The glow, pt. 2 [sound recording] / by The Microphones.
Material type:
MusicPublisher number: KLP190 | K RecordsPublication details: Olympia, WA : K Records, [2007].Description: 2 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 inOther title: - Glow, part two
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult CD
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Main Library | CD | POP/ROCK Microphones | Available | 33111005008152 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
While It Was Hot We Stayed in the Water expanded the Microphones' lo-fi, psych pop horizons, their 66-minute epic The Glow, Pt. 2 marks an even bigger departure. Named after It Was Hot's sprawling centerpiece, the album explores and explodes styles and moods over the course of 20 songs that lead into one another breathlessly, as if even an hour simply isn't enough time for Phil Elvrum and company to pack in all of their ideas. The album revels in its kaleidoscopic sounds, spanning pastoral folky ballads, playful symphonic pop, and gusts of white noise. Flourishes like the steel drums on the title track and the double-tracked vocals and xylophones on "The Map" make The Glow, Pt. 2 something of a rarity: a lo-fi album designed for headphones. The distorted drums, murky organs, and crisp acoustic guitars that punctuate the album have an oversaturated, almost tangible quality that, while dense, never overwhelms Elvrum's fragile voice or poetic lyrics. The beautiful acoustic ballad "I Felt Your Shape" cautions against holding on too tight to someone, literally or figuratively; "I Am Bored" sets the boredom of a dying relationship to noisy fuzz pop. But it's The Glow, Pt. 2's deep, nearly spiritual yearning that makes it the Microphones' most compelling album to date. Vague, strangely hymnal lyrics like "Through rotting skin I'll leave my coffin/Through callous work I will grow soft," from "I'll Not Contain You," resonate emotionally, albeit cryptically. At times, The Glow, Pt. 2 resembles My Bloody Valentine's Isn't Anything ("I Want to Be Cold") and His Name Is Alive's Home Is in Your Head (especially on the instrumentals); like those bands' best work, the album is dense with musical quick-changes, production tricks, and evocative imagery. Expansive yet accessible, indulgent yet unpretentious, The Glow, Pt. 2 redefines the Microphones' fascinatingly contradictory music. ~ Heather Phares
"Originally released in August 2001, this version was assembled and re-mastered in the summer of 2007"--Insert
Compact disc
Disc one originally released in 2001 as KLP 133.
Disc two bears title: Other songs from around the time of "The The glow, pt. 2 by The Microphones, & also destroyed versions of some of those songs.
Disc 1. Glow part 2 I want wind to blow -- The glow, pt. 2 -- The moon -- Headless horseman -- My roots are strong and deep -- Instrumental -- The mansion -- (Something) -- I'll not contain you -- The gleam, pt. 2 -- Map -- You'll be in the air -- I want to be cold -- I am bored -- I felt my size -- Instrumental -- I felt your shape -- Samurai sword -- My warm blood.
Disc 2. Other songs & also destroyed versions Where lies my tarp? -- I felt my size (acoustic) -- I hope you wish you'd die -- I'm like you, tree -- The glow, pt. 2 (sequel) -- We're here to listen -- Sleepy Hollow -- Lanterns -- Map/Moon -- The glow, pt. 2 -- I want the wind to blow -- Instrumental -- The Moon -- Samurai sword -- The gleam, pt. 2 -- My roots -- I felt my size -- My warm blood -- You'll be in the air -- The moooon.
The Microphones.
Recorded in Olympia, WA.