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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. What It's worth |
| 2. Subtober |
| 3. Las Vega |
| 4. Press Rewind |
| 5. There Will Be Time |
| 6. To An Evergreen |
| 7. Twenty Paces |
| 8. Nach Hause |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. What It's worth (instrumental) |
| 2. Subtober (instrumental) |
| 3. Las Vega(instrumental) |
| 4. Press Rewind (instrumental) |
| 5. There Will Be Time (instrumental) |
| 6. To An Evergreen (instrumental) |
| 7. Twenty Paces(instrumental) |
| 8. Nach Hause (instrumental) |
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The new album – 2CD special edition Three Fact Fader, Engineers’ second album was released last year on Kscope to widespread critical acclaim. The band now return with In Praise Of More, their new album and their first with their new line-up. Mark Peters has moved to guitar and has been replaced by Daniel Land on bass and Matthew Linley has joined on drums. In addition to this Ulrich Schnauss, who had previously played keyboards live with the band has joined as full time member. Ulrich is a respected solo artist while Daniel also fronts Daniel Land and The Modern Painters and Matthew has recorded under the name of Gilbert. This 2CD set also features an instrumental version of the album.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
In Praise Of More is not quite what one might have expected, and the title itself has more than a touch of humourous irony. A rather more reflective and understated offering than the indie/ambient experiments of the first album and a complete change from the massively produced soundscapes of Three Fact Fader, it possesses a warmth and intimacy not present on either of the previous releases. It is however no less of a pleasure to listen to. The layers of effects and massed electric guitars of the last album are eschewed in favour of a more acoustic sound akin in places to the first. The arrangements are simple yet subtle giving the songs room to breathe, and allowing a greater appreciation of Simon Phipps gentle vocals, and while keyboards and sound effects are used more sparingly than previously they are also much more effective.
Much of this is down to the prescence of ambient/electronics specialist Ulrich Schnauss, who has helped principle writer Mark Peters craft what were essentially home demos into fully formed tracks which sound very much like the efforts of a band rather than a studio construction.
The songs range from the bliss-drenched acoustic heat haze of 'Las Vega' and 'There Will Be Time', through the wistful 'What It's Worth' and slight edginess of 'Twenty Paces', to more energetic electric numbers such as 'Press Rewind' 'Subtober' and the title track (with a Ricky Wilson-esque buzz saw riff and squiggly guitar finale). The stand outs for me are the title track, 'Twenty Paces' and the slowly rising grandeur of 'To An Evergreen'. If you already enjoy their music, you'll certainly not be disappointed with this album. If you haven't heard them, I'd suggest this as a very good starting point. Another musical delight.
Much of this is down to the prescence of ambient/electronics specialist Ulrich Schnauss, who has helped principle writer Mark Peters craft what were essentially home demos into fully formed tracks which sound very much like the efforts of a band rather than a studio construction.
The songs range from the bliss-drenched acoustic heat haze of 'Las Vega' and 'There Will Be Time', through the wistful 'What It's Worth' and slight edginess of 'Twenty Paces', to more energetic electric numbers such as 'Press Rewind' 'Subtober' and the title track (with a Ricky Wilson-esque buzz saw riff and squiggly guitar finale). The stand outs for me are the title track, 'Twenty Paces' and the slowly rising grandeur of 'To An Evergreen'. If you already enjoy their music, you'll certainly not be disappointed with this album. If you haven't heard them, I'd suggest this as a very good starting point. Another musical delight.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Engineers continue to astonish, both with the quality of their albums and their ability to bounce back stronger from setbacks. I'm not a band insider, and not privy to all the reasons why, so all I can say is its a rollercoaster ride following them. After discovering 2005's Home a year late I waited eagerly for the follow up. The barely updated website and MySpace pages indicated this was going well. Then their record company vanished so that seemed to be the end of that. Against all odds, last year saw that LP Three Fact Fader released and it was as wonderful as i'd hoped. Shows at the Bush Hall and a shamefully underattended one in York saw me finally get to see them. Just as I toyed with going to the Nottingham show as well, a note on the venue page said "CANCELLED - the band has split up". For the 2nd time I wrote them off. In fact they had lost 2 of 4 members but replaced with 3 new including Ulrich Strauss from the live shows, and just a year later In Praise Of More has appeared. Again, every track is superb, especially the title track, "Press Rewind" and "To An Evergreen". AND they're touring!! Amazing.........
Format:Audio CD
Perfect music, executed perfectly.
Ignore the detractors.
Ignore the instrumental disc.
It's exactly right, if this is the kind of music that speaks to you.
It's not edgy, it's not ground-breaking.
But it is just right. And every time I play, it makes me FEEL. And feel good.
Fantastic work chaps. For goodness sake, keep making music, and giving it this much sheen as you release it into the world.
Just lovely. Audio honey.
Ignore the detractors.
Ignore the instrumental disc.
It's exactly right, if this is the kind of music that speaks to you.
It's not edgy, it's not ground-breaking.
But it is just right. And every time I play, it makes me FEEL. And feel good.
Fantastic work chaps. For goodness sake, keep making music, and giving it this much sheen as you release it into the world.
Just lovely. Audio honey.
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Dull as
Thought I would give this a go as I am a big Ulrich Schnauss fan and he has been drafted in for this album. Sadly though it is just emotionless droning nonsense. Read more
Published 19 months ago by P. G. T. Pepperell
*Sigh*
It's hard to know where to start writing this review really. Engineer's debut album in 2005 reeled me in and had me hooked. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Nine Thumbs
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