4AD's remasters of the legendary Scottish shoegazer/dream pop pioneers' two 1985 EPs and long out of print 1986 compilation on 180 gram vinyl are each a "treasure" to behold.
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Whale Fall take listeners on the auditory equivalent of a journey up and down the west coast of the United States.
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Neu Gestalt's 'Inside the Rain Chamber' is both beautiful and disconcerting, electronic yet oddly human.
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I'm sure that you'll agree with me that this past year wasn't the greatest year in music history but it was a very damn satisfying one.
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A mostly instrumental, experimental, post-rock album that puts together various musical influences in a way that sounds both unique and familiar.
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A trippy rock-electronic trip into the mind of Brooklyn’s goste.
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A collection of warmly melodic holiday music that will enhance many Christmas parties and gatherings this season.
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A fluid coming together of potentially clashing sounds that makes for a unique listening experience.
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A Welsh band combines modern sounds and folk themes in a set of songs beautifully sung in the Welsh language.
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