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Genre: Rock

Composer: Amp


Shiftime		3:25

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Us VeryFriendly 2/21/2005 Recommended Tracks Iconisis Endgame Level Devil	37.5px;'>Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

Astralmoonbeamprojections Kranky 1/1/1996 Recommended Tracks Celestial Return Polemic Stellata	37.5px;'>Currently 2.5/5 Stars.

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ALBUM_ID	310499
TRACK_NAME	Shiftime
COMPOSER	Amp
TRACK_NUMBER	6
RUN_TIME	3:25
TRACK_ID	4155614
ALBUM_TITLE	Astralmoonbeamprojections
ARTIST_NAME	Amp
SEARCH_NAME	AMP [3]
RATED	4
GENRE_DESCRIPTION	Rock
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SPIRALFROG_AVAILABLE	Yes
OFFICAL_LENGTH	00:03:25
SITE_REVIEW	Amp's second full album wears its shoegazing/blissout roots so firmly on its sleeve you could almost call it a joke -- never mind the album title when individual songs are called things like "Onehopesinuncertainty," "Lightdripglow," "Stellata" and "Celestialreturn." Then there's the cover art, washes of liquid that look like both light projections from San Francisco 1967 and Cocteau Twins posters from 1986. But is all this a problem? Based on the great end results, not in the least! Astralmoonbeamprojections is another great effort from the Amp collective, this time around more specifically credited as being the work of Richard and Karine, though the regular collaborators all make appearances as well from track to track. Though the basic modus operandi of Amp remains unchanged from Sirenes, there's a slight increase in sonic overload -- by no means are speakers being blown out, but there's a sense of power being held back, a crushing flow of feedback and reverb swelling and filling out the mix. Karine's vocals, which appear on nearly every track, are a touch more clear throughout, but clear and perfect apprehension of lyrics is never to be fully expected from Amp, and certainly doesn't happen here. The skittering, crisp electric rhythms that cropped up at the end of Sirenes don't resurface here, in favor of the buried or not-there-at-all percussion more familiar from releases like Perception. "Transmigration" deserves notice for its more "traditional" drone opening, with a series of rising and falling guitar lines with little of the massive echo apparent on other tracks until around the third minute (on the quirkier side, chirpy little synth notes flutter around the mix as well, a fun addition), while "Stellata" stands apart from the rest, with moody guitar jangles, snarls and drums backing Karine's singing. ~ Ned Raggett, All Music Guide
ARTIST_ID	548413
UPC	796441801725
ISRC	USI4R0401675
VOLUME	1
SIZE_OF_FILE	4963931
ASSOCIATEDISRC
LABEL	Kranky
LABEL_GROUP	IRIS
Genre	Alternative
ExplicitLyrics	No

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LP	Kranky
LP	Kranky
CD	Kranky

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