| Xeno & Oaklander / Sets & Lights |
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| Album: | Sets & Lights | Collection: | General | |
| Artist: | Xeno & Oaklander | Added: | Nov 2011 | |
| Label: | Wierd | |||
| A-File Activity |
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| Add Date: | 2012-11-11 | Pull Date: | 2013-01-13 |
| Week Ending: | Jan 13 | Jan 6 | Dec 23 | Dec 2 | Nov 25 | Nov 18 |
| Airplays: | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Recent Airplay
| 1. | Apr 26, 2016: | does radio suck? Sets & Lights | 4. | Jan 05, 2013: | Music Casserole Desert Rose | |
| 2. | Jan 12, 2013: | The Base of A Dream is Empty Sets & Lights | 5. | Dec 19, 2012: | Meow After Midnight Sets & Lights | |
| 3. | Jan 08, 2013: | Electrowave Blue | 6. | Dec 18, 2012: | Electrowave Sets & Lights |
| Album Review |
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| Rex Reviewed 2012-10-30 | ||
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Artist: Xeno & Oaklander Album: Sets & Lights Genre: Synth, Coldwave, Darkwave, Post-punk, Industrial RIYL: She Pass Away, The Cure, Martial Canterel, Epee du Bois, Automelodi, Sleep Museum, Staccato du Mal, Lederest Brooklyn duo’s third album and second for NYC label Wierd. Miss Liz Wendelbo from French / Norwegian and Sean McBride from Maryland. Unique atmosphere. FCC clean *1. Sets and Lights(4.43)- dark, nuanced, brittle/thin synth lines mixed with The Cure atmosphere, aerial vocals 2. Untitled(2.33)- no vocal, eerie effects 3. Years Before(5.39)- convoluted, twinkling sharp synths, layers, male vocal (kind of Morrissey?) *4. Corrupt(3.46)- underflow of rebellion/disturbance, gloom, male vocal 5. Blue(3.39)- asymmetric beats, gloomy, starkly, deserted 6. Italy(5.04)- mid-tempo, digital-only, Italo disco assault 7. Autumn’s Edge(3.39)- sticky texture, bouncy, new mood 8. The Staircase(3.52)- metallic texture, strained, ghastly *9. Desert Rose(4.44)- surreal, dark, underflow of intensity 10. Open Walls(4.08)- more intricacy, chilly gloom | ||
| Track Listing |
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| 1. | Sets & Lights | 6. | Italy | |||
| 2. | Untitled | 7. | Autumn's Edge | |||
| 3. | Years Before | 8. | The Staircase | |||
| 4. | Corrupt | 9. | Desert Rose | |||
| 5. | Blue | 10. | Open Walls |