| Artist |
Deerhunter |
| Album Title: |
Microcastle / Weird Era Continued |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Avant Rock |
| Format |
CD (2) |
| Released |
10/28/2008 |
| Label |
Kranky |
| Catalog No |
KRANK 127 |
| Bar Code No |
none |
| Packaging |
Jewelcase |
| Tracks |
| Microcastle |
| 1.
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Cover Me (Slowly) (1:21)
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| 2.
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Agoraphobia (3:22)
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| 3.
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Never Stops (3:04)
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| 4.
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Little Kids (4:22)
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| 5.
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Microcastle (3:40)
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| 6.
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Calvary Scars (1:37)
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| 7.
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Green Jacket (2:09)
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| 8.
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Activa (1:49)
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| 9.
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Nothing Ever Happened (5:50)
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| 10.
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Saved By Old Times (3:50)
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| 11.
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Neither of Us, Uncertainly (5:25)
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| 12.
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Twilight at Carbon Lake (4:23)
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| Weird Era Continued |
| 1.
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Backspace Century (2:19)
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| 2.
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Operation (4:04)
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| 3.
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Ghost Outfit (0:33)
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| 4.
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Dot Gain (3:19)
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| 5.
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Vox Celeste (3:34)
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| 6.
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Cicadas (2:26)
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| 7.
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Vox Humana (2:32)
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| 8.
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VHS Dream (2:33)
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| 9.
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Focus Group (2:48)
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| 10.
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Slow Swords (3:25)
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| 11.
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Weird Era (2:40)
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| 12.
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Moon Witch Cartridge (1:31)
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| 13.
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Calvary Scars II/Aux. Out (10:12)
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| Date Acquired |
02/25/2009 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Amazon |
| Purchase Price |
14.49 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry
Discogs Entry: |
Notes |
Booklet:
DH Micro Castle / Weird Era Cont.
Microcastle
Recorded and mixed at Rare Book Room, Brooklyn
Mastered at Truetone, NYC April 2006
Weird Era
Tracks 2-1, 2-5, 2-7, 2-12, & 2-13 recorded at Chase Park, Athens
Additional recording at Notown II ATL
Tracks 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8 to 2-10 recorded at Notown II
Tracks 2-3 & 2-11 recorded at Notown Marietta 2002
© 2008 Kranky, Ltd. ℗ 2008 Notown Sound
Artwork, Design, Layout – B Cox
Artwork, Layout [Layout Assistance] – Craig McCaffrey
Artwork, Photography By – Alex Rose
Mastered By – Joe Lambert (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12)
Percussion [Additional Percussion] – Drew Vandenberg (tracks: 2-1 to 2-13)
Percussion [Additional Percussion], Tape [Tape Editing], Edited By [Tape Editing] – David Barbe (tracks: 2-1 to 2-13)
Recorded By – Bradford Cox (tracks: 2-2, 2-8), David Barbe (tracks: 2-1, 2-5, 2-7, 2-12, 2-13), Lockett Pundt (tracks: 2-4, 2-6, 2-9, 2-10)
Recorded By [Additional Recording] – Bradford Cox (tracks: 2-1, 2-3, 2-5, 2-7, 2-11 to 2-13)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Nicolas Vernhes (tracks: 1-1 to 1-12)
Recorded At – Rare Book Room
Recorded At – Chase Park Transduction
Recorded At – Notown II
Recorded At – Notown Marietta
Mixed At – Rare Book Room
Mastered At – True Tone Studios
Copyright © – Kranky, Ltd.
