- Record Label: Kranky
- Release Date: Apr 7, 2007
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 103 Ratings
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Positive: 71 out of 103
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Mixed: 9 out of 103
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Negative: 23 out of 103
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MatthewBJan 4, 2008It's an album people seem either to love or to hate. So at least it's not a mediocrity, which is probably the worst thing of all. I think it's brilliant.
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JonathanW.Oct 6, 2008
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BohoGAug 10, 2009I'd like to know what the people who say this record sound like a fridge or whatever would say if they heard some drone which is genuinely lacking in harmony, or even slightly more obtuse than sotl. i mean wtf this is one of the most innately beautiful albums i've ever heard. people who don't like this just don't understand music.
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AndyB.Nov 18, 2007
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TenchC.Nov 19, 2007Stick to pop music you philistines. This is obviously above you.
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PeterS.Nov 19, 2007Phenomenal
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CaineS.Nov 27, 2007A must for any ambient fan. I listen to this one and "Tired Sounds" all the time when studying and doing homework.
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BrianE.Dec 12, 2007This is a subtle, beautiful album. People that don't get it probably don't understand a thing about ambient music. For shame.
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PeoplePeopleJan 20, 2008Nice Iban. Very thought provoking review "you"wrote there. How about not plagiarizing inches below the review. You just convinced me to buy this.
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BlakeBlakeJan 5, 2008Yeah its pretty, but how much pretty can a person take?
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StuPJan 9, 2008No it isn't for everyone but anyone who can't put on a pair of headphones, close their eyes and feel washed away by the gorgeous soundscapes must be very hard indeed. I have been listening to it constantly whilst marking 31 SAT papers and it has helped a great deal!
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GClarkApr 11, 2008This is just one of the greatest albums ever released in the drone music genre. If you like drone music, chances are you know Stars of the Lid already. If you don't... Well, why are you listening anyway? Drone music uses sustained sounds and is very slow. You've been warned. Stop trolling.
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AmbientFApr 21, 2008Excellent music for late night pondering. Well, for that matter, it is excellent music for any time of the day!
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TommyA.Nov 19, 2007
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LieuG.Nov 20, 2007Probably the most boring album of the year for most. Arguably the best album of the year for some. Undoubtedly the album of the year for me.
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MojoPiNNov 24, 2007Minimalist and beautiful, although I don't think it's the best album of the year. Give that to Radiohead for their strong melodies and lack of fear of experimentation. But as a mind-opening and different experience, yes, slow tones fading in and out with subtle grace and patience do win the day.
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blahblahDec 17, 2007
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CHOct 21, 2008Pretty? Pleasant? It sounds like people need to learn how to listen to other forms of music aside from voice. If voice or repetitive beats are needed to capture your attention, you might want to reconsider voting at all for such an album or genre. This album is simply stunning.
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NathanKNov 15, 2007Fantasticly crafted sounds.
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JohnH.Dec 13, 2007
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ChillyB.Dec 2, 2007
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MartyM.Dec 8, 2007If you'd like to hear the next stars of the lid album, lie down next to your fridge for about 50 minutes complete rubbish.
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RobinC.Nov 18, 2007This is a joke,right? These critics have such a wacky sense of humour.
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CarmichaelC.Dec 12, 2007It's liking (or pretending to like) this sort of thing that gives critics a bad name.
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DennyF.Dec 8, 2007The album reminds me of what Brian Eno does better, esp. Music For Airports.
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ChrisCNov 17, 2007Indie kids decided that the new vogue was a bunch of random tones slowly fading in and out? Why didn't they send me a memo?!
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IanM.Nov 21, 2007Wow, this album makes The Field sound like the Chemical Brothers. Can't tell one song from the next.
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EdRNov 21, 2007It's just plain boring, really, isn't it?
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AndrewCNov 26, 2007This is good music for a snooze. As for it's genius, the critics need to stop being pretentious idiots and take the music for what it is rather than what is viewed as hip.
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Awards & Rankings
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It's an awesome thing, this album, and anyone, virtually anyone who encounters it will be in some way moved by the impure music it contains.
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Call it music for lucid dreaming, call it music for daydreams, or call it music for simply strolling in the dusk, this is another album that will stretch time and take you to another place.
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If nothing else, Stars of the Lid have achieved Adam's goal of making music "to really relax to," abjectly defying intent listening, laying waste to the established vocabulary of music production and appreciation.