Track Listings (15) - Disc #1| All Artists: Sad Lovers & Giants Title: Epic Garden Music Members Wishing: 3 Total Copies: 0 Label: Cherry Red UK Original Release Date: 1/1/2009 Re-Release Date: 2/24/2009 Album Type: Import Genres: Alternative Rock, Folk, International Music, Pop, Rock Style: British & Celtic Folk Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPCs: 5013929138421, 5017715000121 |
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2009 expanded reissue of this classic '80s release from the cult heroes, now featuring the original mini album plus early singles. Sad Lovers and Giants originally formed in 1981 and produced 'classy alternative pop music'... more » |
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Album Description 2009 expanded reissue of this classic '80s release from the cult heroes, now featuring the original mini album plus early singles. Sad Lovers and Giants originally formed in 1981 and produced 'classy alternative pop music', a psychedelic post punk sound. The guitars chimed above atmospheric keyboards held together by a rock solid rhythm section underpinning very accessible song writing and the strong haunting voice of singer Garce. Think Chameleons, early Cure and latterly bands like Interpol. This CD includes the early singles as well as the album itself. The album was recorded live with very few overdubs and has been described as having a 'pastoral Pink Floyd' sound. The addition of the early singles makes it a perfect document of the band at this time as well as acting as a stunning introduction. Cherry Red. Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsPost-Punk Perfection Lypo Suck | Hades, United States | 04/03/2009 (5 out of 5 stars) "Finally, after years of being out of print, fetching stupidly high prices on ebay, Cherry Red has decided to re-reissue this wildly cool and sadly overlooked gem of an album. Epic Garden Music was Sad Lovers and Giants' semi-full-length debut, a mini album recorded on the heels of a few stellar singles that deftly fused infectious pop melodies with moody, post-punk angst. All of those singles and their b-sides are featured here, kicking off the album to provide a chronological listening experience.
By the time they recorded Epic Garden Music, the band had arrived at a distinctive style that featured highly melodic, sometimes delicate arpeggiated guitar melodies, atmospheric sheets of synths and the occasional snake-like sax, anchored down by rhythms and tempos both cool/calm and rushing/intense. The overall effect is a moody, dark, psychedelia; colorful, inviting, but also brooding and dreamy, etc... It's like an art-pop band with a flair for moodiness and melancholy, or an early 80s goth band without a shred of goth pretense. Echoplay is a blazing, catchy rocker, while Clocktower Lodge envelopes the listener in a foggy, dream-like haze. The snappy Clint is infectious and brooding, while Alice (Isn't Playing) casts a dizzying web of melody. Of the pre-Epic singles, the catchy Colourless Dream could have given Joy Division a run for its money, while the angular Tightrope Touch builds a marvelously tense head of steam. From start to finish, this collection simply does not falter. I highly recommend this to anyone who digs the likes of the Cure, Joy Division, Chameleons, and most of the 4ad or Factory stuff that was coming out at the time." |
