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Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 14.61 x 12.7 x 1.27 cm; 79.95 Grams
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ IMPORT
SPARS Code ‏ : ‎ DDD
Label ‏ : ‎ IMPORT
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0014DC014
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 2

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The Microphones continue to boldly expand and expound upon the possibilities of analog recording. Their third full-length for K and fifth overall, is a sprawling 67-minute masterwork, sure to earn the group the undisputed title of experimental pop's MVPs. Impeccable songwriting laden with hooks, a widely varied palette of instrumentation, potent lyrical paintings, and interspersed sound tweaks that serve to lace everything together. Comparisons to the Elephant 6 collective aside, "The Glow Pt. 2" transcends psyche-pop and lo-fi tags to blossom as the most actualized and daring album of The Microphones' young career. Re-issued and re-mastered with additional songs and material. Limited to 2,000 LPs.

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Blade

Intense Man!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 21 June 2016

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Very intense music. Some good soundscapes.

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K. Lewis

Wonderful album

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 February 2017

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This is a hidden gem, low fi , masterpiece.
Buy it and listen too it.
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Ms J.

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 April 2016

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Amazing album, quick shipping

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P. A. Glover

unlike anything else

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2009

If you like your music slick and shiny then I advise to leave this album alone, if you like music with imperfections and lo-fi then you are in for a treat with The Glow pt.2, not because it is lo-fi but because it contains some of the most fascinating recordings I have heard.

A large part of the album is just acoustic guitar and vocals ("I want a wind to blow", "I'll not contain you" etc.), but The Microphones (which is basically just Phil Elvrum) also use trembling piano, highly distorted drums and steel drums to great effect during the course of 18 tracks. Rather than having a verse/chorus/verse/chorus structure, songs tend to develop a theme and then lurch to a completely new theme halfway through, often with the new section having a completely new arrangment and feel to the previous one.

The instruments are multitracked in such a way that Elvrum will play a disjointed strumming pattern on one track and then play the missing chords on a seperate track which gives a disjointed and syncopated quality to the rhythms. The record is frequently soft and beautiful and is prone to explode in a quagmire of crashing drums and heavy garage distortion but the core of the writing is underpinned by a strong indie-pop sensibility. All the tracks feel as if they have a sense of ghostliness and sporadic breaks of reverb-drenched piano and Elvrum's wavering vocal help enforce this.

The Glow Pt.2 is a musical feast.

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Ian Cade

awe-inspiring

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 10 November 2004

it is quite hard to put into words just how great this album really is. I have had it for a few years now and yet can still listen to it like i bought it yesterday. the production is so good that thee are hidden treasures that lurk deep in the mix that only repeat listenings will uncover. It is hard to pick out exemplary songs however 'i want wind to blow' shows the massive range on this album starting with gentle strumming then singing the stopping only to restart and burst (this is the only word to describe the transition!) in to the title track. Also 'Map' is perhaps the best example of what people can do with a recording desk if put to it and there are also lovely songs to melt the heart like 'i'll be in the air' It is hard to recomend other albums that sound like this to get you interested as it is such a distinct style so just take abit of a plunge and find that this is the most rewarding £10 you are ever likly to spend on music. I have am still yet to hear another album as good as this!

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vincent

sheer genius

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 August 2003

Let me start by saying this: Phil Elvrum, the main man behind Microphones has his own rules when it comes to recording music. Songs may start very silently and almost shy before they explode with incredible bursts of noise. Songs may start at the end and end right in the middle, acoustic guitars swimming from left to right and back again, sometimes in key, sometimes not. Phil may sing, but also shout or cry or do whatever, it doesn't matter because it always goes straight to your heart and sends shivers through your body.
This is music as you have never ever heard before. They say it's from Anacortes, WA in the USA, but i'm not sure. It could also be from a completely different solarsystem.
Do yourself a favour and get this album.

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