Ill Lit is hardly the first band to fuse folk-pop melodies with electronic beats and textures, but few, if any, acts have pushed both poles of their sound to such extremes while simultaneously maintaining an equal balance between roots and rhythms. The ingenious WACMusic plants one foot in the dustbowl and the other in Bell Labs, an approach sonically and thematically reminiscent of Grandaddy's excellent The Sophtware Slump. The record's mournful, windswept sound powerfully evokes the isolation and alienation engendered by ...
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Ill Lit is hardly the first band to fuse folk-pop melodies with electronic beats and textures, but few, if any, acts have pushed both poles of their sound to such extremes while simultaneously maintaining an equal balance between roots and rhythms. The ingenious WACMusic plants one foot in the dustbowl and the other in Bell Labs, an approach sonically and thematically reminiscent of Grandaddy's excellent The Sophtware Slump. The record's mournful, windswept sound powerfully evokes the isolation and alienation engendered by the prairie and the PC alike, while the lovely harmonies suggest a remixed Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris -- it's gorgeous, truly unique stuff. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
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Add this copy of Wacmusic to cart. $3.00, good condition, Sold by Bookmans rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Tucson, AZ, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Badman Records.
Add this copy of Wacmusic to cart. $24.33, new condition, Sold by Revaluation Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Exeter, DEVON, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2002 by Badman Records: CD1309.
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