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MH-212 Reaching Quiet - In The Shadow Of The Living Room  why? and odd nosdam, two-thirds of the cLOUDDEAD dirt-hop massive, have produced a full-length of catchy bits that each maintain the mystique of a hidden track. A year in the life of two art school dropouts, In The Shadow Of The Living Room finds the obsessive-compulsive duo fighting demons from the bedrooms of their parent's suburban homes. why?'s lyrics read like a list of secrets the world is keeping from itself; odd nosdam's production echoes the slow and low ghost of lo-fi past. Their first full-length release nearly killed them; it's the sound of Edison's ghost, a player piano, and a drum machine broadcast over a Ham radio; or Daniel Johnston and the Ghetto Boys rolling deep in a '57 Chevy with the top down in the dead of winter. |
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| Full of the joy of creating and exploring - All Music Guide / Add this to your arsenal - Tokion / There are so many wonderful beats and sample constructions here that I really have to recommend it - Aiding & Abetting / A fascinating piece of work - Dusted |
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| Keep your eyes on Mush Records, the label behind cLOUDDEAD and this ear-scrambling hip-hopped indie carnivaltronica. Reaching Quiet blasts far beyond the edges of the known music universe without trying too hard to be weird, and finds an improbable, innocently 50's pop appeal. Cartoon soundtracks and abstract beats meet lo-fi to prop your mind open, and thrill and disturb. Imagine listening to the 20th century backwards, and the message you hear is: "Fuck your current boy-toy / Come propagate with me / For kids that can speak Latin and play a mean game of Pictionary." - Colorado Springs Independent |
2XLP/Out Of Print