Name: The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
Brand: Stars Of The Lid

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

krank050lp

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2015-09-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Tax rate GB

UPC / Barcode

796441805013

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3 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Stars Of The Lid

Genre GB

Experimental / Avant-Garde / Industrial / Noise

Label GB

Kranky

This the ﬁrst time this monumental album from 2001 has been available on the vinyl format in ﬁve years. Put on Stars of the Lid's 'Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid' and bliss out. Unspeakably sublime, the latest effort of Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie, who distance themselves from their hometown Austin, Texas, boogie rock scene, is a minimalist, parametric - and ambient - symphony with a faint rock sensibility that refuses to beg for attention. Tired Sounds is built from formal patterns with layers of melody, texture, atmosphere, and rhythm - but not in the way we normally know it and without the use of drums. Unidentifiable guitars, strings, keyboards, and horns, from soprano to bass in tone, are synthesized with occasional field recordings sounding like audio samples of our universe from the last century and the next galaxy. The work recalls impressionist classical music more than indie rock, and one might mathematically graph the patterns of the six suites that stretch across six sides of vinyl with names like 'Austin Texas Mental Hospital' and 'Requiem for Dying Mothers.' Transcendent yet subtle, Tired Sounds will require many listenings to fully grasp, remaining a fascinating puzzle to contemplate and enjoy. File under life-affirming ambient.

The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid

Music GB