Lickets, The / Dolls In Color
Album: Dolls In Color   Collection:General
Artist:Lickets, The   Added:Sep 2015
Label:International Corporation  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2015-09-11 Pull Date: 2015-11-13 Charts: Electronic, Classical/Experimental
Week Ending: Nov 8 Nov 1 Oct 25 Oct 18 Oct 11 Oct 4 Sep 27 Sep 20
Airplays: 1 1 2 2 3 4 1 2

Recent Airplay
1. Aug 27, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Oct 17, 2015)
Pigeon
4. Jul 31, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Sep 12, 2015)
Pigeon
2. Aug 21, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Oct 10, 2015)
Test Particle
5. Jun 25, 2016: Music Casserole
Pigeon
3. Aug 14, 2021: Music Casserole (rebroadcast from Sep 26, 2015)
Pigeon
6. Nov 03, 2015: subwoofer etc
Human Lanterns

Album Review
Dr. Information
Reviewed 2015-09-05


The Lickets
Dolls In Color
International Corporation

A bit of a new direction for local duo, The Lickets. In past years they’ve soothed our frazzled souls by playing a meditative final hour of Day of Noise using cello, flute, dulcimer, laptop, etc to create dreamy organic bliss out waves. Now they turn to synths and acoustic guitar plus more. It’s still dreamy but maybe with a Tangerine Dream feel RIYL Tangerine Dream, Sarah Davachi, Megabats

****1. (7:01) Driving krautrock synth plus beautiful harp. Synth adds layers and depth. Gets zoom-y. Lots of layers and counterpoint - very epic
*2. (4:09) Sunny bouncy synth plus plucked guitar. Hell maybe it’s a dulcimer, I’d like to think so. Plus echoey keyboard. This is what hold music should be. Music for waiting patiently
*3. (3:39) Decaying keyboard falls mimicked by guitar. Floaty ethereal barely there female ooh ahs joined later by some unobtrusive male vocals. Idly spinning around till you’re dizzy
***4. (3:52) Quick chords and sparkly synth jig. Computer modem bubbles. Layers of ooh and ahhs and fuzz
*5. (2:59) Solitary guitar gentle melody over soft layers of piano, cello, fiddle drone
**6. (4:32) Big bassy bubbly beat plus interesting flute guitar and violin touches
**7. (3:06) Keyboard theremin weirdness drone. Creepy, buzzy, radio interference, great
8. (7:01) Very quiet, faint percussive noises, white noise wall of sound burst your ear drums it’s so quiet
***9. (4:48) Quiet fade in of synth and guitar meanderings into the sunset
***10. (6:22) Strong but gentle guitar strumming, high synths swaying in the breeze along with that beautiful flute drone that the Lickets have perfected

Track Listing
1. Pigeon   6. Test Particle
2. Sacred Knives Of Vengeance   7. Florist
3. Patterned Ground   8. Human Lanterns
4. Birds Of Enchantment   9. St Paul And The Peacocks
5. The Magic Yard   10. Island Of Trees And Sorrow