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Camera Obscura |
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Released |
2000 |
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Time (minutes) |
80 |
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21 |
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CD • No Vinyl |
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Musicstyle |
Space Rock |
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1 Review / 17 Links |
Abunai wanted to do a different album, it seems. On this record you will find instrumental space rock improvisations and jam sessions, that have been recorded during the last couple of years and now mixed for record release. If you liked them life, go and get this record. Betti
Alternative Press review, April 2001 issue
AMG All Music Guide review
Aural Innovations review
Boston Globe review, December 12, 2000
Boston's Weekly Dig review, Jan 17, 2001
Camera Obscura promo page
CD Baby Abunai! sales pages
DEAD ANGEL #44 review, Jan 2001
fakejazz.com review, February 9, 2001
Insound ordering page
MAGNET #48 review, Jan/Feb 2001
Parasol Records ordering page
Phoenix New Times review by Fred Mills, Feb. 8, 2001
Ptolemaic Terrascope #30 review, June 2001
Stuff@night article on band/album, Nov. 21, 2000
The Noise, #207 review, Dec 2000
VH1.com audio clips from the album
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For their 3rd full length Boston psych rockers took many hours of instrumental improv tapes to weave a seamless collage out of them. Thus they created a sound that is similar to psychedelic Krautrock improvisation ca. 1970.
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The Mystic River Sound |
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Label |
Camera Obscura |
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Released |
1999 |
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Time (minutes) |
50 |
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11 |
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CD • LP |
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Neo Psych • Space Rock • Acid Rock |
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This record is as good as the first one. A bit of folkpsychedelic, really good guitar sound whic h results in a wall of sound sometimes. You will also find a hidden MP3 Track on it. When you liked the first record, you will have to buy this one too. Mario
The second outing from Bostonian quartet Abunai! should have
been reviewed in the last Broken Face issue if it hadn't been for anaccidental lack of internal communications. "Oh, I thought you did thatone" was the simultaneous comment from two different parts of the world.So please excuse us for the delay in putting "The Mystic River Sound"under the microscope for further examination. To get an idea whereAbunai!'s supersonic route of neo-psychedelia is going you could saythey are to the Byrds and Fairport Convention what the Spacemen 3 wereto the Stooges and MC5, which means they're space rock, but the songsare often based on British folk or old psych pop styles. Like theirshimmering take on Brit-folk traditional "Barbara Allen" with swirlingand groaning keyboard sounds from Kris Thompson but somehow stillmanaging to keep some of that folky feel. It gives way to "Learning ToAsk", another knockout that sees them channelling their favorite 80sdream pop maestros from the British Midlands. Other tracks go off in amore improvisational direction like "To Think That You Knew", and"Vanishing Point" gives us a fine slab of heavy guitar jams not unlikesome of the best stuff on the debut album "Universal Mind Decoder". Thecatchy pop incantation of "Sweet William" dances around the folkish aurathis traditional track reveals despite falling into the hands of thesesound wizards, and wow! dig those four part harmonies. This is all inall a damn good record, and the hilarious liner notes about thefictional "Mystic River Sound" scene and all the various bands (allAbunai!..I swear) that arose out of it only increases my admiration fortheir chosen track. In the reflective "Toast" Abunai! question "who willdrink to us?" I don't know about you, but here's to absent friends. Broken Face
AMG All Music Guide review
Aural Innovations has done a long review.
Boston Globe review, August 19, 1999
Boston Phoenix 'MRS' top 10 in '99
Boston Phoenix Brett Milano's article on the album
Broken Face review, issue #9
Camera Obscura promo page
CD Baby Abunai! sales pages
DEAD ANGEL #38 review, Sep 1999
MAGNET issue #40, June/July 1999
Rolling Stone review, issue #825, November 11, 1999
Space City Rock review
VH1.com audio clips from the album
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Boston foursome's fine 2nd longplayer extends their Krautrock/noise folk/space pop mix through an ability of realized songwriting. "Mystic river sound" ranges from melodic spacefolk with subtle noises ("Barbara Allen", "Sweet William", traditionals also done by Fairport Convention) to jangly swirling rock sounds and lysergic improvisations, influenced by the 60's Paisley Underground, neo psychedelia and British Creation label style pop sounds. For some songs imagine a Rain Parade/Wayne Rogers cooperation.
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