Cars Are the Stars, the / Fragments
Album: Fragments   Collection:General
Artist:Cars Are the Stars, the   Added:Mar 2005
Label:Chez Moi Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-04-03 Pull Date: 2005-06-05
Week Ending: Jun 5 May 29 May 22 May 15 May 8 Apr 24 Apr 17 Apr 10
Airplays: 1 1 3 2 1 1 5 2

Recent Airplay
1. May 19, 2010: Lyric Ballads/Spider Rave
Hotel Roma
4. Aug 04, 2006: What's In the Icebox
Hotel Roma
2. Sep 15, 2009: Hipster Garbage (sub)
True
5. Aug 12, 2005: Flow
Hotel Roma
3. Nov 07, 2006: What's in the Ice Box?
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6. May 31, 2005: lick my moody guitar show
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Album Review
Micha S
Reviewed 2005-03-29
Originally called Playdoh, this French 5-member collective creates contemplative, sometimes dark, beautiful electronic pop. Although it is not really minimalist, it does give this feeling. Has been compared with Sigur Ros and Notwist. All tracks are great. Try 2,3,4,8,10.

1) Short intro.
*2) Sampled female voice, guitar and drums.
*3) Opens with beautiful hypnotizing loops, leading to a moody melody carried by a guitar and soft male or female voices.
*4) Mid tempo. Guitar/bass/drums/male vocal, female voice in the background. Monotonous and beautiful.
5) Mid tempo. Male and female voices, bass and drums. Distant trumpet.
6) Long loopy electronic piece that unfolds slowly.
7) Slow and beautiful. Moody loops and female voice.
*8) Electronic hums and chirps, bass, drums and guitars. Alternating male and female voices.
9) Purely instrumental. Repetitive and gentle.
*10) Instrumental. Starts with some rusted seesaw, rain and people noises. Later, enters a moody piano and later the music thickens with a guitar and more.

Track Listing
1. Ki - Jl   6. Tout Me Parle
2. Helikopter   7. Ardor
3. Hotel Roma   8. I Run, I Swim
4. True   9. Mouvement [...]
5. Silent   10. Kastrup Airport