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Millions Now Living Will Never Die

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Genre
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Rock & Pop
Catalogue Number
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HEADZ40
Number of Discs
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1
Label
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Thrill Jockey Japan
Release Country
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Japan
Format
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CD

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Spin (9/99, p.154) - Ranked #67 in Spin Magazine's "90 Greatest Albums of the '90s."
Melody Maker (12/21-28/96, pp.66-67) - Ranked #25 on Melody Maker's list of 1996's "Albums Of The Year."
New Musical Express (12/21-28/96, pp.66-67) - Ranked #35 in NME's 1996 critic's poll.
Rolling Stone (12/26/96, p.198) - "...the dark pulse and melodic abstraction of '70s German avant-rock; the hypnotonal minimalism of vintage Steve Reich and Terry Riley; the distended rhythms of ambient dance music; lush chamber jazz; Brian Eno's experiments....their ethereal subversion is a pleasure..."
Spin (3/96, pp.112-113) - 7 - Flawed Yet Worthy - "...McEntire's great talent, after his not inconsiderable drumming and synth capabilities, is making like Brian Eno....[he] apes Eno paradigmatically rather than stylistically....MILLIONS...is the work of a full-fledged member of the Brianist Conspiracy..."
Q Magazine (5/01, p.72) - "...Revolutionized US indie rock and established Chicago as post-rock's Seattle. Dub, Kraut, free jazz, avant-electronica and classical minimalism played by veterans of the hardcore punk circuit..."
Musician (5/96, p.102) - "Wallow in the oceanic sweep of Dave Pajo's guitar work....Dig the dueling marimbas and Brian Wilsonesque bassline on the 21-minute `Djed'--and don't be surprised when that middle section of the piece suddenly morphs into a white-noise synth opus....They're twisted--in a nice way..."
Melody Maker (1/27/96, p.35) - Bloody Essential - "...one of the five most important records...to surface from the American `alternative' quagmire this decade. And that's just on the strength of the opening track....Tortoise [are]...ambient, sure, but they're always on the move, never still..."
New Musical Express (1/27/96, p.42) - 8 (out of 10) - "...MILLIONS NOW LIVING...is far too addictive, too organic, too incontrovertibly groovy to be no more than an art-rock cult....there's a rampant ambition to stretch the parameters...to mix and and match and generally muck up a proverbial shedload of different types of music..."
Alternative Press (5/96, p.91) - 5 - Supreme - "...a collective of pretentious, searching and brilliant musicians...a world where chaos and beauty are best of friends, and where sprawl and display hold hands with introspection..."

Track List   

  • 01． Djed
  • 02． Glass Museum
  • 03． Survey, A
  • 04． Taut And Tame, The
  • 05． Dear Grandma And Grandpa
  • 06． Along The Banks Of The Rivers

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  • 07． Gamera
  • 08． Goriri
  • 09． Restless Water
  • 10． A Grape Dope

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ジャケの通り、心地よいパーカッションが海...

投稿日：2010/04/11 (日)

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