Album
A I A : Alien Observer
2011 · Rock
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
A I A : Alien Observer is an Electronic album by Grouper, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 3 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
Ethereal, spectral, and absolutely gorgeous, <i>AIA: Alien Observer</i> was easily one of 2011's finest releases. Yet what genre do we stick this woozy and slowly evolving stuff into? Is it experimental or alternative rock? It’s hard to find an act as purely interested in experimentation and melody with equal measure. No matter what you’re doing when you first hear music by Liz Harris (a.k.a. Grouper), after a few minutes it’s hard to not find yourself doing nothing but listening. It has that kind of intense, vacuum effect, drawing you in. Take a song like “Moon Is Sharp,” where layers of reverb swim atop a sea of echo, slowly unveiling a gently strummed electric guitar and a pretty singing voice. The way the slowly reverberating sounds morph from abstract pleasure to pop bliss and then smudge themselves back into an ambient smear is surprisingly cathartic. It sounds good, too.
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Tracklist
- 1Moon Is Sharp6:48
- 2Alien Observer3:56
- 3Vapor Trails9:04
- 4She Loves Me That Way8:34
- 5Mary, On the Wall (Second Heart Tone)6:07
- 6Come Softly (For Daniel D.)4:33
Sound DNA
- Electronic
- Ambient & Downtempo
- dreamy
- meditative
- nocturnal
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 3 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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