effortlessly navigate through 80s synth-pop terrains and seduce us with an alluring 60s inspired voice, courtesy of French/Norwegian singer Liz Wendelbo. Sean McBride, the other half of the duo, also sings on a couple of tracks. It’s an album full of icy cold upbeat and downbeat moments that are well executed. Drum machines forever. RIYL: Adult., Ladytron, Soft Cell, early Depeche Mode, Visage, Jane Birkin, Anything Box, and Françoise Hardy. FCC CLEAN!! Recommended Tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, and 9 1. (5:01) Interface – Long intro with some catchy synths. Great vocals. 2. (3:10) *Lastly – Upbeat Ladytronish track with some retro elements, sounds fresh. 3. (3:58) **Sheen – The single of the album. Solid track. 4. (4:17) Per Avion – Dense downbeat track. Nice synths. 5. (4:15) *Jasmine Nights – Visage’s influence here. Strange beat, cool vocals. 6. (2:27) Reflections – The slowest track on the album. Instrumental blues. 7. (3:22) **Nuage d'Ivoire – The second best track on the album. Depeche Mode energy here. 8. (2:13) Providence – Semi-instrumental, atmospheric downbeat track. 9. (3:21) **G. Bruno – Soft Cell’s influence all over this song. Great interaction between both vocalists here. Nice upbeat closer! | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Interface | 5. | Jasmine Nights | |||
| 2. | Lastly | 6. | Reflections | |||
| 3. | Sheen | 7. | Nuage D'ivoire | |||
| 4. | Par Avion | 8. | Providence | |||
| 9. | G. Bruno | |||||