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Notown Sound
Pressed By – Disque Americ
Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): DADR 0NZM5<7105>KRANK127
Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 0NP96<7105>KRANK1272 DADR
Mastering SID Code (Disc 1): IFPI L486
Mastering SID Code (Disc 2): IFPI L485
Mould SID Code (Disc 1, Variant 1): IFPI 912A
Mould SID Code (Disc 2, Variant 1): IFPI 914G
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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2014-02-25 04:25:11
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Analyzed: Deerhunter / Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -0.10 dB -6.87 dB 1:22 01-Cover Me (Slowly)
DR7 -0.00 dB -8.34 dB 3:23 02-Agoraphobia
DR6 -0.10 dB -7.12 dB 3:04 03-Never Stops
DR5 -0.10 dB -7.87 dB 4:23 04-Little Kids
DR6 -0.10 dB -10.51 dB 3:40 05-Microcastle
DR9 -1.10 dB -12.17 dB 1:37 06-Calvary Scars
DR12 -1.10 dB -17.50 dB 2:09 07-Green Jacket
DR11 -1.10 dB -14.94 dB 1:49 08-Activa
DR7 -0.10 dB -7.79 dB 5:51 09-Nothing Ever Happened
DR6 -0.00 dB -7.80 dB 3:50 10-Saved by Old Times
DR6 -0.10 dB -8.67 dB 5:25 11-Neither of Us, Uncertainly
DR5 -0.10 dB -8.68 dB 4:24 12-Twilight at Carbon Lake
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Number of tracks: 12
Official DR value: DR7
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 817 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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foobar2000 1.2.9 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
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Analyzed: Deerhunter / Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR5 -0.05 dB -6.52 dB 2:19 01-Backspace Century
DR4 -0.85 dB -6.33 dB 4:04 02-Operation
DR5 -0.05 dB -7.80 dB 0:33 03-Ghost Outfit
DR5 -0.05 dB -5.53 dB 3:19 04-Dot Gain
DR4 -0.12 dB -6.64 dB 3:34 05-Vox Celeste
DR9 -0.05 dB -12.99 dB 2:27 06-Cicadas
DR4 -0.05 dB -5.39 dB 2:32 07-Vox Humana
DR5 -0.05 dB -6.22 dB 2:33 08-VHS Dream
DR5 -0.05 dB -5.38 dB 2:48 09-Focus Group
DR5 -0.05 dB -6.74 dB 3:25 10-Slow Swords
DR5 -0.05 dB -7.69 dB 2:40 11-Weird Era
DR5 -0.05 dB -6.38 dB 1:31 12-Moon Witch Cartridge
DR5 -0.12 dB -7.20 dB 10:12 13-Calvary Scars II / Aux. Out
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Number of tracks: 13
Official DR value: DR5
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 805 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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| Reviews |
Microcastle:
Review by (it doesn't say)
The narcotic drones and fragmented art punk Deerhunter explored on Cryptograms made the album a love-it-or-hate-it proposition for many indie rock fans; where some heard eclectic expansiveness, others heard incoherent experiments. Microcastle, the band's first album with guitarist Whitney Petty, brings together the disparate elements that made Cryptograms fascinating and frustrating, adding a little more pop and quite a bit more studio polish (this album was recorded in a week, as opposed to the two days it took to lay down Cryptograms). Deerhunter still change from gentle to storming at a moment's notice, as on "Microcastle" itself, which drifts along like a slow-motion surf rock ballad, then catches fire about two-thirds of the way through, and the album's middle stretch of songs is just as lulling as Cryptograms' opening suite, but a lot more melodic. These fever-dream moments are punctuated by pop songs that are as crystal clear as they are warped. The trippy innocence of '60s psych pop is a major influence on Microcastle, especially "Little Kids"' jangly guitars and sparkling strangeness, and the acid pop flashback "Saved by Old Times," which is slinky and mischievous enough to be a spiritual cousin of Donovan's "Season of the Witch." Bradford Cox and company get even more accessible on the bittersweet "Never Stops" and the excellent "Nothing Ever Happened," which lets zigzagging guitars and keyboards tussle over one of Microcastle's most memorable melodies. Guitarist Lockett Pundt's songs balance Cox's extremes, with "Neither of Us, Uncertainly" nodding to the album's hazier moments and "Agoraphobia" blending in with its crisper songs. When "Twilight at Carbon Lake" swells from a hallucinatory '50s slow dance ballad into a triumphant storm of guitars, Microcastle proves that Deerhunter can make music that sounds very different from what they'd done before, yet still feels of a piece with their body of work. [Microcastle was also released with Weird Era Continued, an album of bonus songs that plays like Microcastle's mirror twin: tracks like "Vox Celeste" and "VHS Dream" put the angular pop first and experimental haze second. Taken as a whole, Microcastle/Weird Era (Continued)(Except it doesn't continue,bah!)
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