release date: Oct. 15, 2007
format: digital (11 File, FLAC)
[album rate: 3 / 5] [2,92]
producer: Casper Clausen, Mads Brauer
label: The Leaf Label / Rumraket - nationality: Denmark
Track highlights: 2. "Mirador" - 3. "Him Poe Poe"
2nd full-length album by Danish electronic, experimental and post-rock band Efterklang. Here the band is the same quintet, who released the debut album Tripper in 2004: vocalist Casper Clausen, keyboardist Mads Brauer, bassist Rasmus Stolberg, pianist Rune Mølgaard and drummer / percussionist Thomas Husmer.
The album has its focus on progressive instrumental parts with an end-result that sounds as if inspired by Sigur Ròs, Björk, Talk Talk and with some inspiration from modern classical. The album was generally met by acclaim from international music critics, but apart from the the track "Mirador" I have always found it long and without much to offer. Where Tripper sounded refreshing and bound to a form of simplicity, Parades overflows and nearly drowns in pompeous arrangements.
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[ Mojo, Q Magazine, Uncut 4 / 5, PopMatters, NME 3,5 / 5, Drowned in Sound 5/ 5 stars ]
