Each month the good folks at Aquarius Records pick a disc that they think shines above the rest. Read their reviews and listen to a couple of sample tracks.
This was easily one of our favorite records last year. So we're super excited that Mute has decided to re-issue it, not only at a lower, non-import price, but with an extra disc of remixes, unreleased tracks, and two video clips! Yay!
This time last year, though, we hadn't even heard of this band. But after a handful of customers started mentioning them, we figured we'd best check 'em
out, and guess what? M83 turned out to be pretty freaking amazing. A huge slab of fuzzy shoegazey electronica-flecked dream pop. We've been listening to this nonstop ever since. Take the post rave swirl of the Orb, mix in the muted warmth of Boards Of Canada, the lalala Neu-worship of Stereolab, the catchy new wave of New Order, and then wrap the all that in a thick shimmery distorted haze a la My Bloody Valentine and you'll be close to M83's sound. Now imagine this concoction as the soundtrack to the love scene in some super bizarre Anime movie. You know, the part where the girl is going into space because she can't live on earth because her tentacles keep killing cute little pandas, and her
boyfriend is a giant panda, but they love each other so much her tears turn into jewels that the pandas can eat to make them invincible. It's that heartbreakingly good.
Dead Cities, Red Seas and Lost Ghosts will totally hit the spot for electro geeks, shoegazers, pop kids, and everyone in between.
- the staff of Aquarius Records
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