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Dead Cities Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
M83
Dead Cities Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, New Age, Pop, Rock
 
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Full Title - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. From electronica to ambient, M83's distinct sound is both modern & melodic. The group makes machines seem human by endowing them with a mysterious & innocent ...  more »

     
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All Artists: M83
Title: Dead Cities Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Import
Original Release Date: 4/15/2003
Re-Release Date: 9/29/2003
Album Type: Import
Genres: Dance & Electronic, Alternative Rock, New Age, Pop, Rock
Styles: Electronica, Indie & Lo-Fi, Dance Pop, Progressive, Electronic
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 724359001821, 724358412826, 766486938441, 766482827947

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Full Title - Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts. From electronica to ambient, M83's distinct sound is both modern & melodic. The group makes machines seem human by endowing them with a mysterious & innocent character, one that mirrors the personality of the band. The followup to their self-titled debut album, released in 2001. This new release features 12 tracks. Labels/Mute. 2003.
 

CD Reviews

Good but not worth import price
Matthew Gross | Nanuet, NY United States | 12/25/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)

"There are a lot of things to like about this album. It was electronic French music that didn't sound like air. It was an album that relied heavily on the keyboard and didn't sound like Mu-Ziq. Most shockingly though was that the band set out to make a My Bloody Valentine record and actually succeeded. To be fair, Loveless was a once in a lifetime accomplishment and Kevin Shields' masterpiece will never be replicated with a bunch of cheesy synths. Dead Cities won't have that album's indeffinate selflife, but given what their working with, its about as close as you're going to come."
Synths galore!
Eric Westover | San Diego, CA | 08/14/2003
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I was lucky enough to be in France a few months back and I picked up a copy of this fine album based on the pitchfork praise. I didn't know what to think when I first gave it a spin. Here's the deal...you know that anthemic synth sound at the beginning of Van Halen's "Jump?" Well, this album takes similar synth sounds, plays chords, has them drone over the entire album, adds layers of more synths, adds drums, some great droning guitar and some occasional vocals. It's like My Bloody Valentine's Loveless, but with more synths instead of guitars. If that sounds good to you, you'll love this album. However, it took me off guard at first.So yeah, four stars, it's a great album, but a few mediocre tracks keep it from being perfect."
Electronic waves of wall-of-noise beauty
discostu00 | 06/06/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)

"There are few albums over the course of a year that I will listen to that completely envelop me on first listen. "Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts" is that kind of album. It's dark, optimistic, intense, warm and soothing at the same time. It does use elements of Shoegazing, but not to the point where it seems derivative. I'd recommend this for fans of: Sigur Ros, gy!be, Postal Service, Air, Boards of Canada, Mum and yes, the sounds of Shoegazers."