Stars Of The Lid - The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid

Label:

Kranky

Catalog#:

KRANK 050

Format:

2 x CD, Album, Cardboard Sleeve

Country:

Released:

29 Oct 2001

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Drone, Ambient

Tracklist

1.01	Requiem For Dying Mothers, Part 1	6:37
1.02	Requiem For Dying Mothers, Part 2	7:37
1.03	Down 3	5:46
1.04	Austin Texas Mental Hospital, Part 1	2:48
1.05	Austin Texas Mental Hospital, Part 2	12:18
1.06	Austin Texas Mental Hospital, Part 3	5:47
1.07	Broken Harbors, Part 1	3:31
1.08	Broken Harbors, Part 2	6:47
1.09	Broken Harbors, Part 3	9:16
2.01	Mullholland	6:49
2.02	The Lonely People (Are Getting Lonelier)	10:05
2.03	Gasfarming	3:18
2.04	Piano Aquieu	10:56
2.05	Fac 21	3:08
2.06	Ballad Of Distances, Part 1	3:36
2.07	Ballad Of Distances, Part 2	3:00
2.08	A Lovesong (For Cubs)+, Part 1	6:45
2.09	A Lovesong (For Cubs)+, Part 2	8:05
2.10	A Lovesong (For Cubs)+, Part 3	7:45

Credits

Artwork By - Craig McCaffrey
Performer [Contributors] - Adam Wiltzie , Brian McBride , Craig McCaffrey , Pierre Dewagter* , Sarah Nelson (2)

Notes

Also credited as 'contributors', but most likely non-musical thank you's:
Mr. Kranky (owner of Kranky)
Luke Savisky (live projectionist)
Jon McCafferty (artist)

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Rated 5/5

Review by Gecks Oct 17, 2005 (edited over 4 years ago)

There is a weight to this music.

Sounds ring out, starting like a symphonic swell, and ending with a twinkle of piano, or perhaps horns? As with previous SOTL releases, it's probably treated guitar, but to the blind listener it sounds like an orchestra reverberating through some vast space.

There must be something going on here between the tones. A sadness, perhaps more palpable than any other release I have heard. How these wordless, melodically sparse (at best!) can transmit such power is astounding, but maybe this is how it should always have been done - cut the bombast, enhance the message.