Building Castles Out Of Matchdticks / Window Pain
Album: Window Pain   Collection:General
Artist:Building Castles Out Of Matchdticks   Added:Jun 2007
Label:Piehead Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2007-07-22 Pull Date: 2007-09-23 Charts: Electronic
Week Ending: Sep 23 Sep 9 Aug 12 Jul 29
Airplays: 1 1 2 2

Recent Airplay
1. Dec 12, 2009: lost and found
I Have Made A List Of 374 Reasons Why I Can't Live Without You And 375 Reasons W
4. Sep 05, 2007: Business Time
I Have Made A List Of 374 Reasons Why I Can't Live Without You And 375 Reasons W
2. Feb 27, 2008: Brownian Motion
Return Of The Rusty Robots
5. Aug 09, 2007: An Epiphany Of Sound
A Magical New Twist On A Timeless Old Legend
3. Sep 18, 2007: 408's Finest
A Magical New Twist On A Timeless Old Legend
6. Aug 07, 2007: 408s Finest
I Have Made A List Of 374 Reasons Why I Can't Live Without You And 375 Reasons W

Album Review
Your Imaginary Friend
Reviewed 2007-07-17
Creative electro, some poppy, most bordering on experimental. Fans of Kraftwerk will like a lot of this as it seems to explore the simplicity of the synth melody, Tangerine Dream is evoked in chill moments. There are also plenty of droney noisey times too. All instrumental, all performed with synths but surprisingly no “retro” nods toward past glory days of the synth (70’s, 80’s). Just positive forward thinking joyous electro.

1) slow build up with synth tone and percussive effects, drifts towards musicality midway, very chill
2) droney start but then a really pleasant electro-beat and simple melodies appear, noise drone appears again midway, then melodies/beat come and go
3) really cool layered samples lead into sublime drone, chill and trippy with voices, then gets noisier and swirly, great
4) with voices, then gets noisier and swirly, great
4) electro collage, noisey at time
5) vague rhythmic, cool analog sample/hold tones, chill if dark
6) electro pop, bouncy but minimal
7) simple melodies with casio type beat, simple, breakdowns here and there
8) a Kraftwerk feel in the whole note melody and big synth feel
9) sampled birds leads into a layered feel with a very cool beat/rhythm, feel
10) kind of an “intro” feel to this, doesn’t really take off from the beat
11) slow, chill, percussive
12) chill beat, slow
13) hypnotic, droney

Track Listing
1. Window Pain   7. This Could Be The One That Makes It
2. I Have Made A List Of 374 Reasons Why I Can't Live Without You And 375 Reasons W   8. A Magical New Twist On A Timeless Old Legend
3. Your Wandering Deamons Throw Pebbles Through My Heart (With Phil Ogison - The De   9. Return Of The Rusty Robots
4. In Between The Blips And Skips There's Love   10. The One With The Girl Singing
5. Maybe You've Been The Bad One All Along   11. I Loved The Free Maracas
6. I Can't Keep Doing This Every Tuesday   12. Warm Rain, Scented Clouds, Broken Hearts
  13. Boarding On Flight 8 (And Never Looking Back)