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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.4 x 14.1 x 0.79 cm; 64.07 Grams
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Just Music
Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2012
Label ‏ : ‎ Just Music
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B006TOUIRG
Country of origin ‏ : ‎ United Kingdom
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Best Sellers Rank: 180,989 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- 1,067 in Ambient
- 84,096 in Pop

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'Under Wires and Searchlights' the debut album from Marconi Union, originally released in 2003 in a limited number of unmastered copies is to be re-issued in January, mastered for the very first time by Guy Davie, one of the UK's leading mastering engineers and renowned internationally for his consistently brilliant work on a wide range of successful projects.

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OutAndAbout

Beautiful & essential

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 December 2006

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Seek this out and buy it, then buy another copy in case you wear the first one out. Ambient music with progression a bit of structure and a very relaxing feel. On some tracks it reminds me a bit of Daniel Lanois & Brian Eno's Apollo with the twangy guitars and synthy textures but not quite so C&W. There is also some nice sax work. Listen to the samples and then just imagine how much better it will be in full fidelity. I have been listening to this non stop in the car for the last 4 months so it is proven to prevent road rage. Also check out the link to their remix from their myspace area.

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Hudz

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 May 2018

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Another great CD from Marconi Union

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Clearviewing

OK But Nothing Special

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 August 2011

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I recently read an article about Marconi Union in the context of their latest album, and having read the rave reviews in Amazon on their Distance CD, bought it through Amazon. Bit disappointed really, very pleasant but really just ambient music. Not a patch on other similar category music, particularly albums from the Saint Germain label, which are far more interesting.

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Nelkin

dark, strange, oddly calming

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 July 2007

I suppose Marconi Union are probably best placed in the ambient / electronica category (immediate and obvious comparisons would be with artists such as Global Communication, Boards of Canada, Biosphere, etc), though that's slightly misleading as they also make very effective use of 'real' instruments. What makes them interesting for me is the wide range of influences they manage to incorporate, including minimalism, prog-rock and post-rock -- they weld their influences together intelligently and coherently, managing to make everything serve the general underlying theme of emotional disquiet that runs through the album.

The music has some of the atmospheric evocativeness of Biosphere, but with -- for my money -- more melodic interest. It seems more introverted and less aggressively beat-driven than Boards of Canada, and also lacks that self-consciously 'druggy' quality that sometimes irritates me a little about the Boards' work. You'll hear some of the dark moodiness of groups like Labradford, Rothko, etc, but also a 'spacious' quality that calms the music and prevents it from becoming claustrophobic.

If pushed, I would probably choose 'Through Glass' and 'Buildings and People' as my favourite tracks: the former for its smoky background textures and brooding bass sounds; the latter for its excellent combination of subtle 'glitchy' textures with a clear, melodic, descending scale pattern on electric guitar, which together achieve an effect of understated urgency. Really, though, this is one of those albums where the tracks all blend together perfectly in any order: you can just put your CD / mp3 player on random repeat, then sit back and forget you're listening. I find it perfect for late-night reading and writing at home, it seems to relax me into a particular frame of mind that is very conducive to concentration. Like all good ambient music, it manages to help create a particular mood without imposing itself on you.

I imagine it would also be perfect music for night-time driving in the city: cool and calm enough not to be distracting; dark and mysterious enough to keep your brain awake and focussed; 'edgy' enough to provide an excellent soundtrack to the bright lights and sounds of the city as they flash past.

All in all, I'm highly impressed. This is an album I have enjoyed listening to many times over, without getting anywhere near tired of it. I look forward to hearing more from this duo.

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geoffery walker

s really enjoying there music a top band with beautiful sounds that relax you and let your mind wonder ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 22 January 2018

just started buying there c.d.s really enjoying there music a top band with beautiful sounds that relax you and let your mind wonder somewhere nice.

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Pink Floyd of electronica?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 November 2005

Faceless musos make deep spacious (electronic) album about life etc., is this Pink Floyd? no it's new "electronica" darlings Marconi Union. Imagine, Wish You Were Here remade for the noughties. In less talented hands this would have been terrible idea but somehow it works partly due to the way they combine tunes with krautrock inspired rhythms, and superb production. Somehow Marconi Union manage to make minimal music that can also seem epic.
I hope that this album signifies a return in the "electronica" music community to making records that reflect this kind of thought and creativity, where production skills are harnessed to the song and not as an end in themselves.
If you're looking for an electronica "band" with substance and the ability to make music that's more than a bit of atmospheric noise over a malfunctioning drum machine, then this might just be the ticket. A very promising album.

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Shipbuilder

The Blue Nile of ambient music

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 July 2011

Nocturnal cityscapes, neon lights, empty office buildings and a crowd glimpsed through a bar window on a lone journey home from work...it's all here.

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