Michael Reilly
Punchy, dynamic, and uptempo post-rock instrumentals that are very enterprising in form and scope. There's some really great ideas within these songs and plenty of excellent musicianship.
Favorite track: Addendum.
Arms of Tripoli first full length album is nothing short of a spectacular sonic masterpiece, characterized by layer upon layer of dream guitars, spread out like a deep field panoramic picture from the Hubble telescope. With this album, the band pushes the boundaries of not only the margins they set for themselves with their debut EP (All the Fallen Embers), but of the instrumental music genres in which they are often classified as well. Again the band collaborated with fellow musicians who lent their own interpretation and vision of the songs to the recording, helping to further shape and structure the overall album.
Dream in Tongues is a unique representation of the evolution of the band in both its musical style and composition techniques. The individual musical idiosyncrasies of each member, along with the additional musical collaborators, all mesh thoroughly into a refreshingly modern approach to the post-rock genre, resulting in an aural delight that is sure to enchant and captivate!
credits
released February 21, 2014
Recorded at Neuform Studio, Los Angeles
2013
Recorded, Mixed and Mastered by George Tseng
Produced by Arms of Tripoli
1. Miniature Habitats:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Guitar
Robert Bauwens: Guitar
Vic Lazar: Bass, Vibraphone
Robert Oppenheimer: Roland Electric Piano, Farfisa, Guitar
2. Velcro Thunder Fuck:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Bass
Robert Bauwens: Guitar, Vibraphone
Vic Lazar: Guitar
Robert Oppenheimer: Roland Electric Piano
3. Scraping Skies:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Guitar
Robert Bauwens: Bass
Vic Lazar: Guitar
K.C. Maloney: Omnichord
4. Escalator Jazz:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Bass
Robert Bauwens: Guitar
Vic Lazar: Guitar
K.C. Maloney: Rhodes Electric Piano
5. 10th Graders Forever:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Bass
Robert Bauwens: Guitar, Vibraphone
Vic Lazar: Guitar
Robert Oppenheimer: Moog
6. Canna:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Guitar
Robert Bauwens: Guitar
Vic Lazar: Bass
Erik Dela Rosa: Mellotron Synthesizer, Lap Steel Guitar
7. Snowed In:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Bass
Robert Bauwens: Guitar
Vic Lazar: Guitar
K.C. Maloney: Synthesizer
8. Addendum:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Guitar, Ebow
Robert Bauwens: Bass
Vic Lazar: Guitar
Erik Dela Rosa: Farfisa, Vibraphone
9. Ahs a Vahs a Vae:
George Tseng: Drums, Percussion
Jaime Galvez: Guitar
Michael Bouvet: Guitar
Robert Bauwens: Bass
Vic Lazar: Guitar
Erik Dela Rosa: Synthesizer, Farfisa
The Seven Mile Journey, a Danish quartet, has been procuring long-form post-rock for a decade and a few years, with their latest effort – and arguably most cohesive and polished to-date Arms Of Tripoli
The deeply melancholic and warm rythmic parts, give space to the guitars to move all around, like melodic night flies lured by the dim light of the haunted violin's strings. Arms Of Tripoli
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Just gave the vinyl a spin and I just wanted to thank the powers that be for pressing this release. It’s beautiful and an absolute classic, start to finish. My most played release on Spotify for the last handful of years, and now I have it in my physical collection. 💚 Calvin McRoy
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