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Absolute Classic Masterpieces V.1 (Import) (CD)

By: Felt (Artist)

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Track Listing

DISC 1 for Absolute Classic Masterpieces V.1 (Import) (CD) Album By Felt (Artist)
1   Primitive Painters  
2   Day The Rain Came Dow  
3   My Drkest Light Will Shin  
4   Textile Ranch  
5   Sunlight Bathed The Golde  
6   Crystal Ball  
7   Dismantled King Is Off Th  
8   Fortune  
9   Dance Of Deliverance  
10   Stagnant Pool  
11   Red Indians  
12   World Is As Soft As L  
13   Penelope Tree  
14   Trails Of Colour Dissolve  
15   Evergreen Dazed  
16   Templeroy  
17   Something Sends Me To Sle  
18   Index  
 

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Enigmatic singer Lawrence helmed Felt throughout the 1980s, creating a soft brand of indie-rock that has proved highly influential. This compilation album gathers some of their best material.

Title Note

Personnel: Elizabeth Fraser (vocals); Maurice Deebank (guitar); John A. Rivers (keyboards, synthesizer, bass synthesizer); Martin Duffy (keyboards); Gary Ainge (drums, bongos); Tony Race (drums).

Liner Note Author: Kevin Pierce.

Recording information: 1979-1985.

Absolute Classic Masterpieces documents the dark jangle pop of Felt between the years of 1979 and 1985; it's a best-of collection for a band that always deserved more attention. The tracks run in reverse chronological order, starting with "Primitive Painters," a song that charts the territory where the Cocteau Twins, the Fall, and the Smiths overlap, and ending with the very first demo single "Index." The order of the tracks means that you are listening to the band devolve into its influences, and the effect is enjoyable. "Primitive Painters" is a lost treat if ever one existed; along with the next three tracks, it was produced by Robin Guthrie of the Cocteau Twins. "Primitive Painters" also features Elizabeth Frazer of the Cocteau Twins on vocals. Guthrie is not the only famed producer whose work appears here; three John Leckie tracks are also included, from the Strange Idols Pattern & Other Short Stories album. While most of the slower songs appear toward the end of the album, making it a somewhat sleepy affair as it winds down, there are charms like "The World Is as Soft as Lace" to liven things up. "Penelope Tree" sounds a bit like Lou Reed fronting the Cure. There's great material to be found throughout the work of Felt, so this collection would work regardless of its running order. Newcomers looking for their first Felt album should start here, with the knowledge that there is quite a bit of dark atmosphere layered over the pop charms within. While these songs might not be masterpieces, as the album title would have you believe, there are many near-masterpieces of moody jangle pop just waiting to be rediscovered. ~ Tim DiGravina

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Enigmatic singer Lawrence helmed Felt throughout the 1980s, creating a soft brand of indie-rock that has proved highly influential. This compilation album gathers some of their best material.

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