Man Of Aran
Reviews
Don Farrell
Reviewed 2009-09-14
Reviewed 2009-09-14
New REVISED SOUNDTRACK for the 1934 fictional
documentary on the Aran Islands off the coast of
Ireland. The band BRITISH SEA POWER is from
Brighton England. Indie Rock, Very cool sound.
***1: 3:38 plinky piano keys low ambient drone/sound of the sea
****2: 11:31 low ambient drone, bowed string noodling, piano keys struck, at 5:25 cool FAST upbeat guitar & instrument jam, fades to sound of surf at end.
3: 4:11 trumpet in alley sound intro., slow, male & female vocals/chorus with tremolo sounds. very nice sound, sound of surf at end
4: 5:16 bowed string/electronics, slow, motorboat in surf at end??
5: 2:10 piano key ramp up, viola, piano, drum, sort of a om pah pah band sound
****6: 5:16 mellow rock number, VERY COOL SOUND, struck guitar sound with long coda
****7: 11:42 tremolo whale sounds???/ feedback intro., then at 1:40 pounding drum, BIG rock number, chaos, very cool sound
***8: 4:20 slow & low but building up, bowed strings, low drone, then lower then another buildup
****9: 4:55 guitar noodling intro then big rock/ almost surf sound. reminds me of Electrolane 20 second fade at end.
10; 4:35 slow, low piano key plinking Big drone/swirl, nice sound
11: 11:12 low drone/swirl, lone trumpet??, instrument noodling, low drum
12: 4:49 mid tempo to faster, drone/swirl, lone trumpet?? chorus big ending D Farrell 09/2009
documentary on the Aran Islands off the coast of
Ireland. The band BRITISH SEA POWER is from
Brighton England. Indie Rock, Very cool sound.
***1: 3:38 plinky piano keys low ambient drone/sound of the sea
****2: 11:31 low ambient drone, bowed string noodling, piano keys struck, at 5:25 cool FAST upbeat guitar & instrument jam, fades to sound of surf at end.
3: 4:11 trumpet in alley sound intro., slow, male & female vocals/chorus with tremolo sounds. very nice sound, sound of surf at end
4: 5:16 bowed string/electronics, slow, motorboat in surf at end??
5: 2:10 piano key ramp up, viola, piano, drum, sort of a om pah pah band sound
****6: 5:16 mellow rock number, VERY COOL SOUND, struck guitar sound with long coda
****7: 11:42 tremolo whale sounds???/ feedback intro., then at 1:40 pounding drum, BIG rock number, chaos, very cool sound
***8: 4:20 slow & low but building up, bowed strings, low drone, then lower then another buildup
****9: 4:55 guitar noodling intro then big rock/ almost surf sound. reminds me of Electrolane 20 second fade at end.
10; 4:35 slow, low piano key plinking Big drone/swirl, nice sound
11: 11:12 low drone/swirl, lone trumpet??, instrument noodling, low drum
12: 4:49 mid tempo to faster, drone/swirl, lone trumpet?? chorus big ending D Farrell 09/2009
Recent airplay
Boy Vertiginous
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Boy Vertiginous
The DJ Never Has It — Oct 23, 2009
The Currach
Mittens & Scarves — Oct 16, 2009
The South Sound
Transmission Overload — Sep 27, 2009
The South Sound
lost and found — Sep 26, 2009
Charting
2009-09-13 — 2009-11-15
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Nov 15 | 1 |
| Oct 25 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | 1 |
| Oct 4 | 1 |
| Sep 27 | 2 |
| Sep 20 | 5 |
Track listing
| 1. | Man Of Aran | ||
| 2. | The South Sound | ||
| 3. | Come Wander With Me | ||
| 4. | Tiger King | ||
| 5. | The Currach | ||
| 6. | Boy Vertiginous | ||
| 7. | Spearing The Sunfish | ||
| 8. | Conneely Of The West | ||
| 9. | The North Sound | ||
| 10. | Woman Of Aran | ||
| 11. | It Comes Back Again | ||
| 12. | No Man Is An Archipelago |