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Friends of Dean Martinez

October 19th, 2005

Friends of Dean Martinez
Lost Horizon - Rating: 8.4
Live at Club 2- Rating: 8.1
[Aero; 2005; Instrumental]

Bill Elm of Friends of Dean Martinez is quoted as saying, “Maybe there’s not much to be said about an instrumental album”. As a writer, it is particularly difficult to find words to paint an accurate picture of an instrumental record, but when it comes to FODM and these two exceptional albums recently released, something has to be said. Lost Horizon, FODM’s most deliberate and cohesive album to date, is a captivating brand of soaring post-rock led by Elm’s melodic steel guitar confidently supported by Mike Semple on guitar and Andrew Gerfers on drums. (No guests invited along for the ride this time.)

While plenty of musical territory is covered with stylistic elements of each track ranging from hypnotic soundscapes, such as opener Landfall, to the somber, marching drums of Somewhere Over The Waves, from the twangy, wailing steel guitar of All In The Golden Afternoon to the metallic distortion of Hidden Out Of Sight, a delicate balance is achieved flawlessly. Variety as well as cohesiveness. Not an easy task, especially when you are relying solely on instrumentation and no vocals to help provide the variety and interest. Perhaps the best 40 minutes you’ll spend (repeatedly) with a single record this year.

Preceding this new studio record was this summer’s release of the excellent, double bang for your buck live 2-disc set, Live at Club 2. The first disc was recorded live at Club 2 (Munich) in 2001 and the other is a show in Berlin at Magnet in 2004. With right at 2 hours of live Friends of Dean Martinez you can’t go wrong. Both albums are coming at you highly recommended, both for long-time devotees as well as those looking for some background music that doesn’t fade into the background.

Download All In The Golden Afternoon from Lost Horizon

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