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MH-224 Her Space Holiday - The Young Machines  Change... love... death... infidelity... confession... a break up. Marc Bianchi is nearly surgical in his ability to slice delicate songs of love, loss, hope, despair, and optimism out of one very hard year. His striking new release as Her Space Holiday is The Young Machines, an authentic foray into intelligent dream-pop. The production is everything you have come to expect from Her Space Holiday; intricate string arrangements, analog synth patterns, lush guitar-like drones and tasteful drum programming abound, but it is the songwriting that elevates the album to its elite status. Traditional song structures take unexpected turns throughout, highlighting introspection and vulnerability most often missing in electronic music. The Young Machines is a ten-song encapsulation of a year on the edge and Her Space Holiday's most complete and personal release. |
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| Terrific stuff. - Q / A beautiful bittersweet record - Under The Radar / Often on a par with the very best of Elliott Smith. - Uncut / The finest Her Space Holiday release - Pulse / Rapturous and bittersweet, The Young Macines is a soothing swoon. - Entertainment Weekly / Bianchi has made the album of his life - Logo |
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| Marc Bianchi (Her Space Holiday) seems to be delving more into the euro-lounge end of the electronic-speared music spectrum on his latest disc. Aside from more typically dark shoegazer soundscape moments, The Young Machines does show off some happier musical moments on tracks like "Something To Do With My Hands" (even though the lyrics are somewhat dour). I often wonder why Her Space Holiday releases are filed under "rock," when it simply can't be categorized as thus with its synthesizer bits, drum programming, strings and robust guitar sounds. Don't be afraid to call something electronic just because it isn't techno. For the record, this is the finest Her Space Holiday release I've heard. - Pulse |
