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• RE: Marconi Union - Tokyo - R Browne 07:05:21 09/08/09 (3)
  In Reply to: RE: Marconi Union - Tokyo posted by RC Daniel on September 08, 2009 at 02:01:51

  A dedicated listen of Marconi Union's Tokyo is recommended if your previous experience has been casual background listening. Coincidentally I just got around to this last night for the first time. MU's music for me required repeated listening to really appreciate it, and like you, Distance is my current favorite, but I suspect Tokyo will grow on me similarly over time. I followed up Tokyo with Between Interval's Autumn Continent which is more of a space-ambient sound. More background music for me at this point and not as compelling as MU though repeat listening may reveal otherwise.
  
  Thanks for the Locsil recommendations. Hadn't heard of it. I'll check it out.
  

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  • RE: Marconi Union - Tokyo - RC Daniel 01:40:47 09/10/09 (2)
    In Reply to: RE: Marconi Union - Tokyo posted by R Browne on September 08, 2009 at 07:05:21

    Have given Tokyo a few dedicated (almost) listens. Nice album. Different (obviously!) to [Distance], and I don't find as much pleasure in it, but I really like it.

    I loved [Distance] on first listen and have come to like Tokyo quite a lot after a few. My respect has grown. I think your description of Tokyo is accurate; I think it less consistent than [Distance] and it lacks what made [Distance] special: that subtle larger scale propulsion that I fell into. Tokyo retains some subtlety, seems to reflect the different sensations of a large city nicely, and has an attractive (but not overt) kinetic spaciousness at times. I like it. Now, if only it was available in CD-quality audio (or better).

    Edit: cleaned up and clarified.

    Cheers
    Raymond
    
    "As long as we have any intention to be right... we should be wary. So long as words have the slightest ego attachment, they are dishonest."
    Charlotte Joko Beck
    
    

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    Edits: 09/12/09   09/12/09

    • CD is available. - R Browne 05:39:04 09/10/09 (1)
      In Reply to: RE: Marconi Union - Tokyo posted by RC Daniel on September 10, 2009 at 01:40:47

      I bought mine at Amazon. See link below.
      
      A Lost Connection, currently only available as a download, is slated to be released in CD format according to Serena at Just Music. No release date at this time.

      • Marconi Union - Tokyo at Amazon   (Open in New Window)

      
      

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      • A Lost Connection... - RC Daniel 13:28:47 09/10/09 (0)
        In Reply to: RE: CD is available. posted by R Browne on September 10, 2009 at 05:39:04

        is another MU album I very much like - it has one of my fave tracks of MU. More akin to [Distance] than Tokyo.

        Thanks for letting me know about the CDs!

        Gotta run

        Raymond
        
        "As long as we have any intention to be right... we should be wary. So long as words have the slightest ego attachment, they are dishonest."
        Charlotte Joko Beck
        
        

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        Edits: 09/10/09

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