Stars Of The Lid - The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid (3xLP) Black Marble Mickie Yoshino

Mickie Yoshino

Melody and softness combine with the band’s unique internal logic to produce a record of pure pop beauty

Autechre - Plus

Near The Soft Boys features two Hitchock-penned originals - "Kingdom of Love" and "Strange" - as well as a cover of Syd Barrett's "Vegetable Man"

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Stars Of The Lid - The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid (3xLP) Black Marble Mickie YoshinoA drone based ambient music duo, comprising [a93848] (1969) and [a366205] (1970 2023). The duo formed in Austin, Texas (USA) in 1993 and they list among their influences minimalist and electronic composers such as [a=Arvo Prt], [a=Zbigniew Preisner], [a=Gavin Bryars] and [a216138], as well as [a=Talk Talk], [a=Labradford] and ambient innovator [a=Brian Eno]. Their songs are largely beatless soundscapes, composed of droning, effects treated guitars