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ONE INCH OF SHADOW – The Birthday Of Angels And Mannequins (CD 2002)

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After some self-released CD-Rs, „The Birthday Of Angels And Mannequins“ is the first „official“ CD album of Polands ONE INCH OF SHADOW. Even if the band is not very well-known yet, I am sure, they will find a lot of interested people with this CD. If you are into Ambient-Ethereal and very minimalstic music, you are absolutely right here. I feel remembered on bands/projects like Cindytalk and This Mortal Coil or a mixture of typical elements of bands from World Serpent and Factory Records. You should listen to this CD in a calm atmosphere with candlelight and maybe a snowy landscape outside. One of my favourite tracks on this album is the piano-based „Mannequin Song“, which reminds me on some late Rozz Williams tracks or 4 AD stuff like Pieter Nooten and others.

There are also some experimental tunes, which make the whole album very flexible, but all in all it is very relaxing. The artwork is very loveable, too, you can choose between 4 different front covers! (A.P.)

 

KONTAKT ZU DEN AUTOREN: (A.P.) = Alexander Pohle   (H.H.) = Haiko Herden