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The Album Leaf - Collaboration Series 2

12/31/2003

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Collaboration Series 2
The Album Leaf
December 31, 2003
Better Looking Records

The first collaboration series was a success so LaValle teamed up with Marc Bianchi (Her Space Holiday) to repeat the success. While Bianchi’s vocals aren’t as intriguing and Bowie-esque as Conor Oberst’s, they still draw you in. There’s a certain held back tone to his voice that meshes nicely with the minimal approach in LaValle’s arrangements.

Reso doesn’t seem very exciting but is a very solid track. The calm guitars and subdued character of the electronic components are in touch with Bianchi’s vocal tone. CallinBlue is much more exciting as the songwriting is far less minimalistic and creates a larger dynamic. It actually has a beat in its initial stages before it falls back into a more ambient track with rattlesnake-like rhythms and faint imaginative native drums. Slowly the beat returns in a nearly danceable fashion. No vocals this time but still, a very solidly written track that meshes ambient with electronic influences.

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