Bamnan and Silvercork
Reviews
Mor
Reviewed 2004-11-12
Reviewed 2004-11-12
Mosly mellow, pleasant lo-fi dream/synth pop, a-la Grandaddy, Flaming Lips. Lush soundscape and noise, nasal vox.
To quote from Allmusic.com: "Bamnan and Slivercork sounds like a group of musicians trying to remake Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with toy instruments on a portable cassette recorder".
I happened to mark 2, 4, 5, 7 and 12 but it’s a pretty consistent effort, play anything.
1. Mid tempo guitar strumming, synth background and bridge, and accordion/harmonium set the tone for the rest of the record. Repeated lyrics: "They cannot let it expand". Changes with 1min left to random synth and sound effects.
2. * Very flaming lips, from the laid back vox to the instrumentation. Mid tempo, mellow noise, with quiet breaks.*
3. Very Grandaddy. Mid/up tempo, noise and synths, trebly beat, fuzzy, louder finish.
4. * Slow/mid drony vox, nice noise bridge.*
5. * Mellow, fuzzy synths, mellow vox, break midway, becomes quiet and reflective.*
6. Cool instrumental Fog-like filler.
7. * Radioheady, muted trumpet, mellow but with driving beat.*
8. Toy-ish soundscape, slow/mid tempo.
9. Mid tempo dominant drum beat and synths, some guitars. Grandaddy.
10. Heavy fuzzy beat, synths and drum roll, mid tempo.
11. Slow & delicate, acoustic guitar and vox with synth backdrop.
12. * Quiet, Thom York vox, dramatic. Short.*
To quote from Allmusic.com: "Bamnan and Slivercork sounds like a group of musicians trying to remake Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with toy instruments on a portable cassette recorder".
I happened to mark 2, 4, 5, 7 and 12 but it’s a pretty consistent effort, play anything.
1. Mid tempo guitar strumming, synth background and bridge, and accordion/harmonium set the tone for the rest of the record. Repeated lyrics: "They cannot let it expand". Changes with 1min left to random synth and sound effects.
2. * Very flaming lips, from the laid back vox to the instrumentation. Mid tempo, mellow noise, with quiet breaks.*
3. Very Grandaddy. Mid/up tempo, noise and synths, trebly beat, fuzzy, louder finish.
4. * Slow/mid drony vox, nice noise bridge.*
5. * Mellow, fuzzy synths, mellow vox, break midway, becomes quiet and reflective.*
6. Cool instrumental Fog-like filler.
7. * Radioheady, muted trumpet, mellow but with driving beat.*
8. Toy-ish soundscape, slow/mid tempo.
9. Mid tempo dominant drum beat and synths, some guitars. Grandaddy.
10. Heavy fuzzy beat, synths and drum roll, mid tempo.
11. Slow & delicate, acoustic guitar and vox with synth backdrop.
12. * Quiet, Thom York vox, dramatic. Short.*
Recent airplay
Kingfish Pies
Strum, Pick, and Thrash — May 05, 2025
They Cannot Let It Expand
Fermentation Station — Jan 25, 2024
The Jungler
Trailways — Jul 31, 2009
Balloon Maker
At Your Local Dive (with Masha!) — Jan 15, 2008
Balloon Maker
The Lunchbox is Over-- :( — May 25, 2007
Some of Them Were Superstiti
Pop Music Show — Dec 04, 2004
Charting
2004-11-15 — 2005-01-17
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Dec 5 | 2 |
| Nov 28 | 2 |
| Nov 21 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | They Cannot Let It Expand | ||
| 2. | Balloon Maker | ||
| 3. | Kingfish Pies | ||
| 4. | I Guess I'll Take Care | ||
| 5. | Some of Them Were Superstiti | ||
| 6. | The Reprimand | ||
| 7. | The Jungler | ||
| 8. | He Tried to Escape | ||
| 9. | Mopper's Medley | ||
| 10. | No One Knew Where We Were | ||
| 11. | Anabel | ||
| 12. | Mr. Amateur |