Repress of this album, which has been unavailable for a couple years now. Stars of the Lid from Austin, Texas are Adam Wiltzie and Brian McBride (both guitars). They've released some of the purest records of late -- "Music For Nitrous Oxide" to "Per Aspera Ad Astra" on Kranky in 1998. Pure groovy droning ambience, these are tracks that think nothing of spending minutes between chord changes, but they are never boring; they pull you into such a hyper-alert hypnosis ? it's absolutely thrilling and a perfec...   [ read more ]

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Long overdue new release from nocturnal lullabye giants Stars of the Lid finds Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie expanding their sound palette to include strings, horns and piano in addition to guitars and field recordings. "The Tired Sounds of..." shows a continued trend toward more overt melodic structures seen on their previous "Avec Laudenum" album. Six suites stretch across two CDs and six sides of vinyl combining atmosphere, texture and melody. Neo-psychedelia, contemporary classical, ambient, minimalis...   [ read more ]

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