| Boxharp / Loam Arcane |
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| Album: | Loam Arcane | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Boxharp | Added: | 03/2010 | |
| Label: | Hidden Shoal | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2010-10-03 | Pull Date: | 2010-12-05 |
| Week Ending: | 21 Nov | 24 Oct | 17 Oct |
| Airplays: | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Nov 18, 2010: | abra's airwaves Who Are Your People (South Shoal) | 4. | Oct 19, 2010: | the seductardation of palo alto city council The Postcard | |
| 2. | Nov 17, 2010: | Brownian Motion Who Are Your People (South Shoal) | 5. | Oct 16, 2010: | lost and found Who Are Your People (South Shoal) | |
| 3. | Nov 14, 2010: | the seductardation The Postcard | 6. | Oct 11, 2010: | Egg of Columbus Day Fanfin |
| Album Review |
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| tony echo* Reviewed 2010-09-22 | ||
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Boxharp are a UK electronic duo, singer Wendy Allen and producer Scott Solter. Solter has worked with Mike Patton, Superchunk, and St. Vincent. Allen’s lilting, ethereal vocals make you believe she’s a fairy, elf, or some other supernatural creature. Loam Arcane is a 4-song EP, with a discordant electro-folk-pop first half and a spaced-out, abstract 2nd half that BLISS-centric DJs will dig. These songs would make a great contribution to the soundtrack for a future Lord of The Rings or Avatar installment - take that for what it’s worth. No FCCs detected. Try: 3,4,1 *=liked, **=loved 1.* 3:47 midtempo drum-n-bass/breaks. Stanford choral ensemble-esque vocals, fast modulations yet precise, over discordant yet beautiful melodies. 2. 3:18 slower than #1, more conventionally pleasant, with much less percussion. More choral vocals, backed by choral noodling. Basic, piano-based melody. 3.** 3:27 haunting, string- and synth-based melody with light scuffing percussion in the background. vocals are beautiful. 4.** 5:43 instrumental. most blissful track on the EP. long, pleasant string and synth chords with light, interesting percussion - scraping and water drops. aims to be epic, good soundtrack for trekking across vast stretches of grassland or forest. warning- last 0:30 is almost silent. | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Fanfin | 3. | The Postcard | |||
| 2. | Rainbirds | 4. | Who Are Your People (South Shoal) |