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01. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Janet
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02. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Ocean Swell
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03. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Through the Pupils of Goats
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04. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Too Big to Quit
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05. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Westonbirt
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06. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Lending Library
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07. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Quint
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08. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Saundersfoot
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09. MINOTAUR SHOCK - Adventure Orchard
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ARTIST
MINOTAUR SHOCK
TITLE
Orchard
FORMAT
LP
LABEL
MELODIC
CATALOG #
MELO 080LP
MELO 080LP
GENRE
ELECTRONIC
RELEASE DATE
4/2/2013
LP version on 180 gram white vinyl; includes download coupon. Following a four-year hiatus,
Minotaur Shock
-- aka Bristol-based musician
David Edwards
-- is set to return with
Orchard
, arguably his strongest album of his 10-year, four-album career. After two albums with 4AD,
Orchard
marks a return to the label where it all started -- Manchester's Melodic. After quickly recording most of the basic tracks for the album on a laptop at home, Minotaur Shock took advantage of a proper studio for the first time to fill in the gaps. Live drum tracking, piano, xylophone, and a bit of bass guitar were added, giving the finished recordings a propulsive quality. Flutes and clarinets were played by long-time collaborator
Emily Edwards
(no relation) and recorded in a Devon summerhouse, while
James Underwood
's violins were recorded remotely and emailed back and forth. The resulting album is a sonic journey through shifting moods and landscapes, a proper instrumental journey. It finds Edwards embracing influences from a range of music: "I was listening to a fair bit of British stuff and became fascinated by that particular eccentricity that runs through a lot of folk, library, prog, and dance music. Things like
Mike Oldfield
,
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
,
The Orb
,
Art Of Noise
,
Kevin Ayers
,
Virginia Astley
,
Andrew Poppy
,
Richard Skelton
,
Autechre
." The unashamed use of acoustic (or acoustic-sounding) instruments is perhaps a response to the much maligned folk-tronica tag. A mutual admirer, the brilliant
Gold Panda
, has remixed album track "Saundersfoot," one of a number of remixes and bonus tracks which will be released as an exclusive free six-track EP for initial purchasers of the album. The album
Orchard
affirms Minotaur Shock's position as pioneer and master of folk-tinged electronica. It's a masterful work.
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