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March 17, 2005
Shapes Non Grata
Les Mouches - Carload of Whatever
The flies? Yes. Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy, string arranger/violinist for Arcade Fire, the Hidden Cameras, and Jim Guthrie, etc.) directs this group of lurching guitar-spindly Torontonians and their brand of intensity. Credit where credit is due: I first heard about Les Mouches via the excellent Said the Gramophone (and thanks to site founder Sean Michaels' impeccable taste).
'Carload of Whatever', taken from the band's outstanding "You're Worth More to Me Than 1,000 Christians" LP, starts off with a viciously circular riff that gently gives way to some carefully plucked and budding notes. Owen's plaintive and whispery voice (at first) floats down easily between the spaces- with promises, observations, and resolutions. There's a small rest stop of handclaps along the way- Owen's voice is drowned in manual percussion. Tense-up and eventual release: shouting + laughing- "I want your blood in me". This song was very carefully built.
You can purchase Les Mouches' LP from Insound, and while you're there maybe pick up the Final Fantasy album (highly recommended- despite what P-fork said, it's gorgeous).
Posted by matt at March 17, 2005 08:00 AM
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Posted by: jaime at March 17, 2005 01:05 PM
Thanks, Jaime. Correction made-
Posted by: Kevin at March 17, 2005 02:00 PM