Here's another of the new-ish bands that's completely amazed me over the last few years. I haven't had the chance to see Grizzly Bear live, but it's on my "to-do" list the next time they hit Cali. A truly great band that stands out amongst mediocrity.
Also, a quick note: I'm trying to find dios's first e.p and album in lossless, so if anyone out there has it, please drop me a line, and maybe you can up me an EAC rip.
From Bret Love at All Music:
Grizzly Bear's debut offers up a lysergic brand of minimalist psychedelic folk perfect for those who find Elliott Smith's early work a bit too accessible and upbeat. Marking an evolution from one-man home recording project to full-fledged quartet, the studio-recorded Horn of Plenty features a mostly melancholy mix of acoustic guitars, reeds, retro organs, and samples, all drenched in enough acid-washed effects to give Devendra Banhart flashbacks. Frontman Ed Droste's weary, somnambulistic vocals work well with the slackadaisical melodies to create an unsettling atmospheric sound full of shimmering shadows. Songs like the opening "Deep Sea Diver" and the mesmerizing "Shift" crawl along at an almost funereal pace, the latter featuring what sounds like a scratchy Gramophone recording of a piano augmented only by echoing whistles, clapping, trippy found sounds, and weirdly hypnotic multi-tracked vocals. The expanded lineup and production budget have done nothing to change the group's lo-fi approach, which produces a murky sound that unfolds like a narcotic dream you can't quite shake upon waking. This is the kind of album you'll want to listen to late at night, perhaps a few sheets to the wind, with lights off and headphones on to allow these creepy, quiet little tunes to worm their way into your subconscious.
Technical Information:
Artist: Grizzly Bear
Album: Horn of Plenty
Year: 2004
Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: EAC split tracks
Avg. bitrate:
Disc 1- 711 kb/s
Disc 2- 861 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size:
Disc 1- 248 MB
Disc 2- 434 MB
Length:
Disc 1- 0:48:50
Disc 2- 1:10:36
Tracklisting:
Disc 1:
01. Deep Sea Diver (4:48)
02. Don't Ask (3:29)
03. Alligator (1:24)
04. Campfire (4:14)
05. Shift (2:20)
06. Disappearing Act (4:24)
07. Fix It (3:47)
08. Merge (2:25)
09. A Good Place (3:18)
10. Showcase (4:51)
11. La Duchess Anne (4:20)
12. Eaves Dropping (3:51)
13. Service Bell (2:01)
14. This Song (3:39)
Disc 2 (The Remixes):
01. Campfire (EfterKlang) (4:05)
02. Merge (Dntel) (3:39)
03. A Good Place (Soft Pink Truth) (4:51)
04. Eavesdropping (Simon Bookish) (4:49)
05. Don't Ask (Alpha) (4:41)
06. Fix It (Solex) (2:54)
07. Deep Sea Diver (The Bomarr Monk) (3:10)
08. Shift (Son) (2:49)
09. Showcase (Phiiliip) (4:44)
10. La Duchess Anne (Safety Scissors) (5:21)
11. Service Bell (Black Moustache) (3:37)
12. This Song (Dr. Cuerpo of the Double) (4:23)
13. Disappearing Act (Ariel Pink) (4:21)
14. Campfire (Hisham Bharoocha & Rusty Santos) (3:29)
15. Don't Ask (Final Fantasy) (3:31)
16. Shift (Circlesquare) (7:00)
17. Deep Sea Diver (Castanets) (3:14)
Horn of Plenty Megaupload Links:
Disc 1
Disc 2