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The Curtain Hits the Cast was Low's first "major" album, taking the indie buzz over their early work to a much larger audience. The band didn't lose anything in the process -- the album shows them still firmly entrenched in the epic, slow, lazy dirges that got them started. The only noticeable changes come in the form of more elaborate production and a shift in the ratio of dark, creepy dirges to pretty, comforting ones (the latter winning out, as evidenced by the album's single, the beautiful "Over the Ocean"). Low is one of those rare bands that has created such a distinct musical world for itself that even major changes can't affect it -- just like every Cocteau Twins album is unmistakably theirs, and always good, listening to any Low recording involves revisiting a wonderful sound that can't be found anywhere else. The Curtain Hits the Cast is more accessible than much of the band's earlier work, but, since it's a Low album, it isn't really that much different -- the album is probably the best introduction to Low's work.
© Nitsuh Abebe /TiVo
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Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Composer, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Steve Fisk, Producer - Greg Calbi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JOHN GOODMANSON, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alan Sparhawk, Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Zak Sally, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Low, MainArtist - MIMI PARKER, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
(C) 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
The Curtain Hits the Cast was Low's first "major" album, taking the indie buzz over their early work to a much larger audience. The band didn't lose anything in the process -- the album shows them still firmly entrenched in the epic, slow, lazy dirges that got them started. The only noticeable changes come in the form of more elaborate production and a shift in the ratio of dark, creepy dirges to pretty, comforting ones (the latter winning out, as evidenced by the album's single, the beautiful "Over the Ocean"). Low is one of those rare bands that has created such a distinct musical world for itself that even major changes can't affect it -- just like every Cocteau Twins album is unmistakably theirs, and always good, listening to any Low recording involves revisiting a wonderful sound that can't be found anywhere else. The Curtain Hits the Cast is more accessible than much of the band's earlier work, but, since it's a Low album, it isn't really that much different -- the album is probably the best introduction to Low's work.
© Nitsuh Abebe /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:05:01
- Main artists: Low
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Astralwerks
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative en Indie
© 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc. ℗ 1996 Vernon Yard Recordings, a division of Virgin Records, Inc.
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