Pan-American / Quiet City
Album: Quiet City   Collection:General
Artist:Pan-American   Added:Aug 2004
Label:Kranky  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2004-11-15 Pull Date: 2005-01-17
Week Ending: Jan 16 Jan 9 Jan 2 Dec 19 Dec 5 Nov 28 Nov 21
Airplays: 1 1 1 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Apr 27, 2011: Brownian Motion (sub)
Christo En Pilsen
4. Mar 13, 2005: Robot Talent Show
Christo En Pilsen
2. Jul 31, 2009: Trailways
Wing
5. Jan 12, 2005: the Dog and Pony Show
Retouch
3. Aug 09, 2008: Nag Champa DroneGasm
Retouch
6. Jan 05, 2005: the Dog and Pony Show
Retouch

Album Review
Alex Dunn
Reviewed 2004-11-07
Artist: Pan-American
Album: Quiet City
Label: Kranky

Mixed acoustic/electronic ambient. Very, very slow, sometimes cheerful, often elegiac. I personally prefer the tracks without vocals, but others might feel differently. Similar to labelmate Loscil, with an admixture of Tape. Beware, almost all the tracks end ~ 10 s early. I liked 7 and 8.

1) 50 bpm. Guitar, whispered male vocals, quiet electronics. 2:17 buzzing ends 3:18
2) 50 bpm. Quiet opening, rhythmic buzz/click. Very chill. 5:30 static sounds, 8:00 fades out.
3) 30 bpm. Whispered male vocals, keening electronics, accordion.
4) 60 bpm. Low levels to ~ 30s. Mellow guitar, hissing maraca sounds. Minimalist accordion melody.
5) Minimalist guitar, hovering electronic background emerges from static. Drumset, whispered male vocals. Very mellow trumpets.
6) Low levels first 30 s, Minimalist guitar plays tritone melody. Sound ends about 5 s before end of track.
7) Electronic pulses, muted trumpet. At 1:50 add delicate, high pitched electronic pulses. Sound mostly ends 4:09. Recommended
8) Electric guitar, cricket-like electronica, very mellow. Sound ends about 30 s before end of track. Recommended.

Alex

Track Listing
1. Before   5. Hall and Skylight
2. Smallholding   6. Lights on Water
3. Wing   7. Retouch
4. Inside Elevation   8. Christo En Pilsen