- Audio CD (Sep 28 2011)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Constellation
- ASIN: B00002DDR2
- In-Print Editions: LP Record
- Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
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- #61 in Music > En français > Jazz, Blues et Musique actuelle > Musique actuelle
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Track Listings
| 1. L'espace Au Sol Est Redessine Par D'immenses Panneaux Bleus |
| 2. Et Aussi L'eclairage De Plastique Au Centre De Tout Ces Compartiments Lateraux |
| 3. Dans Ses Cheveux Soixante Circuits |
| 4. "Bibi A Nice, 1921" |
| 5. Nice Est En Feu! |
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not for everyone,
By TheFastAndTheBulbous (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fly Pan Am (Audio CD)
The English language was not designed to have words that describe music like this. Maybe that's why the track titles are in French. This Montreal quartet gets lumped in with the so-called post-rock genre, and they probably should. They certainly would not, and should not, be considered in a mainstream audience - at least not in the US. The tunes on this album develop very slowly. A musical idea that some bungling, top 40 rock band would blurt out in the first 6 seconds, might take Fly Pan Am 10 minutes to cultivate. This makes for a delicate, never overextending-itself record . . . almost minimalist. What that means is that this album is certainly not for everyone. Some people will respect its artistic merit. Others will relax and fall asleep to it. Others will hate it passion.There are some specific musical choices that are still confusing after several listens. First, how does one come up with music like this? Some of these tunes are more than 10 minutes long and they could easily be longer. They walk along at a steady pace, there's just put no correlation to the typical pop song formula. That's a good thing . . . for some. Fortunately there is no full time singer. He'd be totally lost. Forget verse, refrain, verse, refrain, bridge, refrain, these songs are all bridge. Also, don't their fingers get tired? The bass player plays the same 3 notes for the entire song (maybe it's more like pop music than I thought . . .). Don't you think the drummer would want to put in a drum fill every once in a while? I guess not. These are really just minor complaints, but you haven't even heard about the nine and half minutes of insistently playing the same two chords over and over while tape hiss screeches in and out. Did they forget to fade out? Maybe they just wanted a 60-minute album. Don't get the wrong idea, though. The CD has its high points. I'm not going to try to write the names (I don't even know what they mean) but track 2 actually seems have a melody. Actually, it might have been my brain constructing a melody on the spot, but it worked nevertheless. And the tape hiss even seemed to make sense. The last track, however, is really where they hit the mark. Fly Pan Am would have crashed and burned had they not made Track 5. It's a whimsical musical journey with wispy female vocals and an intriguing guitar line. If you're finger's on the "skip" button, pass over the 10 minutes of tape hiss. Don't skip "Nice Est en Feu!"
4.0 out of 5 stars
1 cup of Labradford, 1 cup of Godspeed, add Tortoise, serve!,
By almosthappy (San Diego, CA, California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Fly Pan Am (Audio CD)
Constellation Records in Montreal and Kranky Records in Chicago are very similar in many fundamental ways. They share and embrace the same aesthetical and musical visions. So for the people who dig the bands from either label, Fly Pan Am's debut should sound somewhat familiar and comfortable to them. A cross between Godspeed Your Black Emperor and Labradford, with a hint of Tortoise, Fly Pan Am produces sounds that are typical of the post-rock and minimalist movement. A great deal of repetitions and paced tension building. A very imaginative and a very wide spectrum of sounds: fuzzy drones, sad bass lines, almost inaudible and unidentifiable beeps and buzzes, crispy and clear guitar melodies, surreal vocals, water sound... Unlike its label mate, Godspeed, Fly Pan Am's music doesn't scream at you with an avalanche of emotions: it is more ambient, more trance-like. Also unlike Labradford, whose music is so ambient and so subdued, Fly Pan Am provides a constant dose of audible sentiments. Good stuff for the discerning music fan.
4.0 out of 5 stars
beauty of repetition,
By A Customer
This review is from: Fly Pan Am (Audio CD)
a great album to listen at night with lights off. it puts you in a trance. includes a member from godspeed you black emperor!
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