| Artist |
Githead |
| Album Title: |
Landing |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Rock: Progressive Rock |
| Format |
CD |
| Released |
11/09/2009 |
| Label |
Swim ~ |
| Catalog No |
WM43 |
| Bar Code No |
5 024545 568523 |
| Packaging |
Digipack |
| Tracks |
| 1.
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Faster (4:29)
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| 2.
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Take Off (5:20)
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| 3.
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Before Tomorrow (4:10)
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| 4.
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Landing (3:54)
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| 5.
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Ride (4:03)
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| 6.
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Over the Limit (3:26)
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| 7.
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Lightswimmer (5:34)
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| 8.
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From My Perspective (3:18)
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| 9.
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Displacement & Time (4:09)
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| 10.
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Transmission Tower (7:47)
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| Date Acquired |
03/09/2010 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Electric Fetus - Minneapolis |
| Purchase Price |
16.19 |
Notes |
foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-12-17 19:04:36
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Analyzed: Githead / Landing
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -0.05 dB -7.21 dB 4:30 01/10-Faster
DR7 -0.10 dB -7.47 dB 5:21 02/10-Take Off
DR9 -0.04 dB -10.08 dB 4:10 03/10-Before Tomorrow
DR7 -0.05 dB -7.63 dB 3:55 04/10-Landing
DR8 -0.10 dB -9.38 dB 4:03 05/10-Ride
DR7 -0.05 dB -7.06 dB 3:26 06/10-Over the Limit
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.62 dB 5:34 07/10-Lightswimmer
DR7 -0.05 dB -8.48 dB 3:19 08/10-From My Perspective
DR7 -0.10 dB -7.82 dB 4:09 09/10-Displacement & Time
DR7 0.00 dB -9.98 dB 7:47 10/10-Transmission Tower
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 898 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
Pitchfork - 5.8
Back when Githead released their first EP in 2004, I had no sense that the band would become such a long-running concern. A collaboration between the husband-and-wife duo Colin Newman (Wire) and Malka Spigel (Minimal Compact), and Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner), it looked like a quick one-off. But it had its own sound, albeit one reminiscent of both Wire and very early Stereolab-- driving rhythms, strong basslines, distorted and compressed guitars, and understated vocals. With a few minor adjustments, that sound is still here on album three. Githead have expanded to include former Minimal Compact drummer Max Franken, and Spigel has gradually edged past Newman to become the primary voice of the band. On Landing, she handles most of the lead vocals, and though her singing style blends into the music as another part of the texture, she's a welcome contrast to the guitars, which frequently gray out in a wash of digital distortion.
A modest vocalist, Spigel doesn't get many showcase moments; the closest is "Ride", a nice change of pace that slows the tempo, dials back the density of the guitars, and focuses on her sung-spoken, Belgian-accented lyrics. Newman gets in his best vocal on the following song, "Over the Limit", which has the archetypal Githead backing track: guitars smearing across the bar lines, frantic, nimble drumming, and a staccato bass part backing a classic even-toned Newman rant. He gets more melodic on "Before Tomorrow", which stands out for possessing one of the few real choruses on the album. If there's anything Githead need, it's more variety in approach-- most of their material falls into two broad categories: Malka songs and Colin songs.
The opening instrumental track, "Faster", falls into neither category. It has no melody to speak of and comes off more like a summary of the band's peculiar groove than anything else. The droning effect of the guitars-- all that static strumming-- might be more effective if they didn't sound so rounded-off and sanded down into a blur. It saps the life out of the songs, which come off more drab than they should-- when the band coasts into the end of "Lightswimmer", the whole thing just sounds like mud. Any one who's enjoyed Githead's output to this point will find things to like here, but it will take a creative jolt for them to avoid making the same album yet again.
— Joe Tangari, February 25, 2010
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13898-landing/
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