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Fables
Immaculate Machine
Fables
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
 
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"The songs sound like the best of retro Canadian new wave." -- Bay Area Reporter "Together for a scant three years, Victoria indie trio Immaculate Machine sounds remarkably cohesive and fearlessly energetic on their Min...  more »

     
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All Artists: Immaculate Machine
Title: Fables
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Mint Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 6/12/2007
Genres: Alternative Rock, International Music, Pop, Rock
Styles: Indie & Lo-Fi, North America
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 773871010323

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Album Description
"The songs sound like the best of retro Canadian new wave." -- Bay Area Reporter "Together for a scant three years, Victoria indie trio Immaculate Machine sounds remarkably cohesive and fearlessly energetic on their Mint debut. With guitarist Brooke Gallupe and drummer Luke Kozlowski switching off vocal duties with able-voiced keyboardist Kathryn Calder, the he said/she said dynamic makes for a charming listen." -- Eye Weekly "Together they create dense layers of sound, three-part harmonies, and hooks where Calder's voice rings like a bell aimed at the heart." -- Bitch Recorded at JC/DC Studios by Dave Carswell and John Collins, with Colin Stewart handling additional recording and mixing at Gallupe Manor and Vogville Studios, Fables shows another dimension to the Immaculate Machine sound. Warm reverb envelops the songs, capturing the feel of classic '60s recordings--a time when the source of the sound and the feel of the room exceeded the desire for the unnecessary overdubbing of so many of today's recordings. These dulcet sounds represent Immaculate Machine at its best: intimate, personal, and urgent compositions with a focus on the interplay between a tightly knit trio of close friends. The members are adept at reading the next move within a song, creating subtle dynamics that are so rewardingly apparent to the listener. Features string arrangements by Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy, Arcade Fire) as well as special guest vocals by UK group The Cribs and Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos.
 

CD Reviews

A tree falls in the forest
K. Rule | 04/21/2008
(5 out of 5 stars)

"What a great album that seems to have been completely ignored. Buried under louder, trendier, more marketable music. If you like great songwriting and impassioned performance then give it a try.



Maybe if they were based out of Brooklyn?"
This album will grow on you!
Christian Morin | Victoria, BC, Canada | 09/17/2007
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I saw the Immaculate Machine open for The New Pornographers on the Twin Cinema tour and enjoyed them. This year IM was opening for NP again in Victoria for the Challenger tour so I decided I should listen to their new album "Fables". The album is very fresh and pleasant. IM performed "Nothing Ever Happens (in my town)" in the show and it has now become my favorite song from the album. This album really grows on you and never lets you down on repeat listening."