<p>Upon its original release in 2001, The Microphones’ <cite>The Glow Pt. 2</cite> was heralded as a silent masterpiece, earning accolades for its lush-yet-uneasy take on bedroom pop music. The critics were right on naming the record a quiet lo-fi essential, but that’s only partially accurate. Throughout the hour and change of the record, there’s an ongoing battle between the elements. Gently strummed acoustic guitars crash into multitracked distorted drums. Indiscernible noise barrages melt into hushed yet discordant choirs. It’s the tension between the endless layers of sound that take this record from an orchestral sadcore offering into the arena of sonic alchemy, something challenging and exciting enough to be just as relevant seven years after its release. The already epic original record is filled out here with a bonus disc of 20 additional songs. Dramatically different recordings of album tracks, songs from the same time and a handful of “destroyed mixes,” done last year and highlighting the layers of dissonance and gentle weirdness that got swept away in the original mixes. The unearthed bonus material along with a much-needed remastering job give a new window into a record that continues to grow and quietly transcend. (Fred)</p>2008-04-07T13:07:09-04:00the-microphones-the-glow-pt-2-expanded-reissue1812572Music2008-04-07T13:07:09-04:00The Microphones: The Glow Pt. 2 (Expanded Reissue)2008-04-09T13:10:29-04:00K records
Upon its original release in 2001, The Microphones' ??The Glow Pt. 2?? was heralded as a silent masterpiece, earning accolades for its lush-yet-uneasy take on bedroom pop music. The critics were right on naming the record a quiet lo-fi essential, but that's only partially accurate. Throughout the hour and change of the record, there's an ongoing battle between the elements. Gently strummed acoustic guitars crash into multitracked distorted drums. Indiscernible noise barrages melt into hushed yet discordant choirs. It's the tension between the endless layers of sound that take this record from an orchestral sadcore offering into the arena of sonic alchemy, something challenging and exciting enough to be just as relevant seven years after its release. The already epic original record is filled out here with a bonus disc of 20 additional songs. Dramatically different recordings of album tracks, songs from the same time and a handful of "destroyed mixes," done last year and highlighting the layers of dissonance and gentle weirdness that got swept away in the original mixes. The unearthed bonus material along with a much-needed remastering job give a new window into a record that continues to grow and quietly transcend. (Fred)
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