Album: Cast From the Platform
Year: 2004
Genre: Dream Pop, Ambient, Space Rock
Country: U.S. (Michigan)
Sometimes, you feel like you're lost in a dream. You can have a sensation, particularly in the earlier stages of motion pictures inside your sub-conscious, where reality and an alternate reality seem to become one. One reality influences another, and vice versa. But what do dreams actually mean? Are you supposed to follow them? Do they mean anything, or are they just random? That's a question debated by many; Scientists, Psychologists, Teachers, Children. Fuck, why do we dream?
What is a dream?
We don't know what a dream is.
So why is Dream Pop called Dream Pop? Is it because its supposed to create an ethereal landscape that's supposed to simulate your body being in a different place than your head? Maybe. Or maybe it's just because it sounds pretty. That's also plausible. Dream Pop really is a shitty name for the genre it represents, but another name just doesn't seem to suit it either. Space Rock just sounds dumb. Space Rock is kind of vague to be totally honest. Pink Floyd are sometimes called Space Rock. Slowdive are Sometimes called Space Rock. Pretty much all Post-Rock bands have achieved the Space Rock label by someone. Genres are pretty stupid in general to be honest. Don't even get me started on Post-Punk.
Auburn Lull are another band that provides the blissful landscape in their music which causes them to fall under Dream Pop. It's pretty, yes. No one can deny that. Dreamy though. Huh. What sounds dreamy? Dreamy as an adverb is even worse than Dream as a noun. Since when have you heard Galaxie 500 in your dreams. Dreamy is a sound ideal? Now this is getting ridiculous.
Auburn Lull have a very LUSH sound, for lack of better words. They play in a smooth, sweet tone that causes you to engulf yourself, or have it serve as background music for driving or looking out a window or having sex or whatever you do. Each instrument is performed in a very minimalistic matter, as if they are all some sort of variable in a formula to create a beautiful track. Isn't that the purpose of all instruments though? Shit, if you look at something too literally, everything seems the exact same in hindsight. Even though its kind of obvious not all bands go for a 'Beautiful' sound.
But really, It doesn't matter. Lets get back to how good this album is. First off, this is an album that is supposed to be listened to as a whole, not each track individually. Secondly, Every song sounds very similar, yet different. This gives you a sense of familiarity, with out experiencing total boredom. Lastly, this album just sounds good. Listening to it is pleasurable. That should be a good enough reason for listening to it by itself, right?
Rating: A-
1. Building Fifty
2. Sinking Meridian
3. Jersey Narrows
4. Season of False Starts
5. Deterior
6. Direction & Destination
7. Rising Meridian
8. Seaforth
9. Trenches
10. Sovereign Massages
11. Shallow in Youth
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Link: http://www.mediafire.com/?mtibnmcmmkw
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