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"In a world of 'slow' movements that rail against mindless consumption, rock survivalists Windsor for the Derby represent 'slow' music. For their latest outing, they began with a set of seemingly infinite drones and loops inspired by their early beginnings as a band. As those recordings were passed back and forth, the sounds were further sculpted by Dan Matz and Jason McNeely into their own leftfield brand of pop song. This became Against Love."
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"Despite the connotation of its title, How We Lost is a celebratory album. It's a reflective record and, in its own way, celebrates the Windsor For The Derby continuum that's been created from their first release (Calm Hades Float, 1996) to their last (Giving Up the Ghost, 2005). Each of these recordings is a sequel to the next both in narrative and musically and as the band's first two records (Calm Hades Float and Minnie Greutzfeldt) were re-released last year they found themselves in constant dialogue about their body of work and the paths they'd chosen. Also a part of that ongoing dialogue were the records that the band finds itself consistently re-visiting (Swell Maps, Section 25, Psychic TV and much of the Factory Records catalog) and what makes those recordings timeless and resonate in a personal way with the band. The songs on How We Lost are reflections of those records and those conversations. It's about the band and the ways the band has changed over the years, the things they hold onto and what's been left behind."
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Reissue of the their 2nd album from 1996. "Veering from their debut, Minnie Greutzfeldt -- the band's sophomore album -- is a study in nothingness. Also engineered by Wiltzie -- Minnie came on the heels of a Kramer-induced world of rolling bass lines and oceanic reverb. The record is paired with the long lost Metropolitan Then Poland EP, a collection of home experiments with synths, scissors and drum machines. Originally released on the legendary Austin label, Trance Syndicate."
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"This record was recorded and mixed over the last year at Burton's Grotto Home Studio with Burton and a few other locals sitting in. WFTD finds a way to take each release to a wholly different trajectory while at the same time creating a progressive connection to the last. The skewed pop sensibilities of The Emotional Rescue LP are hinted at on We Fight Til Death as well as the dark refrains of 1998's Minnie Greutzfeldt. By combining elements of previous releases and exploring new terrain, We Fight Til Death is Windsor For The Derby's most realized release to date."
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"This is Windsor's 4th full length, and it is a vast departure from their older more jagged and dark sound, and it also is a huge step away from being noted as a mostly instrumental group. They've actually come off writing a gem of a pop record! For those of you that heard the latest M. Gira/D. Matz CD on Young God, look for more of this sound, on this latest Windsor effort. Lazy and pastoral, yet intense, direct and simple."
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"Windsor For The Derby's Aesthetics debut is a diverse 5 track CD EP, containing glorious remixes from the likes of Pulseprogramming, Carnival Wave, I - Sound, Calla, and Windsor For The Derby themselves. Surprisingly (unlike some remixed records), these 5 tracks work incredibly well with one another, yet at the same time maintaining their own distinct personality. Carnival Wave's mix starts things off with pure bliss, which then leads perfectly into labelmates Pulseprogramming's dubbed out piece. On the 3rd track, I - Sound (To Rococo Rot collaborator) dense and chaotic deconstructive sounds bite throughout eventually flowing into Calla's guitar driven effort. The record ends (as it begins in context) appropriately enough with the Windsor For The Derby mix of themselves."
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