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01. SIC ALPS - Battle of the Breton Woods
02. SIC ALPS - Down Comes the Perm
03. SIC ALPS - I Know Where Madness Goes
04. SIC ALPS - I Am Grass
05. SIC ALPS - Semi-Streets
06. SIC ALPS - E.R.Q.
07. SIC ALPS - Caro
08. SIC ALPS - Surgeon and the Slave
09. SIC ALPS - Reconnectionland
10. SIC ALPS - Morning Waltz
11. SIC ALPS - The Wanderings of Our Drummer Through Hell
12. SIC ALPS - Stories
ARTIST
TITLE
Pleasures and Treasures
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
ADR 072CD ADR 072CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
1/15/2007

"What can I say about this band without sounding too ridiculous or stoned? Ah well, here it goes... this stuff just has that sound, man. A timeless breath of aged freshness with a heavy vintage feel. We could call it rock, psychedelic rock, lo-fi garage pop, but when you start labeling something, the words start to supersede the sound. Just flip this on, sit back, listen for yourself and breathe it in. That's it, the sound -- it's like taking a deep breath. An honest breath of timelessness, filtered through the delay and echo of the past. A modern psychedelic classic. Honestly, it's hard to tell when this was recorded. Early-mid '60s, '70s? Something about this band... OK, enough of the voice of non-reason, I'll just tell it straight. This is the debut album by Sic Alps, recorded in 2004-5 and now getting the proper treatment courtesy of Animal Disguise. Sic Alps are the duo of Mike Donovan and Matthew Hartman (Cat Power, Coachwhips, Total Shutdown) but at the time of this recording they were a three-piece: Mike Donovan (Big Techno Werewolves, Folding Cassettes label head), Bianca Sparta (Erase Errata), and Adam Stonehouse (The Hospitals). This is their 'lost' masterpiece and defining document of modern garage-psych-rock circa 2004 San Francisco."