Eccsame the Photon Band
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Eccsame the Photon Band is a 1994 album
by the American
indie rock
band
, Lilys
, released on the spinART label. The album saw the band move towards dream pop
. The album was recorded at Mike Deming's Studio 45 in Hartford, Connecticut
, largely as duo of Kurt Heasley and Harold Evans (of Poole).
. Comparing it with the band's previous album, Douglas Wolk
, writing for Trouser Press
, called it "a much crazier record, and a much quieter one". Andrew Unterberger of Stylus Magazine
stated that the album was "not influenced by shoegazing as a genre, but rather as a principle,", calling it "a masterpiece of mood, atmosphere and production." Andrea Moed of CMJ New Music Monthly
stated that on the album Heasley "sounds like David Gilmour
's slightly less evil twin, numb but not quite comfortable".
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
, Lilys
Lilys
Lilys are an American indie rock band formed in Washington, D.C in 1988. The only constant member is Kurt Heasley, with the line-up changing regularly...
, released on the spinART label. The album saw the band move towards dream pop
Dream pop
Dream pop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom in the mid-1980s, when bands like The Passions, Dif Juz, Lowlife and A.R. Kane began fusing post-punk and ethereal experiments with bittersweet pop melodies into dreamy, sensual soundscapes. The term was almost...
. The album was recorded at Mike Deming's Studio 45 in Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford, Connecticut
Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...
, largely as duo of Kurt Heasley and Harold Evans (of Poole).
Critical reception
The album was described as "one of the Lilys' best" by Jason Ankeny, writing for Allmusic. It was described as "a hallucinatory revelation" by Marc Hogan of Pitchfork MediaPitchfork Media
Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...
. Comparing it with the band's previous album, Douglas Wolk
Douglas Wolk
Douglas Wolk is a Portland, Oregon-based author and critic. He has written about comics and popular music for publications including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, The Nation, The New Republic, Salon.com, Pitchfork Media, and The Believer...
, writing for Trouser Press
Trouser Press
Trouser Press was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow Who fan Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" ...
, called it "a much crazier record, and a much quieter one". Andrew Unterberger of Stylus Magazine
Stylus Magazine
Stylus Magazine was an online music and film magazine launched in 2002. It featured long-form music journalism, four daily music reviews, movie reviews, a number of different podcasts, an MP3 blog, and a text blog....
stated that the album was "not influenced by shoegazing as a genre, but rather as a principle,", calling it "a masterpiece of mood, atmosphere and production." Andrea Moed of CMJ New Music Monthly
CMJ New Music Monthly
CMJ New Music Monthly was a monthly music magazine with interviews, reviews, and special features. Each issue included a compact disc with 15 to 24 songs by well established bands, unsigned bands, and everything in between...
stated that on the album Heasley "sounds like David Gilmour
David Gilmour
David Jon Gilmour, CBE, D.M. is an English rock musician and multi-instrumentalist who is best known as the guitarist, one of the lead singers and main songwriters in the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. In addition to his work with Pink Floyd, Gilmour has worked as a producer for a variety of...
's slightly less evil twin, numb but not quite comfortable".
Track listing
- "High Writer at Home" - 5:53
- (untitled) - 0:12
- "Day of the Monkey" - 3:49
- "FBI and Their Toronto Transmitters" - 3:36
- (untitled) - 0:18
- "The Turtle Which Died Before Knowing" - 7:56
- "The Hermit Crab" - 3:34
- (untitled) - 0:16
- "Overlit Canyon (The Obscured Wingtip Memoir)" - 5:15
- "Hubble" - 6:06
- "Kodiak (Reprise)" - 0:49
- "Radiotricity" - 3:41
- "Your Guest and Host" - 4:40
- (untitled) - 4:54
Personnel
- Kurt Heasley - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, bass guitar, organ, synthesizers, vibraphone - Harold "Bear" Evans - drums, percussion, bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, vibraphoneVibraphoneThe vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a musical instrument in the struck idiophone subfamily of the percussion family....
, vocals - Michael Deming - organ, vibraphone, bass, tone cluster
- Rich Costey - loops, synthesizer
- Robert Andreano - french horn, flugle horn, celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, slide guitar - Dave Frank - drums