Inindependence

Artist: A Minor Forest
Label: Thrill Jockey
Category: Music

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Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1

UPC: 790377005622
EAN: 0790377005622
ASIN: B00000ADHH

Release Date: 1998-08-31

Inindependence

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Tracks:

The Dutch Fist
Erik's Budding Romance
Look At That Car, It's Full Of Balloons
...It's Salmon!!!
The Smell Of Hot
Michael Anthony
Disco I Er

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Customer Reviews:

Great in spurts, not so great in hindsight.......2006-07-27

Like many bands whose music uses heavy dynamics and an abundance of time signatures, A Minor Forest (RIP) suffered from an unfair load of Slint comparisons while they were together. Okay, yeah -- I heard Slint in AMF's music, too, but I also heard Bartok, Stravinsky, Satie, etc., and no doubt the band members did, too. They were a shaggy crew of musical academics who stated up front that their songs were "infused with elements of classical composition." At the same time, they were straight-up rock dudes whose side gigs included a Metallica tribute act and an avant-pop band; and on Inindependence, they balanced many of the elements -- the sweetness, the darkness, the heaviness, the precision -- central to each of their inspirations. Of course, that doesn't make Inindependence any less paradoxical a record. The song titles -- ""Michael Anthony," "The Smell of Hot," "...It's Salmon!" -- are ridiculous, always in contrast to the music's complex construction and somber tone. (Thankfully, there's no lyric sheet to complicate things further.) I'm guessing here, but the theme seems to be the desegregating of high and low art -- bringing together classical and electric-rock instrumentation, juvenile humor and arch seriousness. Unfortunately, none of this keeps Inindependence from sounding self-immersed and dryly academic. The band's publishing credit on this record notes: "We cannot say we enjoy the music one bit." I get the joke, but what was the harm in trying?

Good Stuff.......2002-07-04

Great to just sit and listen to. Able to function properly on computer and crank this stuff. Always something new to enjoy, have had this cd for over a year and still enjoy it dubuoiusly,
HEE-HAW, HOT DAMN!!!

Background Music.......2000-10-06

One sure fire way to tell if an album is great is to think about how it would sound if certain portions were missing, like a guitar solo or a verse. The first time I listened to "Inindependence", I loved it, but I noticed that I kept getting distracted. So when I finally gave it a closer listen, I realized that they could eliminate an entire SONG and it would make no difference. However, they are all competent musicians, and if you work in a record store this is a great album to play. But apart from that, there is nothing remarkable here, and it's just not worth owning.

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