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Larry Gus - I Need New Eyes

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Format: CD
Label: DFA
Rel. Date: 10/02/2015
UPC: 829732247923

I Need New Eyes
Artist: Larry Gus
Format: CD
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Formats and Editions

DISC: 1

1. Black Veil of Fail
2. Np-Complete
3. A Set of Replies
4. Taking the Personal Away
5. Belong to Love
6. All Graphs Explored
7. The Sun Describes
8. Nazgonya (Paper Spike)

More Info:

DFA Records is pleased to announce I Need New Eyes, the new album from Larry Gus. 2013's Years Not Living was a masterpiece of composition, pushing sampling to its limits within a conceptual framework provided by Life A User's Manual, George Perec's postmodern fiction masterpiece. I Need New Eyes treads familiar sonic ground to Larry Gus' previous works - but his beatmaker percussion, shill falsetto vocals, and found sounds form a gestalt more concise and clear than ever.

Reviews:

The references to literature continue - the title is based on a supposed quote by Proust, "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." This record was completed amidst two life-changing events - the birth of his first child, and his participation in Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo. In spite of the of the heavy conceptual themes, there is a true jubilance to the sonics of the record. Twinkling synths and orchestral stabs mingle with handclaps and a thundering kick drum on All Graphs Explored, while funk guitars and endless layers of percussion and brass build around Larry's bilingual vocals, climaxing in a double-timed drum solo. This is a record for fans of Caribou, Can, Panda Bear, and self-reflection.

        
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