| Axa Hour Of Dorableu / Clones Of Eros |
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| Album: | Clones Of Eros | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Axa Hour Of Dorableu | Added: | Dec 2007 | |
| Label: | Fire Museum Records | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2008-05-04 | Pull Date: | 2008-07-06 | Charts: | Classical/Experimental |
| Week Ending: | Jul 6 | Jun 22 |
| Airplays: | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Jul 04, 2008: | Oatmeal: American as the 4th of July Gashed And Bloodletted | 2. | Jun 17, 2008: | The Afterthought Gashed And Bloodletted |
| Album Review |
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| Rob Majors Reviewed 2008-05-05 | ||
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Axa Hour of Dora Bleu Clones of Eros Delicate, earthy acoustic pop / experimental folk / improvised soundscapes. Low-to-very-low energy throughout, with prominent harp-like guitar and bows and less-prominent metal (cymbal) percussion, keys, over-the-shoulder fem. vox, and electronic whatnot. Sounds a little like a mush of experimental folk tunes all turned down to the level of meandering ambiance. No real sonic development in the tracks; each is its own sound. Reminds me most strongly of the Liz Janes / Create(!) project. FCC Clean (near 'sI can tell); My picks: 4, (5) See also: Create(!), maaaybe an acoustified Mùm... I'm not too familiar with the genre. 1) 11:16 - Feathery, wandering near-instrumental. Some nice moments when random drum noises come up in the mix. 2) 9:12 - Darker and woodsy, like a medieval forest. Diverse sections ranging from soft instrumental to low-energy noise to pulsing vamp. 13-sec in. 3) 7:12 - First 1/2: Brief segments of guitar noodling with interruptive fits from the rest of the band. Rain-like. Second 1/2: Like track 1. **4) 10:33 - Cascading, melancholy, and folksy, with a great choice of sounds ("Here, while I reach into this piano and pluck about why don't you turn up the depth on your tremolo to a ridiculous level" etc.) Vox come up in the mix, too, and give this track a more song-like quality. Great noisy section at 7:49, with highest energy levels of the whole album. 10-sec out. *5) 6:17 - Pensive guitar and piano accompanied by ominous rumblings that build into an oozing electronic floor. 10-sec out. 6) 6:47 - Similar to track 3, though a bit softer and quite a bit more repetitive. Very cool wailing ambiance enters towards the end. 8-sec out. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Marked For Memory | 4. | Incantation | |||
| 2. | Meaning And Zurath | 5. | Gashed And Bloodletted | |||
| 3. | Disappearing | 6. | Cantos Buried |